Don Hill

More Subsidized Housing is the Last Thing Poor Neighborhoods Need

The Dallas Morning News owes me at least five bucks for all the business I steer their way -- and, believe me, I hate doing it -- but once again they have an op-ed piece in the paper today that's really a must-read for people who care about the city or have any involvement at all with City Hall. I ... More >>

Whistle-Blowers Claim City Misused Housing Money

Federal dough meant for affordable housing went to downtown.

Two Who Took Guilty Pleas in City Hall Corruption Case Were Sentenced Today

Hey, Don Hill, how many years in prison did guilty-plea-taker John Lewis get today?​John Lewis and Kevin Dean were among the first two to plead guilty, both to one count of extortion, in the Dallas City Hall federal corruption case -- Lewis in March of last year; Dean, in June. When Lewis pleaded ... More >>

Don Hill, After a Lengthy Trial, a Guilty Verdict and an 18-Year Sentence, Still Doesn't Get It. Wonder Why?

Buzz Gives '09 a One-Fingered Wave Goodbye

Hey Mayor Leppert: Want Ethics Reform To Have Some Real Teeth? Take Away the Power of the Table.

Federal Judge Barbara Lynn And The Observer Go Toe-To-Toe Over A Vague Legal Principle Known As The First Amendment

The Waters Are Murky as Dallas City Council Seeks Clarity Before Ethics Reform Vote

Sam MertenCouncil member Carolyn Davis talks to zoning lawyer Kirk Williams as Willie Cothrum (right) listens.If nothing else, the city council's hastily planned ethics reform briefing early this morning showed that this group is capable of a spirited debate. For the most part, Mayor Tom Leppert has ... More >>

More Delicious Corruption Trial Leftovers: Juror Says "There Was a Lot of Disagreeing," Fax Machine Was "the Talk of the Day"

Sam MertenAccording to juror Nedra Frazier, the arguments against conspiracy surrounded Rickey Robertson, seen here leaving the courthouse with his wife and baby daughter after the jury found him guilty on two counts.A few hours after she and 11 other jurors found Don Hill and his four co-defendants ... More >>

The Jury that Found the Defendants Guilty in the Federal Corruption Trial Was Also Indicting City Hall

Stay Tuned: The Verdict Is In! (Update: Don Hill's Guilty of Extortion, Bribery and More)

Sam MertenFour of the five co-defendants, from left to right: D'Angelo Lee, Sheila Hill, Darren Reagan and Don Hill​Sam's on his way to the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse, where, at around 10:30 a.m., we'll find out what says the jury in the Dallas City Hall federal corruption trial ... More >>

Buzz: Dont Blame The System

After Hubby's Rocky Day on the Stand, Sheila Hill's Attorney Says He Has "No Concern Whatsoever" About Putting Her Up There Too

Sam MertenWe caught up with Sheila Hill's attorney, Victor Vital, after the cross-examination of Don Hill Wednesday afternoon in the City Hall corruption trial, to find out if he had any concerns about putting his client on the stand. "Oh, not at all," he says. "Don did wonderfully today. The truth ... More >>

Let's Make a Deal! Don Hill's Back on the Stand, and Schutze is Back at the Courthouse.

Sam MertenDon Hill had quite the, um, rough day yesterday. And now he's got Jim to contend with.​Judge Barbara Lynn, Ms. Punctuality, is 15 minutes late getting the Dallas City Hall federal corruption trial started at the Earle Cabell this morning. Usually she keeps the jury informed about every ... More >>

It may be time for some defendants in the federal corruption trial to play Make a Deal.

Before Bill Fisher's Turned Over to the Defense, Ex-Council Member Makes Cameo

​Today's testimony from Bill Fisher, the government's wire-wearing witness in the City Hall corruption trial in federal court, brings us an even more explicit bribery-extortion scenario than we have seen before in this two-months-old trial.Fisher is alleging a series of events that followed a mee ... More >>

Latest Lesson from the City Hall Corruption Trial: When You Ask the City Attorney for an Ethics Opinion, Check With the FBI Too

Big Fisher: Schutze is Back at the City Hall Trial As the Feds' Informant Takes the Stand

Sam MertenDon Hill and the missus, Sheila Farrington​Victor Vital, Sheila Farrington Hill's attorney, is cross examining Allen McGill, Darren Reagan's partner in the Black State Employees Association of Texas (BSEAT), which prosecutors have characterized as a fake union and extortion scam. McGill ... More >>

Prosecution Hands Over Key Witness to Defense Without Proving Don Hill's Guilt, Bolsters Case Against D'Angelo Lee

Sam MertenD'Angelo Lee crosses Commerce Street in front of the Earle Cabell Federal Building Thursday afternoon.The second full day of testimony from affordable housing developer Brian Potashnik strengthened the prosecution's case against former city plan commissioner D'Angelo Lee in the City Hall c ... More >>

As City Hall Corruption Trial Takes Week Off, the Defense Team Lists Its Exhibits

Hey, Don Hill, how many weeks till your trial starts back up? Then get some rest!The defendants' legal team in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial filed today a list of the exhibits it plans to introduce when it's their turn at bat. The list, which you will find in its entirety after the jump, str ... More >>

Brian Potashnik Will Appear in Federal Court -- To Testify Against Don Hill (Now, a Live Blog)

Cheryl and Brian PotashnikI'm at the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse waiting for the afternoon session of the City Hall corruption trial to launch. The feds presented their case this morning. The only substantial news was a confirmation that affordable housing developer Brian Potashnik ... More >>

Before the Prayer Vigil, South Dallas Ministers Ask Eric Holder to Review Don Hill's Case

Hey, Don Hill, how many weekdays left till your trial starts, anyway?And the press releases keep coming from the Don Hill camp: Only a few days after inviting us to a Sunday-eve prayer vigil for Don Hill and Sheila Farrington in advance of Monday's start date in the City Hall corruption case, Ken Ca ... More >>

"There Will Never Be a Paper Trail." Whoops.

OK, Don Hill, raise your finger every time you hear a defendant in the City Hall corruption case plead guilty.This afternoon, as promised, the U.S. Attorney's Office forwards John Lewis's plea agreement -- the one that finds him promising to testify against former Dallas City Council member Don "Wha ... More >>

Buzz Reviews the News of 2008: Yes. It Was All Bad.

Sex clubs in the 'burbs, teacher layoffs in the district, black holes in the commissioners court—Buzz makes perfect sense of 2008

Domino No. 2 in the City Hall Corruption Case Falls: Andrea Spencer Pleas Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

Dallas Flashes Back to 1997

A Trinity River vote, the return of the Citizens Council, a corruption case at City Hall. Buzz is confused. Was this 2007 or 1997?

Home to Roost

Leppert's Running Up That Hill

Tomorrow's Forecast: Gloomy, with a Slight Chance of Disaster and Late-Evening Sunshine

Max Wells: Mayoral Candidate and Amazing Coward

Slow Out the Gate

Don Hill's late decision to run for mayor could benefit other candidates

Don Hill Asks Tom Leppert: What, Exactly, Are You Spreading?

Sam Coats, You're Movin' On Up

Don't You Wish Your Mayor Was Hot Like Me

Dallas' mayoral wannabes are all nice guys. Where's the fun in that?

Matt Pulle Still Doesn't Give Jennifer Gale a Chance. That's a Shame.

Mayoral Candidates Like to Ac-cent-thcu-ate the Positive. If Only We Could Vote For All of Them!

Wherein We Declare Don Hill the Current Frontrunner and Sam Coats...Wait, This Can't Be Right...Hip?

The Elite Eight, or: Get Your Mayoral Brackets Ready!

Luck of the Draw

Fear-Mongering Amongst the Mayoral Candidates. And Don Hill Has a Economic Plan. Didn't Say it Was a Good One.

No Matter How Many Would-Be Mayors Are in the Soup, the Recipe's Always the Same

Wherein Max Wells Calls Himself "Max Wells" and Ed Oakley Says He's Already the Mayor

Don Hill's a MySpace Candidate Too. Be His Friend?

White Pupils Preferred

Get Over Deep Ellum | Field of Also-Rans

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City council could cost us $20 million by tanking the Merc deal

Paper Trails

Morning News waits and waits to acknowledge CBS-11's scoop of an ethically challenged state rep

The Ride, Stupid

Instead of calling for riots, just say where you got your car

Rock & Droll

The members of White Light Motorcade are road scholars

Pecked to death

During a marathon meeting, Dallas City Council guts a proposed ethics code