In a 13-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Dallas City Council selected Kimberly Bizor Tolbert as the next city manager. Tolbert has been the interim city manager since the position became vacant last June following the departure of former City Manager T.

Interim city manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert got a text in November with a picture of a dress made from rejection letters. It was from former City Hall official Carrie Rogers, who had just left Dallas to work at the Austin City Hall.

After a months-long hiring process, the Dallas City Council named Kimberly Bizor Tolbert as the next city manager on Wednesday, with her priorities including hiring a new police chief and navigating voter-approved charter rules.