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Dallas County commissioners voted to adjust and ensure fees collection for constable and sheriff services.

The Dallas County Election Commission chose Ohio's Paul Adams to replace elections administrator who resigned last month.

Most commissioners voted yes on a proposal for the property tax rate to stay the same as in 2025.

The Dallas County jail maxed out over the Labor Day weekend and bills are coming due while commissioners hear budget proposals and consider a property tax rate.

Dallas County is considering whether to supplement judges salaries for merit or cost of living in the 2026 fiscal year budget, while facing nearly $30 million higher operations costs.

Priorities and action recommended by the county's budget staff were discussed with commissioners in a workshop ahead of a Sept. 9 vote to adopt the fiscal year plan.

Audio recording equipment is intended to hold accountable Dallas County's juvenile board, which oversees detention services and rehabilitation programs.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price says vehicles used in his district are outdated and should be replaced, like the district attorney's new SUVs.

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases have been decreasing in Dallas County since mid-January, but county officials encourage people to stay up-to-date on vaccines.

Jenkins, one of the state’s most prominent Democrats, says he painted his face in camouflage when he and some friends stormed female classmates’ apartment at Baylor University in 1983.

The often-misunderstood position of the Texas county judge (they don’t always wear robes and dispense justice) has reached a higher profile, as judges deal with a public health crisis and its political repercussions.

The Dallas County Commissioners Court agreed on a $2.3 million settlement to combat the opioid epidemic.