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| Mar. 6, 2013 |
Dallas County Program Helps Women Leave Prostitution, NBC5 |
| Mar. 5, 2013 |
Dallas County Animal Cruelty Cases Get Special Prosecutor Unit, NBC5 |
| Mar. 5, 2013 |
$200,000 donation to finance Dallas County DA’s animal cruelty unit, The Dallas Morning News |
| Mar. 5, 2013 |
Commissioners receive $200,000 for animal cruelty unit, approve new equipment for Sheriff, The Dallas Morning News |
| Nov. 20, 2012 |
As holidays approach, officials warn against drunk driving, The Dallas Morning News |
| Oct. 17, 2012 |
Dallas County Commissioner Garcia giving part of salary to charities, The Dallas Morning News |
| Apr. 11, 2012 |
Irving dedicates an extension of Campion Trail, The Dallas Morning News |
| Dec. 6, 2011 |
Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia talks about her path to elected office with North Lake students
The Dallas Morning News |
| Nov. 17, 2011 |
Dallas County's DWI Task Force gets a Web site
The Dallas Morning News
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| Nov. 15, 2011 |
Homeless alliance plans city-county partnership
Dallas Business Journal
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| Oct. 6, 2011 |
Dallas County officials unveil latest hike and bike trail to make travel easier, more fun
The Dallas Morning News
"Many people, therefore, will be happy to know that Dallas County government is doing a good job helping to build and connect paved trails throughout many different communities. The latest one was dedicated on Wednesday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by new District 4 Commissioner Elba Garcia." |
| Oct. 5, 2011 |
Editorial: Dallas County’s broken bond system
The Dallas Morning News
"If there’s any hope of fixing this mess, it could be a task force chaired by County Commissioner Elba Garcia. One of its goals is to draw up a template for judges to follow, a set of uniform procedures, on bond forfeitures." |
| Oct. 5, 2011 |
Dallas County panel to recommend uniform bond forfeitures by judges
The Dallas Morning News
"County Commissioner Elba Garcia, chairwoman of the forfeiture task force, said her goal is to create a 'template' for bond forfeiture cases for judges to use that 'tells you what to do at each step' so cases are handled appropriately. If a case is dismissed, which is known as a judgment set-aside, the court record should reflect why, in the interest of transparency, Garcia said." |
| Sept. 20, 2011 |
Dallas Commissioners to Parkland execs: No pay raise or bonuses, WFAA
"County commissioners only approve Parkland's budget and tax rate and don't directly decide on executive pay. But the message was clear to Parkland's board from Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia. 'I think merits, bonuses for management, at this point are totally unacceptable,' she said." |
| Sept. 6, 2011 |
County Health Care Plan Could Serve Uninsured Workers, NBC DFW |
| Aug. 19, 2011 |
Dallas Latinas make historic gains in city, county governments, The Dallas Morning News |
| Aug. 18, 2011 |
Dallas foundations step up to buy air conditioners for the needy, The Dallas Morning News |
| Aug. 4, 2011 |
Area Foundations Get A Pat On The Back From Dallas County Commissioners for “Emergency Heat Relief” Efforts
My Sweet Charity |
| Aug. 2, 2011 |
New Dallas County Fund Is A Big Fan Of Air Conditioners
CBSDFW.COM |
| Aug. 1, 2011 |
Keep your cool ... and back to school
Dr. Garcia's August 2011 e-newsletter offers back-to-school information and resources for those in Dallas County who are battling the heat. |
| Jun. 10, 2011 |
Council outlines promising infrastructure projects
Focus Daily News
Under the regular agenda items a check presentation by Dallas County and Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia for Main Street overlay project in the amount of $16,895.57 was held.
This check was a refund from Dallas County in regard to the actual cost of the Main Street overlay project coming in at less than expected. |
| May 17, 2011 |
Dallas County commissioners say employee pay cuts are likely
The Dallas Morning News
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| May 5, 2011 |
Dallas County unveils new Web site with new information
The Dallas Morning News
"This is a small but important step in fulfilling our pledge for greater transparency in county government, and I am glad that we are able to accommodate our citizens by making this information more easily accessible to them," said Garcia, who promised to bring greater transparency to Dallas County while running for office. |
| Apr. 29, 2011 |
Dallas County Jail Passes Inspection for the 2nd Year in a Row
KDFW Fox 4
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