Balch Springs Animal Shelter And Library Invite You to Participate In "Tales to Tails"!

Our first Tales to Tails with Faith! Thank you Faith for your kind heart and willingness to love the animals!

Our second Tales to Tails with Thiago! Thiago you did an AWESOME job helping these dogs today! Thank you!

 THE BALCH SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTE...

Did you know...? Helpful community information.

9 IMORTANT TIPS FROM YOUR SHELTER

1. MICROCHIPPING

Microchipping your pet increases your chances of recovering your pet if it gets lost by 52.2%!  Generally, a microchipped pet can avoid seeing the animal shelter! The Balch Springs Animal Sh...

Municipal Court Safe Haven Month

MUNICIPAL COURT SAFE HAVEN MONTH

The Balch Springs Municipal Court will be offering payment assistance programs on all outstanding warrants beginning February 1, 2022. If you have any outstanding traffic warrants or unpaid violations, you are enc...

City Council Redistricting 2022

Resulting from the 2020 Federal Census, the City of Balch Springs’ single member council districts were found to be sufficiently out of population balance, which required redistricting. To comply with the “one-person, one-vote” principle established by th...

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program

What is CERT?

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates citizens regarding disaster preparedness relative to hazards that could impact our area, and provides basic disaster response skills training. These skills include fire safety, lig...

Balch Springs First 5k Run/Walk

The City of Balch Springs will host its first ever 5K Run and Walk in September 2022. This event will draw people from near and far! 

 You can be a winner right now. HOW?

 Help us with the “Branding Name” for t...

Mayor's 2022 Scholarship Award (Coming Soon!)

Attention High School Seniors: The City of Balch Springs will open the application process for the 2022 Mayor's Scholarship in early Spring. 

For 2022, the city will award five (5) $1000 scholarships to high school seniors living in the c...

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