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Mitchell Rasansky breaking with convention
One Dallas City Council member you didn’t hear getting irate about Wednesday’s Dallas Convention Center hotel land purchase item was the council’s contrarian-in-chief, Mitchell Rasansky. visit site to...
View ArticleNice house. But Dallas City Hall will destroy it.
Any unoccupied Dallas structure, regardless of its condition, may soon be demolished if City Hall determines it isn’t adequately secured, and that vagrants or children could enter it, the Dallas City...
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Dallas City Attorney Tom Perkins hearts Channel 11
At least, Mr. Perkins presumably loves his wife, who’s a “broadcast producer” at local CBS affiliate KTVT-TV (Channel 11), according to a mandatory … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleSink overflows, Dallas City Hall cafeteria closes, taxpayers get hosed
The cafeteria on the 7th floor of Dallas City Hall has been closed since the summer. Why? An overflowing sink created such water damage that the entire facility became unusable. Other city rooms all...
View ArticleDallas’ debate on expanded smoking ordinance to be delayed?
A definite possibility, given that it’s 4 p.m. and the Dallas City Council is still in a closed-door session conducting a routine performance review for City Manager Mary Suhm. City Attorney Tom...
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Pay day Monday for Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm and other top appointed...
As we reported Wednesday, Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm is in line for a pay raise. Now, we know how much: a $10,710 lump sum on top of her $267,750 base salary, according to an agenda item the Dallas...
View ArticleSlow start to Monday’s marathon Dallas City Council meeting
Although starting its meeting 8 a.m. today instead of the usual 9 a.m., the Dallas City Council has spent most of the morning in a closed-door session, its public agenda on hold. Why? The body is...
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Top appointed Dallas city officials to receive 4 percent pay raises, Dallas...
The Dallas City Council just authorized 4 percent pay increases for City Manager Mary Suhm, City Attorney Tom Perkins and City Auditor Craig Kinton. Ms. Suhm’s … [visit site to read more]
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Smoking ban opponent mulls legal action against Dallas City Hall
An Oak Lawn neighborhood bar owner who believes Dallas’ newly expanded smoking ordinance will put him out of business is marshaling support for a potential lawsuit against Dallas City Hall, he says....
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Gate for George W. Bush’s new neighborhood up for Dallas City Council...
As my reporting partner Rudy Bush reported last week, President George W. Bush wants to erect a gate restricting access to his newly purchased future home on North Dallas cul-de-sac Daria Place and...
View ArticleDallas City Council settles lawsuit alleging officials violated Texas...
The Dallas City Council unanimously approved paying former animal services employee Kenneth Watts $40,000 to settle a lawsuit in which he alleged Dallas’ Code Compliance Department violated the Texas...
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Dallas City Council member Carolyn Davis’ brake work may have violated state...
Dallas City Council member Carolyn Davis used campaign finance money to fix her car’s brakes — a potential violation of state ethics rules prohibiting candidates from using political funds for...
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Dallas City Council settles ‘n-word’ case for $30,000
Without debate, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved a $30,000 settlement of a federal complaint in which a former Dallas Water Utilities employee accused his boss of repeatedly using racial...
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Civil rights advocates seek injunction in federal court against Dallas...
A group of Dallas civil rights advocates, led by the Revs. Peter Johnson and Ronald Wright, is asking a U.S. federal court to bar Dallas City Hall from beginning construction of a Dallas Convention...
View ArticleResidents, Dallas City Council members spar over daytime juvenile curfew...
Opponents of a proposed Dallas ordinance, which aims to create a daytime curfew for children 16 years old and younger, roundly panned it at a Dallas City Council meeting as an affront to freedom and...
View ArticleDaytime juvenile curfew debate underway at Dallas City Council
Dozens of folks have filled the Dallas City Council chambers as the council debates whether to create a daytime juvenile curfew that would generally prohibit minors from walking Dallas streets between...
View ArticleCouncil member Angela Hunt: Just eliminate gifts from lobbyists
A key point from council member Angela Hunt in the lobbyist registration discussion. Instead of requiring disclosure of gifts, why not get rid of gifts altogether, she asks. “Why don’t we just...
View ArticleWhy talk ethics behind closed doors? 14-1
The most important portion of today’s discussion on ethics will be a proposal to require three council members to “second” a zoning motion before it can be brought before the full council for a vote....
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Dallas City Attorney Tom Perkins responds to new filings in billion dollar...
Moments ago, Dallas City Attorney Tom Perkins sent out his response to the latest developments in a massive lawsuit connected to backpay for police officers and firefighters. Perkins … [visit site to...
View ArticleMayor, mayor pro tem, and city attorney spar as Dallas City Council goes...
The Dallas City Council is still in executive session over canvassing the alcohol vote. Before they left, Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway wanted to know whether, once the vote is canvassed, the city has...
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