A Texas mansion that outdid the Griswold family with its Christmas lights drew so many admirers that the city had to deploy police officers — and even a helicopter at one point — costing taxpayers over $25,

Dallas spent $25,375 on police officers posted for about a week to control streams of cars and crowds of onlookers around a northern Dallas mansion that

Dallas council member Gay Donnell Willis said she wants to evaluate how home displays can be balanced with consideration of neighbors and taxpayers.

A popular light show at a five-bedroom house in Dallas' Preston Hollow neighborhood attracted a lot of traffic, a city councilmember said this week.

A Dallas mansion that went viral on social media because of its Christmas light display ended up costing the city about $25,000.

The house has drawn such a crowd that off-duty Dallas police officers were hired by a third party to help with traffic flow on the street. The Dallas Police Department confirms on-duty police have been called to help with traffic there at times,

A viral Christmas light display in Dallas came at a cost to taxpayers. The Dallas Police Department had to get involved to control the traffic and safety in the Preston Hollow neighborhood.