Dallas Judge Blocks Wednesday Vote on City Hall Future After 2 Council Members Sue
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Dallas Judge Blocks Wednesday Vote on City Hall Future After 2 Council Members Sue
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Summary
A Dallas County judge barred the City Council from holding Wednesday’s special meeting, halting a vote that could have decided whether City Hall stays put or city operations move elsewhere.
Two council members — Paula Blackmon and Adam Bazaldua — sued after the meeting was added late Thursday, arguing they were denied a chance to seek a postponement and that required financial disclosures were missing.
The disputed vote concerned an aging City Hall designed by I.M. Pei; moving city functions could clear the site for developers to take over the land.
The lawsuit says the public received inadequate notice about plans for one of Dallas’s most prominent civic buildings, turning the fight into a broader dispute over process and transparency.