Proposition A: the $443 million bond
On November 3, Dallas votes on a single bond proposition — $443 million for public safety facilities, five projects bundled into one yes-or-no question.
The five projects:
| Project | Amount |
|---|---|
| DPD property room, evidentiary vehicle storage, and crime lab | 150,000,000 |
| Public Safety Training Complex at Dallas Executive Airport | 149,000,000 |
| Law Enforcement Training Center at UNT Dallas | 82,000,000 |
| Emergency Operations Center and 911 relocation | 40,000,000 |
| Fire Station #4 replacement | 22,000,000 |
| Total | 443,000,000 |
The Council sent this to the ballot on August 12. It was originally part of a package of nearly $1 billion: a $17M fleet-maintenance proposition and a $500M pension-bond proposition both failed at the Council, so Proposition A is the only bond question voters will see. A motion to put the police training academy on the ballot as its own separate proposition failed 8–7 — the five projects stand or fall together.
A bond is borrowed money. The $443M is repaid, with interest, from the debt service portion of the property tax rate — the 19.13¢ per $100 described in Step 5 of the budget explainer.
Sources
This page cites press coverage of the August 12 Council action. The city’s adopted election order will replace these citations once it is archived.
- $900 million in public safety propositions on the November ballot — KERA, August 12, 2026. Project list, amounts, and the $629M+ repayment figure.
- Dallas city council votes to add public safety proposition to November ballot — Fox 4. The failed fleet and pension propositions, and the original package size.
- Dallas City Council sends $443 million bond proposition to voters — Dallas Morning News.