Government of Dallas

[3][4][5] This organizational structure was recently contested by some in favor of a strong-mayor city charter only to be rejected by Dallas voters.

[6] The Dallas chief of police is Edgardo "Eddie" Garcia (effective February 3, 2021).

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department operates out of 57 Fire Stations in 2 Divisions of 9 Battalions, located throughout the city, and maintain and operate a fire apparatus fleet of 57 Engines, 21 Trucks, 40 Rescues, 3 Peak Demand Rescues, 1 Haz-Mat.

EMT-Paramedics and EMT-B's are trained through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

The Academy is reverently known as "The Drill Tower" by instructors and graduates, referring to the facility's most taxing structure/activity, a six story tower whose staircase is routinely climbed three times in rapid succession by recruits in full gear and high-rise hose packs.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Parole Division Region II headquarters in Dallas.

The main Dallas Post Office is at 401 Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (Interstate 30, also known as the Tom Landry Freeway).

[22] The Federal Bureau of Prisons has its South Central Regional Office in Dallas.