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Fellow commissioners erupted in shock when Andy Sommerman recommended the warrant and writ money diversion.

The update involved a burglary suspect who died in police custody last month. The nab, Frank Ruiz, admitted to substance abuse and had history of seizures, they said.

Dallas County has received more federal support to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Dallas County Health and Human Services will have more than $300,000 in additional funding for its Healthy Start program.

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

A Farmers Branch event organizer says sponsors briefly backed out of the local National Night Out event after Mayor Terry Lynne told the sponsors the event was inappropriately endorsing a city council candidate.

Statewide appeals court justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in Attorney General Ken Paxton's appeal of a ruling against his office that would temporarily stop him from enforcing case reporting rules against primarily Democratic elected attorneys in the state's most populous counties.

The Dallas County Republican Party has voted to hand-count ballots in the March primary. That's one of the new election administrator's priorities.

The largest community mental health provider in North Texas unveiled its new $96 million campus in Dallas' Hillside neighborhood. The Mental Health and Disability Innovation Center opens to the public next month.

Judge Vonda Bailey, among other elected county officials, has solicited donations on social media from her courtroom.

A break-in suspect died over the weekend while under police custody. He sustained an injury prior to Dallas Police arriving to the house.

About $2 million was itemized for housing initiatives and more than $6 million was separated for possible general reallocation.

Dallas County District Judge Amber Givens filed a suit Monday alleging county commissioners unlawfully excluded her from the supplemental pay approved for all the county's other judges as part of the county's fiscal year 2026 budget.