DALLAS — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson took to social media Tuesday night to dispel rumors that he's planning to resign from his role at city hall -- and potentially seek higher office elsewhere in the state.

Speculation that Johnson, who was first elected as Dallas' mayor in 2019 and then re-elected to a second four-year term in 2023, is planning to resign and potentially intends to seek higher office has been growing in city hall, and among the Dallas civic and donor communities, for more than a week.

The website ericjohnsonfortexas.com was registered last Monday, according to online records , further fueling the rumors. The registration of the website is private.

On Tuesday, the Dallas Morning News ran an article centered all the speculation that Johnson could leave his post . Later

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