The program makes Dallas residents ages 12–17 eligible to receive a limited number of free tickets to local games and sports events. — DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday unveiled the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program, a partnership created to provide opportunities to the city’s youth to attend — for free — area professional, collegiate, and amateur sporting events. The program, facilitated by the Dallas Sports Commission, will allow Dallas residents between…

“Blight remediation is a proven strategy for crime reduction,” the mayor said. — DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson this week announced that the Safe Communities Fund — a private philanthropic fund created by the mayor — has awarded a $100,000 grant to support a new public safety initiative in the Mill City neighborhood. Builders of Hope — a nationally recognized Community Development Corporation…

DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Thursday announced a new initiative to increase business franchising in the city — particularly in historically underserved and overlooked communities. Mayor Johnson, who has made workforce development a top priority, tapped Carlos White — a Dallas attorney who specializes in franchise law — to…

DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Wednesday lauded the City Council’s unanimous approval of the City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation’s inaugural board of directors. Mayor Johnson was a member of the nominations committee that recommended the 15 new board members. The other nominations committee members included City Council Economic…

DALLAS — Anita Zusman Eddy will join the Office of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson as a senior adviser, the mayor announced Tuesday. Eddy, who is currently the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Dallas, will officially start work for the City of Dallas…

The mayor emphasized the need to provide tax relief while investing in public safety, code enforcement, infrastructure, and the new inspector general. — DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Thursday released his top priorities for the next fiscal year’s budget. Mayor Johnson sent his top five general fund priorities in a memo to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. The city manager is expected to deliver his proposed budget by Aug. 6. The Dallas City…

DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Tuesday announced he will pursue a series of new public safety initiatives for the city. The mayor’s proposals build upon Police Chief Eddie Garcia’s violent crime reduction plan, strategies from the Mayor’s Task Force on Safe Communities, and other city efforts. Mayor Johnson detailed…

DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager T.C. Broadnax on Tuesday announced that they have reached an agreement for moving forward together. “A little over a week ago, I said that it was time for a change at the top of our city government,” Mayor Johnson said. “I still…

Mayor Johnson serves on the advisory board for the conference. — RENO, Nevada — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is attending the 90th Annual Meeting of U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) this weekend. USCM is a nonpartisan organization that represents more than 1,400 cities that have populations of 30,000 people or more. Each city is represented in the conference by its chief…