Ross Perot

Tax Breaks for AAC Worked So Well the First Time, Let's Do More!

Judge Rules That Ross Perot Jr. Can't Block Parking Spots at the American Airlines Center

​Three days before Christmas we noted that Anland North, a limited partnership controlled by Ross Perot Jr. and his Hillwood, was threatening to block some Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks season-ticket holders from parking in their already-paid-for parking spots at the American Airlines Center. ... More >>

Price Investigation's Royal Pains

"Queens for a day" could be a sign that feds are getting really ambitious.

Now We Have a Much Better Idea What Feds Want Hillwood to Produce in JWP Investigation

Ross Perot Jr.​We've known since June 30 -- days after FBI agents raided the homes and offices of John Wiley Price and Kathy Nealy, among others -- that the feds had also paid a visit to Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood HQ. As Haynes and Boone's Barry McNeil told The News: "The FBI has served subpoenas t ... More >>

Fun With Audio, Part 2: EBJ and JWP Talk About the Inland Port, Kathy Nealy, Ross Jr. (and Me)

​This weekend I have been sitting around ruminating on the last three years of reporting I have done on the Inland Port story, which now seems to an element in the FBI corruption probe of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. By the way, I happen to know the FBI has been hearing about this ... More >>

Tom Melsheimer Takes It to the Hole (Update: We Talk to Cuban's Attorney About Filing)

Tom Melsheimer​[Update at 9:40 a.m.: Shortly after I posted this, Mark Cuban's attorney called to talk about the response to yesterday's filing. Our interview follows after the jump.]We've written about and spoken to Fish & Richardson's Tom Melsheimer on numerous occasions, most often and most ... More >>

The Word on John Wiley Price: Judas

​Southern Dallas, especially the ministerial leadership, seems to be pretty locked up behind mayoral candidate Mike Rawlings. In explaining that to myself, I do allow for Rawlings's charismatic personality and his track record on community issues. He's got things going for him. (Well, maybe no ... More >>

Perot Museum Announces New Texas Instruments Engineering and Innovation Hall

Photos by Patrick MichelsWith help from Perot Museum educator Jason Treadway, Peak Prep students hoist their metaphor high.There's really no bad time to check back in on construction at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science -- but especially on a day like today, when some serious money has just cha ... More >>

The DSO's Looking to Raise $50 Million. Turns Out, It's Already Almost Halfway There.

​It's been no secret that the Dallas Symphony Orchestra could use a little classical gas right now, following a season that left the DSO with what some guesstimated to be a seven-figure deficit, a few high-profile last-minute cancellations and chief operating officer Paul Stewart taking the presid ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.25.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Don't understand why some folks around here can't stand Mark Cuban. And that includes you, Ross Perot Jr. In Thursday night's NBA Draft the Dallas Mavericks owner wrote a check for $3 million to m ... More >>

The Top 10 People I Wish Failure Upon

​I've been known to be a glass-half-empty sorta guy. (Psst: I'm geniunely positive, I just like to play an a-hole in here and on 105.3 The Fan.) Last summer I wished failure upon the noggin' of one Terrell Owens. Whatdya know, he sucked in Buffalo and these days is without a job. Recently I t ... More >>

Mark Cuban: Out of the SEC Frying Pan ... Into the Hillwood Fire

Just as Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban is finishing his jig in the wake of beating an insider trading charge from the Securities & Exchange Commission, today comes another legal pothole. This one from the guy who sold him the Mavericks. Hillwood Center Partners, which is contr ... More >>

Now, Victory Is Theirs, as Hillwood Officially Hands Over Victory Park to Germans

Alexander FloresAround the same time the folks at the Hard Rock Cafe were showing local media the new Victory Park digs, Hillwood was handing over the development's keys to US Treuhand -- the German investors who, back in March, warned that Ross Perot Jr.'s company was in danger of defaulting on a $ ... More >>

Mayor's New Pro-Hotel Pal Can't Defend Leppert's Promises During Trinity Campaign and Advocacy of Inland Port Delay

Sam MertenEd Oakley ran a below-the-belt ad attacking Tom Leppert in his attempt to beat him in the mayoral runoff. Now he's joined a group formed to defend Leppert against the negative attacks from the anti-hotel group. Got it?As mentioned in this week's cover story, one of the reasons former coun ... More >>

Fairmont Hotel To Turn Its Lights Out Next Week

Take a dim view of the Regency BallroomOn Thursday, April 2, the Foundation Fighting Blindness will hold its second annual Dining In The Dark at the Fairmont Hotel (1717 N. Akard St.) in honor of donors Margot and Ross Perot.The event begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by recognition of honore ... More >>

Has N9NE Steakhouse Closed? Nothing Official, But ...

Early this morning, Christina Hughes Babb wrote on the Advocate's blog that N9NE Steakhouse in Victory Park sent its employees packing last night. Nothing official, just the word of staffers who found their way to Kenichi last night in search of a drink or a job. It's been a difficult story to confi ... More >>

N9NE and Out: After Months of Debate, the Pricey Steakhouse in Victory Park Figured It Had "Contributed Enough"

Sara KerensJust had a lengthy talk with Wade Hampton, marketing director for N9NE, who does confirm the bad news: The steakhouse in Victory Park is no more. And, he says, there is no single reason for its shuttering last night. "I think that you could probably come up with a pretty lengthy list of r ... More >>

Dallas' Inland Port of Gall

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Time Warped

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Ross for Boss! And He's Got Charts!

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

It's Official: Super Bowl XLV is a Living, Breathing Thing

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Who's Building the New Museum of Nature & Science? Find Out Tuesday.

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

USA Today Proclaims Ross Jr. Downtown Dallas' Savior -- Huzzah!

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Beyond the Norm

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Lucky 13

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

W Stands for "Winner"

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

TIF for Tat

Old boys act like a bunch of hicks over the inland port that could mean progress in South Dallas

Grab for Privates

Should we turn local government over to a corporation?

Red River

Orange you glad this is Texas?

Survival of the Flattest

Maybe charter reform could at least get someone up off the floor at Dallas City Hall

Crocodile Tears

City Hall is sorry it can't help the White Rock water main victims... or anybody else, for that matter

Tale of the Tapes

With headliners like Mike Judge and an impressive list of films, the Dallas Video Festival once again wins by knockout

A clockwork Buzz

1999, the year Bill Rojas brought panic and paranoia to DISD. But was there any other good news? Buzz takes a look back.

Changing channels

When the Mavericks made a deal with the USA Network, Tom Hicks' regional sports channel became less regional

Belo's sure got balls

The News now co-owns the Mavericks, but at what price?

Site unseen

At a hotel near you, learn how to mine the riches of the Internet for millions

Night & Day

March 11 - 17, 1999

Peep-hole power

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Buzz

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Buzz

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Buzz

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Buzz

It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

Who's the boss?

Ross Perot Jr. owns the Dallas Mavericks, but--for better or worse--it's Don Nelson's team

Fire at will

Getting Don Nelson to coach the Mavericks is good for basketball--and business

Get real

Arena shills say only tourists will get soaked by a new tax on rental cars. They're lying.

One-on-one

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

Events for the week

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

A whiter shade of black

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

BeloWatch

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

Buzz

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position