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District 2 Discussion: New Year's Eve Noise

Join District 2 City Council Member Deborah Morris and Police Chief Jeff Bryan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Central Library, 625 Austin St., to discuss the City’s ongoing efforts to end the use of illegal fireworks and celebratory gunfire. Cou...

New Municipal Judges Sworn In

The ceremony for Associate Judge Natalie Banuelos and Presiding Judge John Sholden was a formal welcome by the Garland City Council that conducted interviews and made their appointments. The Honorable David J. Schenck, Fifth District Court of Appeals Just...

Annual Sweetheart Dance: Feb. 1

This year’s Sweetheart Dance is set for Saturday, Feb. 1, at The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St.

Dads, granddads and uncles, experience a magical evening with your little sweetheart. The evening includes dinner, dancing, a p...

Latest Issue of Garland City Press Now Available

The January/February issue of the Garland City Press is on its way to your mailbox and available online.

Garland eAssist – Your Shortcut to City Services

Garland eAssist is an easy way for residents to connect with the City to submit service requests and see other nearby requests in progress. The service is available 24/7 via the website portal at GarlandTX.gov or the free mobile app available from the App...

Garland Welcomes New Animal Services Director

Art Munoz officially joined the City as the Animal Services Director on Monday, Jan. 6. Art has spent the last 15 years with the SPCA of Texas Animal Cruelty Unit managing criminal investigations. As Chief Investigator, he acted as the advocate for abused...

34th Annual Kids’ Christmas Shopping Spree

On Sunday, Dec. 8, 104 Garland children were each given $175 to spend on holiday gifts for themselves or other family members at the 34th Annual Kids’ Christmas Shopping Spree, organized by the Garland Fire Fighters Association.

Much of the money...

2019 Garland Neighborhood Awards

The Garland Neighborhood Awards are the City’s annual way to spotlight neighbors who make a difference as individuals and, when they combine their efforts, as neighborhoods.

The Oakridge Neighborhood Association, several dedicated volunteers and ...

2019 Bond in Motion as Light Poles Pulled at Winters Park

The $3.2 million project will provide modern lighting to fields used by the City's largest youth sports league, the Garland Soccer Association.

As soon as the Garland Soccer Association passed out trophies and put the wraps on its season, crews arrived at ...

Garland Storm Recovery Continues

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans to Texas businesses and residents affected by the storms that occurred Oct. 20-21. Beginning Monday, Nov. 18, SBA representatives will be available at the Dallas ...

Ben Davis to McCree Transmission Line Project

Construction on a transmission power line running from north to south Garland will begin Nov. 25 and is scheduled for completion by March 31. The Texas Municipal Power Agency line is being upgraded to support reliability of the Texas electric grid.

Work on...

Protect Your Pipes and Plumbing in Freezing Temperatures

Winter weather has arrived early this year. Keeping an eye on the weather forecast and protecting your pipes and property can save you a lot of trouble and the unnecessary cost for plumbing repairs.

“When temperatures drop below freezing, standin...

Garland Animal Services Recognized by Dallas County Health and Human Services

Garland Animal Services was recognized by Director of Dallas County Health and Human Services Philip Huang and Manager of Environmental Health/Mosquito Control Scott Sawlis at the Garland City Council Nov. 5 Regular Meeting.

The animal shelter staff were r...

Water Meter Replacement Project Begins

Garland Water Utilities has begun a multiyear capital improvement project to replace aging water meters throughout the city.

Water customers may see the City’s meter contractor, Compass Metering Solutions, working between streets and sidewalks in...

Trails and Bikeways Master Plan Survey

The City needs you to take an online survey to help develop the plan for Garland’s future trails and bikeways.

We want to know your priorities for cycling, walking and using trails in Garland to help us establish goals and objectives for the Trails and Bik...

Garland Renters Have One of America's Fastest Routes to Home Ownership

Garland is listed as the second-best city in Texas and ninth-best in the nation for the time it takes renters to save enough money to convert to home ownership.

In an October story, "The Process of Becoming a Homeowner," the Dallas Business Journ...

Lawn Care Assistance Available

The City of Garland Code Compliance Department is taking applications for the Lawn Care Assistance Program. This program will provide summer mowing for seniors (60 years of age and older) and disabled Garland homeowners who are physically and/or financial...

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