District 1 Budget Town Hall meeting held Aug. 26, 2025. Photo by Victoria Hernandez.

The City of Dallas will host town hall meetings this week for council members to hear residents’ feedback for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget.

Each year, the city begins the budget process in the spring, gaining community feedback to help shape the next budget. The current fiscal year’s budget was approved for $5.2 billion in September. 

Here is the schedule for budget town halls across Dallas:

Monday, March 23 

  • District 1 Council member Chad West, 6 p.m. at Tyler Street Church (927 W. 10th St.), In-person with Spanish interpretation.
  • District 2 Council member Jesse Moreno, 6 p.m. at Samuell Grand Recreation Center (6200 E. Grand Ave.), In-person with Spanish interpretation.
  • District 9 Council member Paula Blackmon, 6:30 p.m., Virtual with Spanish interpretation, Register here.
  • District 10 Council member Kathy Stewart, 6:30 p.m. at Lake Highlands North Recreation Center (9940 White Rock Trail), In-person.
  • District 13 Council member Gay Donnell, 6:30 p.m., Virtual, Register here.

 Tuesday, March 24 

  • District 6 Council member Laura Cadena, 6 p.m., Virtual with Spanish interpretation, register here.
  • District 3 Council member Zarin Gracey, 6:30 p.m. at Park in the Woods Recreation Center (6801 Mountain Creek Parkway), In-person with Spanish interpretation.
  • District 5 Council member Jaime Resendez, 6:30 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Branch Library (7310 Lake June Road), In-person with Spanish interpretation.

 Thursday, March 26 

  • District 8 Council member Lorie Blair, 6 p.m. at Singing Hills Recreation Center (6805 Patrol Way), In-person with Spanish interpretation.
  • District 4 Council member Maxie Johnson, 6:30 p.m. at the District 4 Community Office (4478 S. Marsalis Ave.), In-person with Spanish interpretation.
  • District 11 Council member William Roth, 6:30 p.m. at the Fretz Park Branch Library (6990 Belt Line Road), In-person.
  • Districts 2, 7, 9, 14 virtual meeting with Spanish interpretation at 6:30 p.m., Register here. 
  • District 12 Council member Cara Mendelsohn, 7 p.m. at Renner Frankford Branch Library (6400 Frankford Road), In-person.