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This article is about Law and Government in Dallas , Texas ( USA ).


MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

The city uses a 2006 . This organizational structure was recently contested by some in favor of a strong-mayor city charter only to be rejected by Dallas voters.

See Also: List of mayors of Dallas, Texas




Budget

In the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the city's total '''). Retrieved 9 May 2006 . and $2,218,345,070 in 2005-2006.


REPRESENTATIVES



COURTS

The United States District Court For The Northern District Of Texas , which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building And Courthouse in the Government District of Downtown . The same building additionally houses United States Bankruptcy and Magistrate Courts and a United States Attorney office. Dallas also is the seat of the Fifth Court Of Appeals Of Texas .


CRIME AND ENFORCEMENT

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Police Department

Policing in Dallas is provided by the 2006 . The central police station is located in the Cedars , a South Dallas neighborhood adjacent to Downtown .


Crime

From 1998 until 2005 (the most recent year with available statistics), the city of Dallas has had the highest overall 2006 .


FIRE PROTECTION

Fire protection in the city is provided by 2006 . The Dallas Fire & Rescue chief is Eddie Burns, Sr. The department also operates the Dallas Firefighter's Museum at Dallas's oldest remaining fire station, built in 1907, along Parry Avenue near Fair Park .


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