Garland City Council
Garland
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What this body is
Garland City Council is the governing and legislative body of the City of Garland, a Texas home-rule municipality. It enacts ordinances and the budget and tax rate, sets citywide policy, and appoints boards and commissions.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/758/City-Council · as of 2026-09-01
How to attend and speak
Regular meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 N. Fifth St., Garland, TX 75040; work sessions are the Mondays before, at 6 p.m. Attend in person or watch live or on demand at GarlandTX.tv (also Spectrum 16, Frontier 44, AT&T Uverse 99, with English and Spanish captions). To speak on an agenda item, give a speaker's card to the City Secretary; 3 minutes, signed under penalty of perjury or sworn. For items not on the agenda ("Citizens' Comments — Open Microphone"), register at the kiosk or by card before the comment period closes; 3 minutes each, 30 minutes in all, first come, with Garland residents given priority. Contact: 972-205-2000, garland@garlandtx.gov; City Secretary 972-205-2404; Mayor 469-560-6099, Mayor@GarlandTX.gov.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23163 · as of 2026-09-01
Who sits on it
| Seat | Member | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor (at-large) | Dylan Hedrick | Mayor | |
| District 1 | Jimmy Tran | ||
| District 2 | Justin Caraway | ||
| District 3 | Ed Moore | ||
| District 4 | Christina Segoviano | ||
| District 5 | Margaret Lucht | ||
| District 6 | Carissa Dutton | ||
| District 7 | Joe Thomas Jr. | ||
| District 8 | Chris Ott | Mayor Pro Tem |
Carissa Dutton (District 6) holds the title Deputy Mayor Pro Tem.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/758/City-Council · as of 2026-09-01 (64 days ago)
How it is constituted
- Authority
- governing — it decides
- Seats
- 9
- Do you vote for these people?
- mixed
- Next election
- 2027-05-01
- Quorum
- 5
- Basis
- 2026 City Council Rules of Order and Policies, Sec. 2(G), 4(J)
The Mayor is elected citywide; the eight council members are each elected by a single-member district. The Mayor and Districts 3, 6, 7 and 8 are next elected on May 1, 2027; Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 were elected in May 2026.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/256/Elections · as of 2026-09-01