The city of Dallas on Wednesday said "significant progress" has been made in Senate negotiations to make changes to legislation to save the Dallas Police and Fire Pension.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and council members said Wednesday they’re hopeful about a conceptual agreement reached with the majority of police and fire associations over how to keep their troubled pension fund from going broke.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said Wednesday he’s making progress with preventing what he calls a taxpayer bailout of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System.