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Dallas closes on $5.7 billion budget, Johnson says process marked by ‘political theater’

Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Austin Wood, as published by Dallas Observer · September 17, 2026 · 1 min read

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The record budget contains police pay raises and cuts to parks funding. Council members debated over budget amendments for close to a month before it was adopted.

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Byline on source page	Austin Wood, as published by Dallas Observer
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Source published	Sep 17, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 17, 2026
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