The East Dallas Government Center, formerly located at 3443 St. Francis Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75228, has officially relocated to a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Our New Location: 9731 Lake June Road, Dallas, Texas 75217

The former facility at 3443 St. Francis Avenue is now closed. We are excited to welcome residents, visitors, and employees to our new location, designed to provide an improved and more modern environment for serving the East Dallas community.

We look forward to serving you at our new location.
DALLAS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 22.02 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $29.08.

History

Who Is Ryan White?

  • Born December 6, 1971, he was a teenager from Kokomo, Indiana.Ryan White with his Mother
  • As a hemophiliac, Ryan became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment. After his school found out about Ryan being infected, they expelled him.
  • A long legal battle with the school system and media coverage of the case made Ryan a national celebrity and spokesman for AIDS research & public education.
  • Today, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 is the law that gives authority to create the Planning Council.
  • The Ryan White Treatment Extension Act also allows money to be appropriated to each area for services.

The Treatment Mondernization Act (TMA)

The Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act was first enacted by congress in 1990 as the Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. In 2009, the name was changed to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act (TEA). The TEA is authorized every 3 years (next authorization is 2013). This federal legislation is designed to address the unment health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) by funding primary health care and support services. The TEA is the nations largest HIV specific federal grant program.