Dallas set to pay $173M for decades-old police, firefighter lawsuits

By Tristan Hallman and Robert Wilonsky The Dallas Morning News DALLAS — An executive committee representing nearly 8,700 current and former Dallas police officers and firefighters has agreed to a $173.3 million settlement in their decades-old class-action lawsuits against City Hall over years of back-pay claims. The figure is an agreed-upon price that comes with caveats because it's not yet a done deal. But the agreement in such a massive case is a significant milestone — one that,...