Mayor Mike Rawlings

Mayor Mike Rawlings updated their website address.

We just completed our final City Council meeting to officially accept the results of the 2019 elections.

Thank you all for serving. It’s been the greatest honor of my life to work with you.

It's Inauguration Day in Dallas. The 2019 Mayor and City Council Inauguration ceremony starts at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. You may also watch it live through one these ways:

https://dallastx.swagit.com/dcn-95-live/
https://facebook.com/dallascityhall
Spectrum: Channel 95

Important information regarding bulk/brush pickup for June, July and August. Code Compliance will not issue citations for brush and storm debris placed for pickup outside of normal operations

Who should you call?

Know when to call 3-1-1, 9-1-1 or Oncor for storm related issues.

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Micki and I are devastated to learn of Alan’s passing. I met Alan more than 25 years ago when I was an ad executive. We remained friends over the years. He was always a gentleman and he cherished the job he had at The Dallas Morning News for 30 years. We will miss him. Dallas will miss him.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/the-dallas-morning-news/2019/06/09/alan-peppard-wrote-dallas-morning-news-30-years-dead-56

Alan Peppard, who wrote for 'The Dallas Morning News' for 30 years, dead at 56 Alan Peppard, the Dallas native who worked his way from society columnist to Texas historian, who could turn forgotten footnotes into multi-part...

Important update on this afternoon’s storm:

Today’s storms did affect 911 call centers across the region, including at one point, in the City of Dallas. The City of Dallas call center is now operational and 9-1-1 calls are being answered. Due to the high call volume, some residents may receive a busy signal, we are encouraging residents to please hang up and call back immediately.

For residents without power, the following libraries are open: Central Library, Hampton-Illinois, and Polk-Wisdom. We are working to activate additional sites as needed.

Latino Cultural Center has been activated as a respite center for residents without power or in need. City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management has also activated a command center at the Latino Cultural Center. OEM is coordinating efforts with Dallas Fire Rescue, Dallas Police Department, and the Red Cross as well as the property management of the collapsed building in the Live Oak area.

Love Field Airport also experienced damage including, the Southwest Airlines Hangar. Southwest Airlines had 27 cancellations due to weather diversions. There were also issues with power. With the exception of trees, there has not been any identifiable damage to City property as of yet.

City crews are continuing to assess the areas impacted.

In addition, first responders remain on site near the collapsed building in the Live Oak area and we continue to work with local and state authorities to ensure that our response is appropriate and we maintain the safety of others in the area.

Residents are still being urged to call 3-1-1 immediately to report downed trees or any other flooded areas. The City’s social media sites are being updated with this information.

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Important storm aftermath information - Dallas City News 6:37 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019 Today’s storms did affect 911 call centers across the region, including at one point, in the City of Dallas. The City of Dallas call center is now operational and 9-1-1 calls are being answered. Due to the high call volume, some residents may receive a busy signal, w...

It's election day Dallas. Polls are open today from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. If you haven't already, be sure to cast your vote: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/

Unofficial Turnout information: Dallas County Elections - Official

Great conversation with Vivid Sydney on how we can build connected, smarter cities of the future

Betsy Price

Dallas has faced some adversities in the last several years - from Ebola and the Dallas police ambush to opening up shelters to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. People often ask, “how do you lead during trying times?” By having a strong support system - our faith community. These are the faith leaders who I can call on anytime for counsel. They pray, volunteer, provide resources and much more.

Michael Bowie Jr
Gerald Britt
Bishop Edward Burns
Richie Butler
Bryan Carter
Neil G. Cazares-Thomas
Jerry Christian
Denny Davis
Tony Evans
Frederick D Haynes III
Zan Holmes
T.D. Jakes
Lelious Johnson
Marcus King
George Mason
Will McCall
Vashti McKenzie
Almas Muscatwalla
Andrew Paley
Vincent Parker
Sharron Patterson
Rickie Rush
Ervin D Seamster
Chris Simmons
Paul Rasmussen
David Stern
Andy Stoker
Omar Suleiman
Jeff Warren
Francis Waters
Kerry Wesley

7/7 memorial service photos: The Dallas Morning News

We also had the opportunity to meet with Australia-based travel companies and share ideas on what it takes to build a successful tourism destination. Thank you Consul General Sharon Hudson-Deanor hosting us.

Two great leaders Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Mayor Betsy Price. They are the longest-serving female mayors of Sydney and Fort Worth. Thank you Lord Mayor for welcoming us on Thursday morning. We had a productive meeting on some of the challenges cities face - from affordable housing to homelessness to climate change.

Thank you to The Honorable Gladys. Berejiklian, Premier of NSW Governmentor the warm welcome and great meeting today. We were excited to share our experiences building and growing DFW Airport as Sydney begins building its second airport. Betsy Price

“While it’s important to integrate, don’t lose your uniqueness just for the sake of fitting in. You don't have to be like everybody else. Bring your culture, language and food because that's what makes our city stronger and more vibrant.” - My staff member Patricia gives her advice to young immigrants. She was 12 years old when she and her family moved here from the Philippines.

Learn more about at https://begoldenjourney.com/

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With my time as your mayor coming to a close after eight years, I want to recognize some of the great people who have given their time to support our work in moving Dallas forward. One of the great things about this city is that the spirit of giving is so deeply ingrained in the Dallas DNA. I couldn’t have done this job without the help of so many. In the coming days, I’ll be highlighting the work we’ve done and some of the people who have given so much time and energy to make Dallas a better place.

We’ll start with our board and commission members, the dozens of people who volunteered their time to advise and rule on matters of great importance, including zoning, animal welfare, ethics, police reform, homelessness, historic preservation, senior affairs, parks and recreation and much more. Thank you to the following board and commission appointees who served me during my two terms in office:

Gloria M. Tarpley
Robert Abtahi
Katherine Seale
Peter Brodsky
Carmen Garcia
Raul Magdaleno
Mary Spencer
Bruce Richardson
Catherine Cuellar
Michael Giovanni Valderas
Daphna Yoffe
Cannon Flowers
Rachel Elizabeth Rogerson
Ariel Saldivar
Huelon Harrison
Antonia Hubert
Sam A. Merten
Kenn Webb
Joe Alcantar
Bill Cunningham
Frances M. Gonzalez
Donald R. Parish, Sr.
Brian H. Williams
Anita m. Childress
Troy Lee Coleman
John Brent Beckert
Dena D. Stroh
Jorge Baldor
Britton Banowsky
Albert C. Black
Ashley Owen Brundage
Hannah Buchanan
Linda McMahon
Jeffrey Milligan
Pedro Aguirre
Albert Black Jr.
Deborah Culberson
Theresa A. Flores
James D. Garner
John Gates
Reginald Gray
Thomas D. Karol
Steven T. Stamos
Victor D. Vital
Susan M. Byrne
Nicholas A. Merrick
Ray Nixon
William F. Quinn
Frederick E. Rowe
Robert C. Walters
Kneeland Youngblood
Roberto Canas
Randy H. Skinner
Randy Bowman
John W. Peavy
Leslie Spencer
Henry Talavera
James Alvin Armstrong III
Michael Harling
Harry Joe
Mark A. Melton
Daniel C. Perez
William “Lyle” Burgin
Kim Kohler
Mary Wilonsky
Shari Hicks
Michael W. Waters
Max Wells
Brent Rosenthal
Neal D. Sleeper
Sharyn Fein
Trini Garza
Gustavo E. Gonzales
Maurice Franklin
Chris Thompson
Michael Ablon
Sophia R. Johnson
Wendy A. Lopez
Linda Owen
Vincent T. Parker
Pat Priest
Andrew Quicksall
Celese Gierhart
David Johnson
Teilor A. Johnson

Thanks to special guest Joe Biden for joining me to send off our Mayor's Interns and Fellows to their jobs this summer

Dallas Mayor’s Education Initiatives

‪I had the honor of meeting Officer Brannon Barber and presenting him a special recognition earlier today. Officer Barber was struck by a vehicle that entered into a barriered area in October of last year. We are grateful for his service to our city. ‬

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Dallasites are waking up to the awful news that we have lost the historic Ambassador Hotel in a terrible overnight fire. I am grateful for the many Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters who safely battled the blaze.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/2019/05/28/ambassador-dallas-oldest-historic-hotel-structure-destroyed-fire

The Ambassador, Dallas' oldest historic hotel structure, destroyed in fire The vacant Ambassador Hotel, a 114-year-old historic structure in the Cedars neighborhood just south of downtown Dallas, was gutted by fire Tuesday...

To all who have served and sacrificed to safeguard our freedom, thank you.

I’ve spent the past eight years as mayor of Dallas doing all that I could to support the innovation within Dallas ISD. It’s gratifying to see many of their bold reforms incorporated into the overhaul of Texas’ school finance system. As we’ve seen in Dallas, strategically investing more in our students pays dividends for years to come. Thanks to both the leadership in the Legislature and the year-long work that preceded this legislative session through the Commission on Public School Finance, Texas should be proud of what HB3 represents for all of our kids.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/05/23/texas-house-senate-strike-deal-bill-fund-schools-teacher-pay-raises-tax-relief?utm_source=pushly

Texas House and Senate strike deal on bill to fund schools, teacher pay raises, tax relief AUSTIN -- Texas's top elected officials have struck a deal on the priority Legislative issues of increasing school funding, giving teachers raises...

Dallas is fortunate to have one of the best concert halls in the world. The Meyerson is a great asset to our community and we thank the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for stewarding it.

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/arts/2019/05/22/took-leaky-roof-dallas-symphony-takes-control-meyerson

It took more than a leaky roof to do it, but the Dallas Symphony takes control of the Meyerson The Dallas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to transfer management of the Meyerson Symphony Center to the Dallas Symphony Association as...

Major announcement at DFW Airport. The airport and
American Airlines will work together to build a sixth terminal. This huge news for the City of Dallas and City of Fort Worth

More details here:
American Airlines, DFW Airport strike deal to build new $3 billion terminal
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/dfw-airport/2019/05/20/american-airlines-dfw-airport-strike-deal-build-new-3billion-terminal

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I.M. Pei is one of the most prolific architects in the world, and we in Dallas are lucky to be home to a beautiful skyline and one of the world's greatest concert halls because of him. I'm also lucky that I've gotten to work in one of his buildings for the past eight years.

I met the sweetest 5-year-old at Dallas Public Library yesterday while recording my last Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge video with Clarice Tinsley. Ellaina is one of the hundreds of kids participating at our summer reading challenge, and she’s on her way to . Kids, this summer

Sign up here: https://dallaslibrary2.org/childrensCenter/summerReadingProgram/

Tune in to KERA Think at noon today as I reflect on my eight years as your mayor.

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Yesterday was a great day for Dallas, and we want to thank to The Salvation Army DFW and everyone involved in this project. The fact that they are raising $95 million demonstrates once again one of our greatest strengths as a city - it is that everyone gets involved.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-city-council/2019/05/08/salvation-armys-20-acre-nw-dallas-campus-homeless-wins-councils-approval-cheers

Salvation Army's 20-acre NW Dallas campus for homeless wins council's approval — and cheers The bleachers of the Kleberg-Rylie rec-center gym erupted in cheers Wednesday evening after the City Council approved zoning the Salvation Army...

Spent some time earlier this week with Demond Fernandez-Journalist at Fair Park, TX. where we talked southern Dallas progress and the road ahead. Watch our conversation at 5pm today on WFAA.

Thanks to Seritage, KDC Real Estate Development & Investments and Toll Brothers for being the first to break ground on the redevelopment of Valley View Mall. will become the new 'place to be' in Dallas.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/05/02/part-dallas-valley-view-mall-comes-1-billion-mixed-use-project

In Dallas, we are preparing to tackle climate change and other environmental issues. And we need your input! Help us create a cleaner, healthier environment in Dallas by sharing your ideas with us. Attend one of six community meetings or take our online survey now. To learn more, visit www.dallasclimateaction.com

Green Dallas

Congratulations to all the workers building Pacific Plaza. It’s looking great.

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Parks for Downtown Dallas
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Excited to welcome the Mexico National Team to Dallas and to showcase our city when we host them on June 9 at . This kicks off our four year partnership with Selección Nacional de México, and . We’ll start the weekend with a community wide celebration of soccer right here at City Hall plaza on June 7th.

Dallas and North Texas have become dynamic centers for soccer in the U.S. Our city has hosted many great sporting events like the Super Bowl, the Final Four and the World Cup. We are looking forward to serving as one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Welcoming David Brooks to Dallas to talk about his new book "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life." I'm a big fan. - MR

Thank you Dolphin Heights for welcoming me on Saturday morning! It has been a pleasure to serve you.

‪Thank you, Mr. Cash for your service over the last 50 years. We love and admire your spirit, and the City of Dallas is such a special place because of people like you. ‬

‪https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/04/18/meet-dallas-sanitation-worker-spent-50-years-counting-cleaning-mess‬

Meet the Dallas sanitation worker who has spent more than 50 years — and counting — cleaning up our mess Nim Cash has done more than build Dallas. He has cleaned up its mess — our mess — for 50 years. This, at least, is what the Official...

Dallas ISD students helped set a Guinness World Records title for the largest Artificial Intelligence programming lesson today. Congrats to the 846 participants from DISD NAF Academies, Uplift Education and Plano Independent School District and their Capital One mentors

Tune in to NBC DFW tonight at 10 p.m. for my exclusive conversation with Meredith Land NBC5 about my nearly 8 years as your mayor. Thanks to the Katy Trail Ice House for hosting us.

Dallas is excited to welcome Sesame Street this summer. Over the past 50 years, Sesame Street has been teaching our young children, putting smiles on their faces and helping our families grow stronger. Celebrate Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary at their free family festival at Main Street Garden hosted by everyone’s favorite furry friends

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sesame-street-road-trip-dallas-tickets-59965093208