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Dallas City Council members received their 2025-27 committee assignments from the mayor last week. Almost all of them (except for the Ad Hoc Committee on General Investigating and Ethics) have representation from East Dallas Districts 2, 9 and 14.
All 13 committees have a handful of council members on each of them and in most cases, one or more East Dallas members — ie, Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Moreno in District 2, Council member Paula Blackmon in District 9 or Council member Paul Ridley in District 14. Check out the appointments of your council members below:
Economic Development
- Jesse Moreno, chairperson
- Paul Ridley, vice chairperson
Parks, Trails and the Environment
- Paula Blackmon
- Paul Ridley
Finance
- Jesse Moreno
Housing and Homelessness Solutions
- Jesse Moreno
Public Safety
- Jesse Moreno, vice chairperson
Quality of Life, Arts and Culture
- Paul Ridley
Transportation and Infrastructure
- Paul Ridley, chairperson
- Paula Blackmon
Government Efficiency
- Paula Blackmon
- Paul Ridley
Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs
- Jesse Moreno, chairperson
Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Nominations
- Paul Ridley, chairperson
Ad Hoc Committee on Pensions
- Paula Blackmon
- Jesse Moreno
Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention
- Paula Blackmon
- Paul Ridley
These committee assignments are effective immediately. To read Mayor Eric Johnson’s full appointment memo, which includes committee priorities, click here.
In other City-related news, I wrote about District 9 Park and Recreation Board member Maria Hasbany’s resignation a few weeks ago. Michael Jung was nominated and approved by the City Council last week to take Hasbany’s place on the board.
Clarification: A previous version of this story referred to Mr. Jung by his first name, but I was notified that he actually goes by “Michael.” Thus, this story has been updated.
