From our Mayor

Dear Friends & Neighbors:

I am proud of our City and excited about how we are building and investing in enhancements to services and infrastructure that will improve our quality of life for decades to come. Together, we are transforming Tyler into a nationally known community with a robust business environment, quality medical care, excellent educational institutions, and beautiful public spaces and neighborhoods.

The City’s progress and transformation are part of a larger plan: “Tyler 1st.” We focus on the outcomes for our future generations as we prioritize capital programs and activities.

Importantly, transforming Tyler requires us to focus on our facilities. After decades of hard work by many mayors, councilmembers and staff, W.T. Brookshire Conference Center opened in April 2023.

Improving our public spaces is important for residents and visitors alike. We renovated the fields at Lindsey Park and Golden Road Park. Transforming the parks is now possible with dedicated funds for maintenance and improvements collected from landfill fees. With collaboration between departments, we will also completely renovate neighborhood parks Noble E. Young and P.T. Cole.

Our community is enjoying tremendous growth, and with growth comes challenges with traffic. In 2021, we installed the Advanced Traffic Management System: a more reliable and safer traffic signal system for the residents of Tyler. This year, we replaced 14 of the 149 existing traffic signal cabinets, including battery backups. The upgrades replaced equipment that was past its life span. We will also retime 19 traffic signals remotely for the first time, allowing for quicker implementation and less staff time in the field.

Finally, Tyler has a bright future and a rich history that is vital to preserve as we transform our City for the future. I understand that our historic brick streets tie to our character and sense of history. We developed a more extensive brick street repair program last fiscal year and continued this year to maintain them for future generations.

Transformation is taking place in our community. The Tyler of tomorrow will enhance what we see today. These changes are intentional, true to us and the Tyler spirit. What will never change is the feeling you have when you live here: the feeling that you are home.

I am proud to be your neighbor. I am proud to be your Mayor.

Don Warren Mayor | City of Tyler, Texas

City of Tyler Mayor Don Warren