Civic Transparency
Next · NOV 3 · Polls open 7:00 AM–7:00 PM

Vote on Dallas Proposition A

$443M public-safety bond · Five facilities · Only City of Dallas proposition

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CoverageDallas citywide
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Three things residents should know today

Why these three?

Ranked by timing, resident cost, public money, service or safety effect, and whether the status changed. Popularity and politics are not scoring factors.

1 · Dallas ballotVote Nov. 3

One City bond proposition: $443M for public safety

A “for” vote authorizes Dallas to borrow for five facilities. An “against” vote does not authorize these bonds.

Estimated principal + interest$629.6M$443M borrowed · up to 20 years
See the five project amounts

DPD Law Enforcement Training Center$82M

DPD Public Safety Training Complex$149M

911 and Emergency Operations Center$40M

DPD property room, evidence-vehicle storage, and crime lab$150M

Fire Station 4 replacement$22M

Requested amounts total $443M. Project totals can include other public or private funding.
Voting details Signed ordinance
Tax wording—plainly

The ballot says “THIS IS A TAX INCREASE.” Dallas estimates the debt-service rate could rise about $0.0025 per $100 of value, or at most $1.98 a year on a $100,000 homestead under its stated assumptions. Dallas also says the overall tax rate is not expected to rise because of this program.

2 · Police responseThrough Oct. 28

Urgent calls averaged more than an hour

Citywide month-to-date averages—not a promised wait time.

P1 8m 26s · P2 1h 11m 30s
3 · Payment coverageSource changed

The live payment file dropped older rows

Its date window now starts Oct. 1, 2025. A smaller file does not mean old payments were reversed.

93,790 current rows
Site updated Oct. 31Each item links to its evidence

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Meetings & decisions

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Open topic Budget & taxes

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Open topic Police & public safety

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Open topic Contracts & projects

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Open topic Vendor payments

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Open topic Red flags & audits

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Open topic About this project

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Open topic Complete record

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