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January 10, 2012
19-Year-Old Garland Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Bank Robber After His Mom Turns Him In
That photo you see at right comes from the F.B.I.'s Bandit Tracker website, which we've perused in the past. It was snapped June 14 of last year at a State Bank of Texas branch in Garland, off IH-30. The bandit in question: 19-year-old Anthony Blue of Garland. Which we now know thanks to Anthony' ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
DPD Chief Puts Officer Who Shoved Protester on Restricted Duty, Opens Investigation
From the video of Stephen Benavides being shoved off a sidewalk planter last SaturdayThis morning, Brantley spoke with Stephen Benavides, the protester who spent several days in jail on charges that he assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest. We also posted that video now making the ro ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
So Close to Getting Away With Armored Truck Robbery, This Is What Finally Did Them In
The U.S. Attorney's Office sends word that a man named Ennis Harris Jackson will be going to federal prison for more than 17 years for his role in holding up a Loomis armored truck in May 2010 outside a Mesquite Bank of America branch. Jackson was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbar ... More >>
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November 5, 2011
City, Occupy Dallas at Odds Over Who Began Melee That Ended With Eight Arrested
Photos by Anna Merlan, more in the slide showAn Occupy Dallas march and protest turned ugly this afternoon when police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd outside of the Bank of America building on Main and Lamar, protesters told Unfair Park. Eight people were arrested from the crowd of abo ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Beethoven Rolls On
Photos by Anna Merlan, more in the slide showAn Occupy Dallas march and protest turned ugly this afternoon when police used pepper spray to subdue the crowd outside of the Bank of America building on Main and Lamar, protesters told Unfair Park. Eight people were arrested from the crowd of abo ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
On Thursday, "Occupy Dallas"
There's a HuffPo piece this morning about how the pepper-spray-flavored Occupy Wall Street protests moved to the West Coast yesterday -- San Francisco, specifically, and the Bank of America building in the Financial District. Next Thursday, though, they hit a little closer to home. Without Radioh ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Craig Watkins Makes Good on Threat to Sue Mortgage Processor Over "Tens of Millions"
Back in August, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said he was taking a long, hard look at Mortgage Electronic Registration System, which, as we noted at the time, was created in 1995 by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other financial institutions to speed up the recording and transfer of ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Sure, Bank of America Has Bigger Problems, But Dallas Man Wants His Few Bucks Back. Now.
Via.Bank of America's got plenty to worry about right now, between tumbling share prices, threats of a $10-billion A.I.G. suit and renewed concerns over its long-term viability. So a lawsuit filed late last week in Dallas County District Court by Robert Long may not top the pops 'round Charlotte, ... More >>
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March 19, 2011
Best Of SXSW Friday: Cass McCombs, Turbo Fruits and Crawfish
All photos by Nick RalloThe award for Best Pissed Off Art Installation goes to this piece outside the Bank of America on 6th.Around 3:30 yesterday, Cass McCombs played a strikingly perfect set at Gorilla vs. Bear's SXSW Day Party. It was only half way through the day, the place was sweltering, an ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
This Performance is Taylor-Made
All photos by Nick RalloThe award for Best Pissed Off Art Installation goes to this piece outside the Bank of America on 6th.Around 3:30 yesterday, Cass McCombs played a strikingly perfect set at Gorilla vs. Bear's SXSW Day Party. It was only half way through the day, the place was sweltering, an ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
As Liverpool FC Sale Moves Back to English Court, a Motion for Contempt Filed in Dallas
George Gillett and Tom HicksFollowing yesterday's surprising turn of events that landed the sale of Liverpool FC in the 160th District Court at the George Allen, attorneys representing the Liverpool board and Royal Bank of Scotland were back in U.K. High Court this morning trying to push through ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Update: Dallas District Judge to Rule Early Tomorrow Morning on Temporary Restraining Order in Liverpool FC Sale
Outside Judge Jim Jordan's courtroom, TV cameras awaited the judge's decision. Till tomorrow!I'm at the George Allen this very moment, where attorneys representing New England Sports Ventures and Kop Holdings (which is to say, Tom Hicks) are squaring off over who owns Liverpool FC. In light of th ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Tom Hicks Files Suit Over Liverpool FC Sale -- and Finds Judge in Dallas to Stop It! For Now.
Dallas Cowboy by Kit Nelson, never more appropriate than today[Update at 4:41 p.m.: The original petition filed this afternoon has been added. It's after the jump.]This morning we told you the U.K. courts had cleared the path for New England Sports Ventures to buy Liverpool FC -- thus ending Tom ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
The "Breathtaking Arrogance" of Tom Hicks
George Gillett, left, and Tom HicksIt's déjà vu all over again this morning in the U.K.: On the one side of the courtroom are attorneys repping the creditors trying to force the sale of a sports team owned by Tom Hicks; on the other side are Hicks's attorneys. So perhaps it's not an exact repla ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Tom Hicks Loses Round One In UK Legal Battle
Dallas Cowboy by Kit NelsonThere, on the High Court of Justice Chancery Division's to-do list tomorrow, is one of two U.K. cases in which locals will keep a close eye: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC v Hicks & Others. As in: Tom Hicks, from whom the Royal Bank of Scotland wants the money owed over ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Today in Tom Hicks: Would-Be Stars Buyer Backs Out, Liverpool Board Poo-Poohs Refi
Kit NelsonI just left a message on Bill Gallacher's voice mail at his Calgary HQ to see if ESPN's correct in saying he's no longer interested in buying Your Dallas Stars. No reason to doubt Big Richard Durrett and ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, or other reports outta Canada. Just curious, that's all. Beca ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
Tom Hicks Is Unfreakingstoppable, or: Have You Seen His Latest Plan for Liverpool?
Kit NelsonA week ago today we told you that the Royal Bank of Scotland has given Tom Hicks till October 6 to find a buyer for Liverpool FC, or else it's taking over. Hicks and George Gillett owe the bank £237 million. Hicks and Gillett want £800 million for the club, said to be worth about £15 ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Tom Hicks Is "Toxic" In Liverpool
Spirit of ShanklyHit it, Lozninger: Baby, can't you see what the Royal Bank of Scotland just did -- it moved Tom Hicks and George Gillett's £237 million debt in Liverpool FC to the totally-teffed-list. Meaning: After asking somewhere between £600 and £800 million for the Reds (which, I believe ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Before Hicks Looks For Liverpool Buyer, AP Says He Already Missed One Shot
The U.K. papers say that today's the day Tom Hicks and Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillett will announce that, yes, they've asked hired Barclays Capital to find a buyer for their soccer team -- that's been the story ever since Sunday. And as we noted only yesterday, the Royal Bank of Scotland, t ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
News & Notes: Tom Hicks Is Almost Out of Liverpool (?), Cell Phones in School Zones ... and, Coming Soon, Balloon Dirk!
From Chris Howell's Sweet Science, which screens again at the DIFF Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the AngelikaSome news and notes while we wrap up some wrap-ups:On Sunday we noted that U.K. reports have Tom Hicks this close to becoming a sports-team owner without a sports team. Overseas papers insist t ... More >>
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April 11, 2010
Word Out of England: Bank Extends Liverpool Loan If Hicks Looks for Buyer
At 9 this morning, I asked Tom Hicks's local spokesperson Lisa LeMaster to comment on reports out of England that he's finally ready to sell Liverpool FC. No word yet -- perhaps because The Official Word's not expected till later this week. So, instead, looks like we'll have to go with U.K. sourc ... More >>
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March 28, 2010
U.K. Reports: Hicks Rejecting Offer for Liverpool, Bank Threatens to Repo Club
George Gillett and Tom HicksWord out of the U.K. has Tom Hicks refusing Rhone Group's offer of a £100 million for a majority piece of Liverpool FC, the exact amount he and George Gillett owe the Royal Bank of Scotland come July. I've asked Hicks's local spokesperson, Lisa LeMaster, wot the wot, ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
In Three Weeks' Time, Tom Hicks Might No Longer Control Liverpool FC
Spirit of ShanklyWell, this is quite the surprise: Turns out Tom Hicks may be out as majority co-owner of Liverpool FC before the deal's done to make Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan the keepers of Your Texas Rangers. Over the last few days, the story's been bending to the point of this morning's b ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Today's Advice from a Billionaire: "Don't Be an Overdraft Sucker!"
This is Bank of America's overdraft protection diagram. Seriously.There's a story in today's New York Times about banks' aggressive efforts to keep customers paying overdraft fees. That's because, come July 1 banks will have to get their customers to opt in to the service that covers purchases ma ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
What Does Elm Place's Closure Mean for Downtown Dallas? Is the City Worried? Well ...
Elm PlaceElm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
March of the Merry
Elm PlaceElm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
No Justice: We've Bailed Out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?
Elm PlaceElm Place's closure, announced this morning, comes as no surprise: A section of George Dahl's 52-story office tower, at Elm and Akard Streets, fell into foreclosure in the early part of '09, and the former First National Bank of Dallas and Bank of America building been shedding tenants f ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
Seeing Stars: Creditors Finally Wonder Why Tom Hicks Isn't Selling Off His Hockey Team
Five months ago, Tom Hicks's Hicks Sports Group defaulted on a $525 million loan; at the same time, he acknowledged that, yes, he was looking for someone who might be interested in buying some of the Texas Rangers offa him for the right price. Then, at the end of May, Hicks said he was, in fact, ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
If You Think There's a New Bank Branch on Every Dallas Block, You're Only Half Right
Even the 6-year-old who lives in my house has noticed it: "There's a new bank on every corner." To which the Associated Press responds: Yup, you're damn right, little man. The AP reports today that per its investigation of the invasion of the money-snatchers, 10,000 bank branches have popped up i ... More >>
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June 23, 2009
From the International Desk, Dirk Nowitzki Is Tingling, and Tom Hicks Is Refinancing
And, in international headlines this morning, Dirk Nowitzki wants to play with the German national team in the EuroBasket2009 tourney in Poland, which runs September 7-20. At least, if I read my Babel Fish translation correctly: "I believe already that it tingles/swarms." He needs to get that checke ... More >>
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June 10, 2009
There's No Anarchy in the U.K. For Tom Hicks, Who's Not Defaulting on This Loan
George Gillett and Tom Hicks will keep their ball, for now.Never did get an official response from The LeMaster Group concerning last week's news that Tom Hicks and George Gillett's Liverpool FC lost a ton o' debt-service dough despite making a pile of cash at the turnstile. Oh, well -- the Guardian ... More >>
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April 28, 2009
Amidst Accusations of "Financial Doping," Tom Hicks Not Ready to Sell Liverpool
Over the weekend, the rumors started mounting: Tom Hicks had approached Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao -- a builder of Indian infrastructure whose wealth ranks him among the world's wealthiest 200 -- about buying at least a piece of Liverpool FC. Folks close to the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Sta ... More >>
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February 3, 2009
U.S. Attorney Set to Announce Arrest in "Amarillo White Powder Letters" Investigation
Federal Bureau of InvestigationOne of the letters sent to a Chase branch, accompanied by a white powder later ruled to be calciumLast night, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent word that at 11 a.m. today there would a media conference at the Earle Cabell Federal Building downtown "to announce developmen ... More >>
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February 3, 2009
As It Turns Out, JPI's Land Along the Trinity River Hasn't Gone Into Foreclosure After All
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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November 12, 2008
After All the Fussin' Over Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks May Have to Sell
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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November 12, 2008
Bank of America Bails Out Jeffries Street Learning Center in South Dallas
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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October 2, 2008
Texas Banks Holding Strong -- Except in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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September 30, 2008
Mayor Tom’s Recipe for Weathering the Downturn: Free Lunch, Recycled Speech
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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September 27, 2008
Current Events at ACL Fest: Democrats, Republicans and Washington Mutual
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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September 26, 2008
Not Schadenfreude, Swear. Really, Just Something to Chew On.
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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August 7, 2008
A Horse, Of Course
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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February 15, 2008
Service Employees Union Backs Obama, Hoping to Help in Texas
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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December 27, 2007
Gosh, That Street Corner Could Really Use Another Bank Branch
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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July 14, 2006
Brook Mays Sings the Blues
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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July 13, 2006
�Ask a Mexican!
According to The Dallas Morning News on January 22, today was the day Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks was scheduled to hold a foreclosure sale of more than 50 acres Irving-based JPI is planning to develop along the banks of the Trinity River. But the sale of that property, pictured at right and wo ... More >>
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