Texan leads citizen charge to boost Dallas police, hold city accountable [Video]

A bipartisan nonprofit organization, Dallas HERO, has proposed three amendments to Dallas’ ballot targeting increased funding for police officers and accountability for city officials.

Pete Marocco, the executive director of Dallas HERO, a group seeking to amend the Dallas City Charter, told Fox News Digital that the three proposed city charter amendments, which voters will decide on in November, come as the city has come to a crossroads – with the police department lacking proper funding and a “corrupt” city council.

“We have 170,000 signatures on petitions from Dallas residents saying that these amendments are essential,” said Marocco, a Marine Corps veteran who has worked on security, intelligence and humanitarian efforts in the private sector and in the federal government. “And it has very much turned into a David versus Goliath, the people versus …