Subject: Kathy Nealy

• The Kirk connection

  May 18, 1995

• Mr. Mellow

  June 18, 1998

• Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County?

  While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found

  February 21, 2008

• Radio BBQ

  Why does everybody want to eat WRR?

  June 5, 2003

• Catfight!

  Laura, Mary says you're a phony! Now now, girls.

  March 27, 2003

• Remember Vote Fraud?

  The DA was hot to do something about it until his own campaign got going

  April 11, 2002

• The Envelope, Please

  And the Tom Dunning staff member who has been subpoenaed to the grand jury is...

  February 7, 2002

• Someone's Lying

  Hint: His initials are D.G., and he has a moustache

  January 31, 2002

• One Moe

  Even if Domingo Garcia can't win the mayor's race, he can slap the other two into shape

  December 6, 2001

• The Thing That Ate Downtown

  Downtown’s real estate barons are terrified that Perot-Hicks’ slick Victory project could wreak havoc on their own tax-funded plans to fix the city’s core

  November 29, 2001

• Absentee Minded

  Hey, Mr. Zillionaire Developer, got a big public project you want to sell? Black Dallas has the votes you need--dirt cheap.

  August 30, 2001

• Prosecution Looks to Right Stumbling City Hall Corruption Case By Calling Brian Potashnik

  Sam MertenDon and Sheila Hill left the courthouse Tuesday afternoon in good spirits.An admittedly nervous Steve Williams spent all of Tuesday afternoon on the stand discussing his eight-year tenure as Don Hill's administrative assistant, pushing the anticipated debut of developer Brian Potashnik to this morning. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham paused his redirect examination of Williams as U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn wrapped up the day, so Williams will be back for at least another 30

  July 22, 2009

• Don Hill's Latest Defense: He Just Wasn't Powerful Enough to Influence Deals

  Sam MertenWhat, them worried? D'Angelo Lee, Don Hill and Sheila Farrington outside the federal courthouse​[Editor's note: Jim's on deadline, and Sam's on vacation. So Trey Garrison's down at the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse live-blogging the City Hall corruption trial for Unfair Park today. Jim's back tomorrow; till then, take it away, Trey.]Don Hill's defense attorney, Ray Jackson, spent the morning building on a main part of their argument that Jim so brilliantly summarized l

  August 10, 2009

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

  August 13, 2009

• The Biggest (and Funniest) Revelations So Far in the Federal City Hall Corruption Trial

  Carol Reed​Everybody knew it was about "pay-to-play" at City Hall. Don Hill, a former city council member and 13 alleged confederates are accused of strong-arming real estate developers for money.But nobody knew...1. Carol Reed's name would come up. Reed is the top political guru and campaign consultant to the old Dallas establishment. Reed got kind of thrown under the bus by a fellow political hack, Kathy Nealy, who volunteered in testimony that Reed had helped engineer a smelly deal: They se

  August 14, 2009

• Yet Again, Bill Fisher's on the Stand in Federal City Hall Corruption Trial -- And Former Mayor Laura Miller Gets a Shout-Out

  Sam MertenFormer Dallas Mayor Laura Miller outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse, when she testified in the City Hall federal corruption trial a few weeks ago​Victor Vital, attorney for Sheila Farrington, began the morning's proceedings in the federal Dallas City Hall corruption trial by asking affordable housing developer Bill Fisher several questions about whether he hoped the jury in this case would render a "just and merciful" verdict. Finally the judge told him to mov

  August 18, 2009

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

  August 20, 2009

• What Don Hill's Conviction Means for Dallas

  October 15, 2009

• How the Feds Convicted Don Hill

  October 15, 2009

• Don and Sheila Hill, the Unfair Park Interview

  Photos and cutlines by Danny FulgencioAn inclination for religious references did not save Don Hill from lawful judgment.A little more than 24 hours after a jury found Don and Sheila Hill guilty on a total of 12 counts in the City Hall corruption case, the two sat down with me for a lengthy interview at the offices of Baker Botts on the 11th floor of Trammell Crow Center. Space constraints prevented much of our conversation from appearing in this week's cover story about the trial, so I've pulle

  October 16, 2009

• 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 guilty of 23 of the 29 charges against them in the Dallas City Hall corruption case, Rowlett resident Nedra Frazier gave me a behind-the-scenes peek at the deliberations. Much like my lengthy intervi

  October 19, 2009

• Before She's Required to Disclose Her Lobbying Efforts, We Take a Look-See at What Carol Reed's Banked From Mayor Leppert

  Mark GrahamSure, Woodlief's Allyn Media has brought in about seven times the amount Reed has from Tom Leppert-related campaigns, but Reed remains the queen of consulting.As the city council continues to discuss ethics reform in the aftermath of 23 guilty verdicts in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial, we thought it would be worthwhile to take a gander at the money that consultants and lobbyists are already required to report. Because Carol Reed's name came up in the trial (to the tune of $100

  October 20, 2009

• 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 been able to keep everyone, with the exception of Angela Hunt and former council member Mitchell Rasansky, on the same page, sharing their toys with no complaints. But today, Dave Neumann, a Leppert

  October 26, 2009