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Irving City Council To Decide Future Of City Manager

A specially-called Irving City Council meeting Wednesday night is expected to determine the immediate future of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez.

2013/03/27

Questions Remain After Fort Worth CFO’s Firing

The woman who held the purse strings to Fort Worth’s $1.4 billion budget said she was treated like a criminal during her sudden removal from city hall last month.

2013/02/20

The Kennedale City Council Chambers. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

Kennedale Mayor Out Amid Inappropriate Contact Allegations

The only sign of the space where Bryan Lankhorst’s portrait has lived in the Kennedale City Council chambers is now a nail hole, an empty remnant of his six years as Mayor.

2012/05/22

Keller City Manager Says ‘Not Enough Work,’ Fires Himself

The City Manager of Keller is getting rid of some dead weight and to help the city he is including himself in the cuts. Dan O’Leary told the city council this week that he is firing himself.

2012/03/22

Dallas City Hall at night (CBSDFW photo by Jay Gormley)

Dallas City Manager Warns To Expect $50M – $90M Budget Shortfall

The first look at the projected budget at Dallas City Hall next year is not good: In figures released to the council, the city manager’s office estimates a budget shortfall of between $50 million and $90 million.

2012/01/30

The City of Dallas seal on displays outside a wall at Dallas City Hall. (credit: Matt Goodman/KTVT/KTXA)

Dallas Council Briefed On Using Bond Program To Pay For Flood Control

City Manager Mary Suhm briefed the council Wednesday on a proposed 2012 bond program using a plea for flood control in the East Dallas area.

2012/01/04

Water drops out of a tap. (credit: Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Water Restrictions Ahead For Dallas

The impact of the devastating drought is still being felt in North Texas, where watering restrictions continue.

2011/11/11

Dallas Firefighters Protest Dispatcher Cuts At City Hall

About 20 fire fighters took to City Hall Wednesday, crying foul over a proposal to change fire dispatcher shifts to save the city money.

2011/09/21

Former Dallas City Councilman Al Lipscomb, who died on June 18, 2011.

Former Dallas Councilman Al Lipscomb Dies At 86

Former Dallas City Council member Al Lipscomb, a long-time local activist and a lightning rod in the city’s decades-long debate over civil rights, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 86.

2011/06/18

Public To Weigh In On Dallas Budget Woes

Plenty of school districts are already aware of their budget problems, and now major cities are also beginning the process of discussing their upcoming deficits.

2011/03/08

A look at the downtown Dallas skyline. (credit: Matt Goodman/KTVT/KTXA)

Dallas Prepares For Convention Center Hotel

In just over a year from now, Dallas will see the opening of its first convention center hotel.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/12/15

Coppell City Manager – Mayor Had Financial Issues

At a news conference following the memorial service for Coppell mayor Jayne Peters and her teenage daughter, Coppell City Manager Clay Phillips said Peters had been using her city-issued cards for personal expenses.

2010/07/16