Senior Symposium and Health Fair

The month of May is Older Americans Month and this year's theme is connect, create, and contribute. This year's event will have several local vendors, a guest speaker, a raffle ticket prize presentation, and free refreshments. Complete the registration fo...

Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Community Development Block Grants

Statement from the City of DeSoto Issued on March 12, 2019

STATEMENT FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO

After consulting with the technical experts who help us to operate the outdoor emergency sirens in our area, and based on the widespread impact to these sirens, it appears that DeSoto’s outdoor warning siren syst...

Document Shredding & E-Recycling Event

Veteran's Town Hall and Benefits Fair - Saturday, March 30th 10 am to 1 pm.

Mayor Curtistene S. McCowan invites Veterans and their families to join us at DeSoto City Hall for an important Town Hall Meeting featuring a panel of experts including Judge Margaret Jones Johnson of the Dallas County  Probate Court #3 and the m...

Have You Registered for Code Red?

This upgrade requires you to "opt in" and resubmit your information if you would like to receive these Doppler radar special alerts in addition to other emergency notifications sent out by the City’s CodeRed system.  If you ha...

Municipal Election Information

DeSoto Testing Outdoor Warning Siren 1st Wednesday Each Month When Weather Is Clear

DESOTO’S SIREN TO SOUND FIRST WEDNESDAY ON THE MONTH AT 1:45 PM: THIS IS JUST A TEST

The City of DeSoto wants us all to be prepared for severe weather at all times. That's why we will test our Outdoor Warning Siren on the first Wednesday of each ...

DeSoto Food Safety Officials Meet with Restaurateurs and Food Service Managers

A MENU FOR IMPROVED FOOD SAFETY IN DESOTO: Health Inspectors Share Food Safety Guidelines with Restaurateurs Feb 12, 2019

The City of DeSoto’s top food safety officials held an informal meeting with the city’s restaurateurs and food ser...

The DeSoto City Lights Newsletter for April, 2019

Follow this link to view the DeSoto City Lights newsletter for April, 2019.

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DeSoto wins Digital Cities Award for third time in a row

The influential Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced Friday that the City of DeSoto (Texas) has been awarded a coveted Digital Cities Survey Award from the third consecutive year and moved up on their national top ten list from 6^th place to 4^th p...

Library Excellence Award

Life Safety Awareness Program

If you are a resident of DeSoto, the Fire Department has initiated a Life Safety Awareness Program to proactively prevent fatalities by providing battery operated smoke detectors for residents who are elderly, handicapped or those having a demonstrated ne...