🌱 Annual Dallas Holiday Parade + Upcoming Redistricting Meetings

Hey, Dallas! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, a stray t-storm. High: 78 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Dallas today:

1. Dallas' annual holiday parade returns this morning with floats, balloons, bands, and more. The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. and follow Commerce Street for about a mile from Houston Street to Harwood Street. Then, there will be live entertainment at the new AT&T Discovery stage and a festival of booths, food, and activities in the Main Street Garden. Parade-goers will be able to drop off canned food donations for the North Texas Food Bank at collection sites along the route. (FOX 4 Dallas)
2. Next week (Saturday, Dec. 11), the City of Dallas will hold the first in a series of eight redistricting meetings to determine the new City Council districts. This meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. and will be accessible to the public virtually via video conference. If you wish to speak during a Redistricting Town Hall, register at bit.ly/2021RDCTH by 10 a.m. the day of the meeting. (CultureMap Dallas)
3. Isaias Perez, 34, has been arrested in connection with a fatal "road rage" shooting that happened along U.S. 75 in Dallas on Thursday. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
4. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and UT Southwestern Medical Center is building the first state psychiatric hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth, which will address a large and critical gap in the region's continuum of care for those experiencing mental illness. (D Healthcare Daily)
5. Thanks to Dallas startup Socialwyze, caseworkers at local homeless shelters, sober living facilities, and prison re-entry programs can now help clients find local jobs in the area through a convenient app. (WFAA.com)

Today in Dallas:

• Pacesetters at Dallas Holiday Parade (All Day)
• Breakfast with Santa - Burleson Recreation Center (7:00 AM)
• 1st Saturday Guided Bird Tour - John Bunker Sands Wetland Center (7:30 AM)
• North Texas Junior Thespian Festival (8:00 AM)
• White Rock Farmers Market - Good Local Markets (8:00 AM)
• The Shed Saturday Farmers Market - Dallas Farmers Market (9:00 AM)
• 2021 Jingle Bell Run - North Texas (9:00 AM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.