Scott Goldstein is the publisher of the Meetings of Interest email newsletter.
Dec 14, 2025
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9 min read
A holiday card from the Dallas City Council family to yours. Plus, a "gadfly" blogger, AI cameras, our first H-E-B, and my 2025 word count.
Dallas City Council
Dec 7, 2025
16 min read
AI cameras, self-driving cars, homeless funding, and our first H-E-B store -- or not.
Nov 30, 2025
12 min read
The future of Fair Park, DART, regional water planning, and more.
Nov 23, 2025
6 min read
Tell us at least one City of Dallas-related item you are thankful for this year.
Elections
Nov 16, 2025
18 min read
Dallas elections will now be held in November of odd-numbered years, a guaranteed spark for what has been pathetic voter turnout in May.
Nov 9, 2025
19 min read
City Council members can vote this week to move Dallas elections from May to November of odd-numbered years.
Future of City Hall
Nov 2, 2025
17 min read
City Hall's sad state has been a point of discussion for more than a decade. Suddenly, everyone is listening.
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Oct 26, 2025
14 min read
Challenges loom as talk of 2027 mayor's race begins.
Mayor Eric Johnson
Oct 19, 2025
Mayor Eric Johnson is still here. And he wants his City Council colleagues -- and potentially our cops -- to wade into federal immigration enforcement politics and policy.
Public Safety
Oct 12, 2025
The Dallas Police Department is growing. Here's how they plan to keep it that way.
Oct 5, 2025
The uncertain future of Dallas City Hall.
Sep 28, 2025
Why we should care about the latest public spat among City Council members.
Sep 21, 2025
13 min read
Long-time Dallas Police Department spokesman helped our city through many crises.
Budget
Sep 14, 2025
15 min read
Dallas is not immune to toxic political discourse like what surrounds the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Sep 7, 2025
Dallas faces a growing list of costly and difficult decisions.
Sep 2, 2025
2 min read
These 13 proposals are up for discussion at Dallas City Council tomorrow.
Aug 31, 2025
Mayor Eric L. Johnson issues his final committee appointments, signaling who he trusts most to carry out his agenda.
Aug 24, 2025
The mayor wants to end attendance by video conference for City Council committee meetings.
Aug 17, 2025
Dallas residents fight off attempt to kill a tool neighborhoods can use to delay controversial zoning cases.
Aug 10, 2025
Proposed $5.2 billion budget relies on key cuts, prioritizes public safety, streets, homelessness.
Aug 3, 2025
You think your Sunday scaries are bad tonight? Try being the Dallas city manager.
Jun 29, 2025
Dallas City Council members go on recess, as big decisions loom upon their August return.
Jun 22, 2025
Dallas City Council could kill mechanism used by neighborhood groups to delay controversial zoning cases.
Jun 15, 2025
A roadmap for 2025-27 City Council priorities.
Jun 8, 2025
Lorie Blair and Bill Roth win the final two Dallas City Council races to finish out the 2025-27 class.
