Dallas' financial outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative after voters narrowly approved a proposition that will require the city to hire hundreds more police officers and dramatically increase public safety spending.

Why it matters: The negative financial outlook is the first direct impact of this month's election.

• The city will have limited financial flexibility after the adoption of a City Charter amendment that requires the city to add 900 police officers and dedicate 50% of new revenue to public safety pensions, per credit ratings agency Moody's.

Driving the news: The City Council is scheduled to meet today to certify the election's results.

• Dallas voters approved 16 charter amendments, including community-led propositions that effectively decriminalize marijuana, allow residents to sue government officials and require Dallas to employ at least 4,000 officers.

Friction point: Past and present city leaders spoke out against three propositions that were added to the ballot by petition. City staff has warned that the amendments would likely lead to cuts to parks, libraries and other areas.

• Propositions S, T and U were backed by Dallas HERO, a group led by a wealthy Park Cities resident. T, which would've required a citywide quality of life survey tied to the city manager's employment, was rejected.

State of play: The revised financial outlook is not a credit rating downgrade but a prediction of how the city's credit will evolve over the next two years.

• Moody's predicts the city will have to reduce budget expenditures in non-public-safety departments to offset the cost of additional salaries and pension investments.

Catch up fast: The Dallas Police Department has hired 250 new officers this year, exceeding its goal. The department, like many nationwide, has struggled with recruitment and retention.

• The city has long been unable to meet a goal set in the 1980s to employ three officers per every 1,000 residents.
• The City Council voted last week to repeal that language from the 1988 ordinance.

Spirit Airlines is dropping 24 routes nationwide, including at DFW Airport, while seeking bankruptcy protection.

Driving the news: The budget airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday after its merger efforts collapsed and losses spiraled out of control.

Why it matters: This is the first time in over a decade that a major airline has filed for bankruptcy, per the Associated Press.

• Spirit plans to continue operating as it normally would "throughout this prearranged, streamlined chapter 11 process," the company said in a statement.

Between the lines: Spirit's yellow planes became a symbol of ultra-low cost travel, but it lost hundreds of millions of dollars struggling to make that strategy work.

• JetBlue tried to merge with Spirit in 2022 but ended the pursuit this year after a federal judge blocked the $3.8 billion takeover on antitrust grounds.

State of play: Spirit rolled out flights to five new nonstop destinations from DFW Airport in July but announced this month that it would end service from Dallas to San Antonio, Chicago, Houston and Tampa. 

• Spirit has also ended routes from DFW Airport to Kansas City, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Philadelphia, per KRLD.

Flashback: Fort Worth-based American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection in 2011. It took almost two years for the airline to exit bankruptcy, which included a merger with U.S. Airways.

What's next: Spirit said it hopes to complete the bankruptcy process by the first quarter of 2025.

• Customers can continue using their tickets, credits and loyalty points. They can book future flights, the company said.

The Dallas Cowboys keep losing. The Houston Texans beat them last night 34-10.

The big picture: The Cowboys have lost all five of their home games this season. 

• They're now 3-7.

The intrigue: Cowboys wide receiver KaVontae Turpin scored a 64-yard touchdown during the first half of the game. It was Dallas' first touchdown at home since Week 3 in September.

• It was also their only touchdown of the night.

State of injury: Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson likely got a concussion during the first quarter, and safety Markquese Bell injured his arm during the second quarter.

Sad fact: The Texans scored their first defensive touchdown of the season during the fourth quarter.

What's next: The Cowboys play the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

⚖️ A civil trial in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Botham Jean's family began this week to determine whether former Dallas officer Amber Guyger is liable in Jean's murder. Guyger is currently serving a 10-year sentence for the 2018 shooting. (KERA)

⛈️ Storms and high winds knocked over two semitrucks in separate incidents, closing parts of I-635 and I-35W for hours yesterday. (CBS11)

🎥 Fort Worth will look like the Big Apple this week during filming of a new Taylor Sheridan series starring Michelle Pfeiffer. On Friday, "The Madison" shot scenes in Dallas that were meant to look like New York City. (WFAA)

Today's taco adventure takes us to a fast-casual eatery that specializes in quesadillas with nontraditional ingredients.

Fun fact: Dillas CEO Kyle Gordon managed Raising Cane's restaurants in Texas for seven years before launching the quesadilla concept with his wife, Maggie. The Plano location was their first.

How it works: Pick from eight quesadilla options or build your own. You can also get your entree salad style, double stacked "Gorilla style" or with a black bean spread instead of cheese.

What to order: Lonestar quesadilla, with brisket, onions, cheese, barbecue sauce and jalapeño ranch.

Where: Dillas Quesadillas, in Plano, Denton, Frisco, Forney and McKinney

Cost: $9.99 for the regular-sized quesadilla, $15.49 for the Gorilla style 

Six-word review: Goes beyond pico, cheese and meat.

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