Two of the original semifinalists for the Dallas city manager’s role are no longer in the running for the position. City leaders also reached out this week to Carl Simpson, a former Dallas official and current city manager of Jackson,

One semifinalist for the Dallas City Manager position has dropped out of the running. Now, elected officials are slated to review three candidates for the role.

City manager searches are always a bit opaque at first. Dallas’ frustrating and atypical search tests the bounds of what that word means.

The City of Dallas has named 3 semi-finalists for the city's open city manager position. Kim Tolbert, William Johnson and Mario Lara are expected to interview next week. Dallas's city manager position has been open since T.