On the Juneteenth holiday, the Dallas City Council elected all African American leaders at a special meeting to begin a new term.
African American Tennell Atkins was elected Mayor Pro-Tem instead. He is currently the longest service Dallas City Council Member. It is the second time Atkins has been selected as Mayor Pro-Tem.
The immediate past Mayor Pro-Tem Carolyn King Arnold wanted to keep the post for two years instead of just one. Afterward, Narvaez said the selections were the people most qualified and he does not consider it a slight to Latinos. “I put it on the mayor’s lap to not know that the officers are not going to be reflective of the population. It’s a slap in the face of the Mexican American and Latino community,” Martinez said. “I don’t think anybody is slam dunking this, because it’s a special day. I don’t think so.”Atkins said the decisions were the votes of the city council majority including Latino members.
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