Does Dallas have enough officers downtown?

Plus: Families protest school closure, "Y'all Street" leadership announced and more. [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Good evening, North Texas! Your guide to the 2024 election has arrived. Today, we launched our 2024 voting guide that will help you navigate the ins-and-outs of races, candidates and ballot issues. [View it here.]( Thanks for your readership. Wake up to more news in your inbox from us tomorrow morning. — Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist and Shannon Worley, Audience Journalist   [A view of downtown Dallas from a golf cart touring the city.]( The questions about downtown safety and the police presence in the central business district surfaced following a day in September. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [A violent day in downtown Dallas leads to calls for more officers. Are they needed?]( An increase in violent crime in downtown Dallas has spurred a call from city officials and local businesses to increase police presence. Council members have met with Dallas Police Department officers over the past two weeks and asked about [DPD’s plan to tackle violent assaults concentrated downtown](. Dallas Police Department officials say there already are more than 90 cops in the central business district — more than anywhere else in the city. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Texas AG Paxton vows to reverse ruling over election integrity law]( A federal judge barred Texas officials from enforcing vote harvesting provisions in Senate Bill 1. 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