DeSoto Community News

North DeSoto Upper Elementary students got front-row seats to watch their principals wash goats after hitting AR reading goals, sparking cheers and...

Utility Service Updates

• ⚡ DeSoto Utility Billing System Offline: Residents must pay bills in person at the Utility Billing Office, by mail, or...

DeSoto's utility billing system remains offline as crews upgrade to a new platform.

• Payment options: Pay in person at DeSoto Town Center, by mail,...

A Dallas-area roofing company faces a state lawsuit for scamming North Texas homeowners, including in Dallas County areas near DeSoto.

• Rubinsky...

The full City Council meeting from May 19, 2026 is now available as a YouTube recording lasting 7 hours and 46 minutes. With over 1,100 views already, residents can review the session directly to follow local government discussions.

Flash flood warnings remain active across the DFW area, keeping roads, creeks, and streams high into tonight for DeSoto residents.

• Road conditions:...

DeSoto residents now have multiple public tools to track police performance and local incidents.

• Police accountability: Check violence data and...

DeSoto City Council has designated The Daily Commercial Record as the city's new official newspaper for publishing legal notices and other important city communications.

• The planning commission voted to recommend rezoning the former one-acre Monarch Park property off E. North First Street.
• KTC Associates LLC,...

DeSoto homeowners and neighborhood associations can reserve space at the Civic Center to host their meetings. Only local DeSoto HOAs qualify to request this city resource.

DeSoto requires alarm permits for both homes and businesses to help cut down on false alarms.

• Register your system: Residential and commercial...

• Statewide push: Governor Abbott is expanding the DPS Repeat Offender Task Force into North Texas and DFW to remove high-threat criminals.
• Houston...

DeSoto welcomes Councilmember-elect Brian Wesley as the new representative for Place 4. The Place 2 race outcome is still pending further details.

Dallas ISD has 1,548 students awarded state educational savings accounts, second among Texas districts.

• Over 96,000 of 270,000 applicants statewide...

Marcus Moultrie's charges were updated after a young boy died from injuries in a domestic dispute last week.

• New charges: Two counts of attempted...

Dallas has multiple public safety openings that could suit DeSoto locals looking for flexible or full-time work.

• Part-Time Security Guard: Patrol...

DeSoto code enforcement helps maintain neighborhood standards through simple reporting options.

• Report violations using the DeSoto Action Center or...

DeSoto is buzzing with opportunities to network, move, and learn.

• Job Fair: Meet actively hiring employers on May 28
• 5K Run: Military...

• Regular meetings are held the second and fourth Monday each month on the fourth floor of City Hall at 18 North Jackson Street.
• A special meeting...

DeSoto Eagles basketball is turning to proven winner Nicke Smith from Kimball to reverse three straight missed postseasons. The new head coach brings...