North Texas Dallas leaders are renewing their focus on nightlife, aiming to help businesses and neighbors coexist in the city ...

Two Dallas bars say the city is forcing them to stop charging cover fees for live music. The city argues both businesses are classified as restaurants, not entertainment venues, under zoning rules.

Dallas says tougher code enforcement is cutting crime in entertainment districts, but the crackdown is also hurting ...

(TNS) — The city of Dallas wants to find out if artificial intelligence and cameras can improve code enforcement, and we’re here for it. The city is planning to use an AI-powered camera system to ...

City leaders say stepped‑up enforcement curbed crime but exposed outdated ordinances now hurting well‑run venues.

Images captured in 2024 during the pilot program, cameras were installed by City Detect, an Alabama-based company, on code compliance vehicles, which were driven around the city for a couple of days.

When Dallas code enforcement officers informed two popular restaurants earlier this month that they could no longer charge the cover fees required to offer live music, the response from commenters on ...

(TNS) — Artificial intelligence-powered cameras on Dallassanitation trucks may hit the streets in 2026. The City Council approved more than $850,000 to install cameras on the trucks in partnership ...

City of Dallas Code Compliance inspector Elizabeth Hernandez filled out a code violation warning card for trash and tall weeds at a home on Lake Street Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009. JUAN GARCIA / 144343 ...