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5/16/24

Join the MCBA Dallas City Council Engagement Initiative meeting Wednesdays at 8:00am, contact Andrew for details

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Please take the City of Dallas' budget Survey here

MCBA's Capital Bond Transparency Recommendations

On Friday, March 8, MCBA President and CEO Louis Darrouzet submitted an official letter containing seven recommendations for transparency and expenditure as a response to the city's proposed $1.25 billion Capital Bond. The city council's proposal should deeply concern the business community and all Dallas taxpayers, as it will place the city in an unsustainable financial position for years to come. Read the MCBA letter here.

Apply for a Business Grant

Our member companies are leaders in the DFW Metroplex because they've invested in the community. Now, that investment just became easier through Adopt-A-Block's new Cleanup Grant—funding that will offset the material costs of sponsorship and trash pickup.

Fill out a grant inquiry form to get started.

A Healthy Metroplex has Opportunity for All and Growth to Fuel It

Whether the topic is school board elections, vouchers, book bans, gun violence or shrinking budgets, education is an area of paramount importance in Texas. And for all of Gov. Greg Abbott’s hot talk on how Texas public schools are going to hell in a woke basket, there's evidence that plenty of Texas high schools are doing pretty well, especially here in Dallas.

U.S. News & World Report recently published its rankings of Best U.S. High Schools, an annual list of public schools only. Four Dallas high schools and one in Grand Prairie were named in the top 85 of the list, with three Big D schools landing in the top 30.

The rankings were based on analyzed data from 25,000 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were judged on several criteria, including “their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college.” Traditional schools as well as charter, magnet and STEM high schools were surveyed.

The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) in Dallas was named as the state’s top high school in the report.

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The cities of Houston and Austin are showing interest in potentially hiring Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia for the same role, sources tell WFAA.

To keep Garcia, the City of Dallas may have to offer the police chief a contract, sources say. However, the Dallas city charter does not allow for police chiefs to be under contract -- and no chiefs prior to Garcia have been under contract in recent history.

Garcia, who was hired as chief in Dallas in 2021, is currently employed in an at-will capacity under the city manager, meaning he can leave the role at any time.

Houston's interest in Garcia becoming its police chief comes as city officials on Wednesday accepted Chief Troy Finner's retirement.