Read all about it here. And tomorrow, you can read why I'm applauding and pinching my nose at the same time, a delicate act not intended for the faint of heart. Or, put another way, I'm saying, "Way to go,...
But there's still much work to be done on the package, which won't be formally voted on until at least the second week of November. We're having some technical issues here, so I can't link to other stories right now....
Well, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway are still pushing ahead. And they're still meeting some resistance from colleagues who suggest the mayor's moving too fast and not going far enough. So far, I don't hear...
In my column today, for which I've received about a dozen or so emails supporting the idea of more thorough, comprehensive oversight, I suggested the need for a blue-ribbon panel that would search for the best practices and best ideas...
Like you, Mr. Blow, I read the proposed Dallas city ethics reform story with great interest. After sitting through many days of the ongoing public corruption trial, I'm glad to see the mayor and council members addressing what clearly is...
As I mentioned here, Leppert's camp was worried not just about securing a win over the Harlan Crow-financed CATOH, they were concerned that Crow might win more support around the horseshoe if candidates he backed could pick off incumbents...
In my column today, I took note of the broader political implications of Saturday's ballot measures and municipal elections for Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. As Dave Levinthal pointed out here, Crow's pumped about $4.7 million into the Citizens Against the...
...Mayor Tom Leppert wants to put a TV bug in your ear. Vote No Dallas! -- which happens to be the group in favor of the hotel -- threw a nice counter-punch against the opposition group, which has been running...
That's the question being asked over on our City Hall blog about this report. Well, I see trouble -- punctuated with derisive debates, delays and dollar signs -- all of which may spell certain, if not sudden, death of the...
That's the only message I'd offer to Mayor Tom Leppert, who didn't join in on the live chat some DMN reporters hosted this morning to discuss the mayor's trial-balloon, um, idea, of taking over the Dallas school district....
City officials already are projecting that next fiscal year's budget, which kicks in on Oct. 1, is shaping up to be a monster. We're talking about a $100 million potential budget gap, although, as the story points out, it's early...
She's new blood here, but the DHA's new president and chief executive officer, MaryAnn Russ, has decades of experience -- all of which will come in hand in Big D Russ is the latest player to join the DHA's new...
Reporter Joanna Cattanach has the latest on the Jenny front: Comedic actress Lily Tomlin will perform at a benefit in Addison on Thursday, according to local activist group Concerned Citizens for Jenny. Ms. Tomlin will headline the event at the...
Well, that headline may be a stretch, given all the division the project has caused since its inception. But at least folks now have a big three-dimensional model of the project, one that Trinity supporters hope will spur interest and...
I was at the Dallas City Council's Trinity River Corridor meeting this morning, and it went about as well as it could. The committee worked out a deal that involved the panel recommending changing the name of Ross Avenue in...
Well, not if what Mayor Tom Leppert told me Tuesday is true. The mayor intimated that he and the council generally are on the same page with most of the proposed new pet restrictions they're set consider today. One of...
This is a disconcerting, if not suprising, report out of Dallas City Hall: Some elected officials, along with their family and assistants, have been getting free tickets from a contractor hired by City Hall to manage the Smirnoff Music Centre....
My new bffl, Steve Blow, is pushing anew the idea of a casino in Dallas, preferably downtown. Blow correctly points out that a casino would be a boon for the planned new convention center hotel. But let's just say I've...
Steve, your earlier post on the convention center hotel, as well as my prior post on the topic reflect or reinforce the concerns that were expressed in today's well-crafted DMN editorial. Bottom line: Even among those who favor the...
The Dalls City Council in its infinite wisdom decided to put the brakes on buying that tract of land it covets for a convention center hotel. Some think the asking price, based on recent appraisals, may be a bit too...
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