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Mayor Eric L. Johnson urges comprehensive public-safety policy, cites cuts to homelessness in inaugural address
Summary
Mayor Eric L. Johnson used his 2025 inaugural address to call for a comprehensive public-safety policy, to emphasize cuts to homelessness and to tout accelerated permitting and major development wins as the city prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Eric L. Johnson, sworn in as the sixtieth mayor of Dallas, used his inaugural address at the Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center to call on the newly seated City Council to adopt a comprehensive public-safety policy and to continue what he described as the administration's recent progress on homelessness, crime and economic development.
"Our job is actually quite simple. It's to keep our people safe," Johnson said, pressing the council to craft a policy that sets expectations for response times, hiring and resource allocation while also…
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