DALLAS (1080 KRLD)- Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has added additional zones to the city's curfew starting tonight; West Village and Trinity Groves.
As signed in the original order instituting curfew on May 31st, Section 14B of the Dallas City Code allows for a curfew to "protect life and property and preserve critical resources while a state of disaster is in effect."
The curfew hours will be from 7 pm to 6 am daily and is expected to last five more nights, a total of seven days after Governor Abbott's and Mayor Johnson's declared state of disaster on May 31.
The nighttime curfew will limit travel and gatherings in central Dallas' public places to include downtown, Deep Ellum, Farmers Market, Cedars, Uptown, Victory Park, West Village and Trinity Groves neighborhoods.
Individuals traveling to and from work, seeking medical attention or engaging in exempt activities, fleeing dangerous situations, or experiencing homelessness are exempt from the curfew. Residents or employees who live or work in the curfew area should be prepared to show proof of residency or work credentials if they need to travel in or out of the area while curfew is in effect.
According to a city press release: "The Dallas Police Department will protect peaceful protesters, residents, and business owners, patrons, and employees; manage traffic; and vigilantly remove or control bricks or anything which may be used to harm people, vandalize or destroy property, or aid in other criminal mischief."
