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Greetings Dallas! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What discipline six Dallas officers now face over a 2025 fatal crash
  • How a late-night council vote just saved Dallas library hours
  • Why Dallas' new convention center suddenly needs 3,000 more hotel rooms

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hot with lots of sun, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 95, low: 70.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 6 Dallas police officers disciplined for 2025 fatal crash involving former union president (fox4news.com) — Six Dallas police officers have been disciplined for how they handled a 2025 crash on Northwest Highway that killed 25-year-old Atianna Washington and involved former police union president Jaime Castro. After Castro admitted lying about who was driving, internal investigators found 14 violations, prompting suspensions and reprimands and renewed scrutiny from Dallas' Community Police Oversight Board over accountability and public trust.
   

2. Dallas City Council restores $3.1 million for public libraries – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com) — Dallas residents can expect neighborhood libraries to stay open six days a week after the City Council restored $3.1 million in funding, reversing proposed cuts. The move preserves jobs, maintains key resources at branches and the central library, and buys a year to find longer-term budget solutions for the Dallas Public Library system.
   

3. Visit Dallas: 3,000 more hotel rooms needed to keep massive convention center project 'competitive' (wfaa.com) — Dallas leaders say the new convention center will need about 3,000 additional hotel rooms right next to it to stay competitive, far beyond current plans. Visit Dallas and city officials are juggling delayed opening dates, financing challenges, and keeping parts of the old Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center open so events and tourism dollars keep flowing into the city.
   

4. Dallas, TX Issues Citations From AI Code Enforcement Cameras On Sanitation Trucks (wasteadvantagemag.com) — Dallas is now issuing code citations based on AI-equipped cameras mounted on city trash trucks, with 57 tickets already written and thousands of warning notices sent to property owners. The system scores potential blight so Code Compliance can prioritize inspections, raising fresh questions for Dallas residents about privacy, fairness, and how their homes and yards are being monitored.
   

5. How a naked video and an officer's suspension led to an internal rift at the Dallas Police Department (cbsnews.com) — An internal misconduct case at the Dallas Police Department, involving a sergeant who sent himself a nude video from a female officer's phone, has sparked deep tensions between Chief Daniel Comeaux and the Dallas Police Women's Association. The chief's decision to issue only a 15-day suspension, rather than demotion or termination, has raised broader concerns about how Dallas officers who report harassment are protected and believed.
   

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