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Trinity River Committee

  • News

    November 10, 2011

    Drowning in Lies About the Levees

    Corps of Engineers documents contradict city's claims that everything's hunky-dory with plans to fix Trinity levees.

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    Dallas City Fathers And The Army Corps Of Engineers Don't Speak The Same Language When It Comes To the Levees.

    Corps of Engineers documents contradict city's claims that everything's hunky-dory with plans to fix Trinity levees.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    At Some Point, Maybe, the Council Will Run Out of Trinity Parkway Alignments to Approve

    Patrick MichelsToday's meeting of the Dallas City Council's Trinity River committee -- during which the committee endorsed this alignment for the proposed Trinity River toll road - was dull and uneventful in ways that were of keen interest to trained Kremlinologists. By observing which members of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Is the Trinity River Toll Road on a "Fast Track" to Completion? Um, No.

    Rudy Bush had a good story in The Dallas Morning News yesterday about the new Trinity River "overlook" unveiled by the city on Wednesday and how handy it is if you want to go down and marvel at the lack of progress. Basically, as Bush points out, it's a vantage point at the corner of Beckley and Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Meandering Back to the Trinity River Project -- Oh, What Memories!

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    That Calatrava Bridge Will Be "Drivable" By Spring 2011. Promise?

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Oh, God, Make It Stop; And Other More Important Notes From Street Level

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    Lions, Tigers and a Mayor Tom Fund-Raiser -- Oh, My!

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Warning You Now: A Lot of Math Ahead

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008

    Angela Hunt Finally Wins Something!

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    What's $60 to $150 Million Among Friends?

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Get On the Bus As Some City Council Members Tour the Trinity River -- For, Um, Like, the Very First Time?

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2007

    Tom Leppert: Same As He Ever Was

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert Maintains His Lite-Rock Rhetoric

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Tom Leppert: Predictable and Classy

    Oh, what a nice morning. I had an opportunity to check back in on an old companion of mine, the Trinity River Project, and I'm delighted to say the old boy hasn't changed not a jot nor a tiddle. Still dressed to the nines, lying through his teeth and playin' the game.The Trinity River Committee of t ... More >>

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Oakley-dokey

    Everything in Ed's world is OK with Ed

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Say it Like Seinfeld: Neumann

    Everything in Ed's world is OK with Ed

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Thing 1 and Thing 2

    What's the real difference between Oakley and Leppert? No, seriously, please tell us.

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Fresh Eyes

    Basically, it's Coats versus the Manchurian Candidate

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2007

    Ed Oakley Has More Property Near the Trinity River Than You Think

    Basically, it's Coats versus the Manchurian Candidate

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2007

    Coats Says Oakley Ain't Woonerful

    Basically, it's Coats versus the Manchurian Candidate

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Mitchell Says No

    So what about the dogfight on the Trinity River Project?

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Eye Candy

    It's overpriced, it's gaudy and we have to put it on a credit card. Yep, that Calatrava bridge says Dallas all over.

  • News

    February 3, 2005

    Fear Factor

    Ever wonder what's inside the Great Trinity Forest? Enter if you dare.

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