The other semifinalists were William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth, and Mario Lara, an assistant city manager in Sacramento, California.

Philanthropist Roland G. Parrish, father of CBS Sports Texas reporter Ro Parrish, is celebrating a major milestone as the Dallas City Council approves the construction of a park named in his honor, featuring basketball courts,

Dallas City Council members met behind closed doors on Wednesday morning to discuss hiring one of the three finalists for the role -- interim Dallas City Manager Kim Tolbert, assistant Fort Worth City Manager William Johnson, or assistant Sacramento City Manager Mario Lara. After that deliberation, they publicly voted to offer Tolbert the job.