Agreement ‘close’ on Dallas pension fix

Officials appear to be nearing a deal on changes to a proposal winding through Austin that would fix the struggling Dallas police and fire fighter pension that has thrown the city’s finances into crisis and threatened the local economy. “We have made substantial progress in our ongoing talks with all relevant parties regarding the future of the Dallas Police & Fire Pension Fund,” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said in a statement Wednesday. “Nothing is final and more work remains to be...