So Many Retirements, So Little Toll Road, and Isn’t That Just Rubber Ducky?
As more of the old Trinity toll road promoters retire with it un-built, we could be looking at the end of the game.
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New Inspector General Report Shows HUD As Messed Up As City Hall
Not even Ben Carson can make HUD any worse than it is already.
Khraish and Topletz Families Have a Plan for Affordable Housing. Does Dallas?
Sorry to repeat myself. Last week I told you about a private sector proposal to provide 1,000 units of affordable housing in West Dallas while encouraging home ownership to protect existing neighborhoods from gentrification. I’m afraid I need to ring that bell once more just for emphasis. The proposal is…
Save Cop and Firefighter Pensions, Scratch the Toll Road
Mayor Mike Rawlings says the city of Dallas can’t fund $1.1 billion to fix its police and fire pension woes. I can. Easy.
By Any Other Name, Pension Fund Claw-Back Is Still a Default
Taking back interest and cost of living payments already agreed to by contract is bankruptcy-lite for Dallas.
Did the Clash of Old Dallas With New Dallas Help Produce that Nazi Guy?
Richard Spencer, the white nationalist whose fans give Nazi salutes, does come from here, after all.
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High Noon in West Dallas, and It’s the Landlords and the Mayor, Slapping Leather
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings finds himself cornered at the OK Corral by a bunch of low-rent landlords.
Police and Fire Pension Fund Is Like Worn-Out Streets, Basic Upkeep We Haven’t Kept Up
We all know there’s only one way to keep up the city’s basic infrastructure. Pay for it.
Wiley, the Stolen Dog, Goes Global. When Will She Have Her Own Movie?
Since the Observer told the story of a young woman chasing down a dog thief in East Dallas, the tale has gone viral.
Could Whack-a-Doodles in Washington Be Better or Worse for Dallas?
If Ben Carson takes over HUD and he’s a loon, is that really worse than what we had there before?
Mayor’s Posture on Pension Fund Will Inspire Only Panic Among Members
The more the mayor of Dallas talks about shutting down withdrawals from the police and fie pension fund, the faster the withdrawals will come.
State Fair Seeks to Remove Judge from Case Because She Retweeted My Park Cities Insult
According to court documents filed yesterday (copy below), the State Fair of Texas wants to make a legal issue out of the fact that I called them “moneyed gray-hairs and blue-beards from the Park Cities.” In a motion asking that State District Judge Staci Williams remove herself from an open-records…
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New City Manager Must Have a Good Wind Finger and Nose-Counting Ability
More than a good city manager, Dallas needs a really politician at the helm.
This Is Simple. White Nationalists Are Traitors. They Hate America.
People preach white nationalism because they hate this country and want to tear it down.
Ten Rules To Keep Family Thanksgiving Dinners From Going Nuke This Year
In the wake of the recent election, you may want to think about some formal rules to prevent your family from blowing up at Thanksgiving.
So We Shouldn’t Allow Fake News. OK. Who Decides What’s Fake, Jake?
So-called fake news, which President Obama wants Mark Zuckerberg to suppress, has been around at least as long as the Bible.
Mayor Rawlings Talks Municipal Bankruptcy for Dallas. So. Wow. Really?
The mayor has been talking openly about the possibility of a municipal bankruptcy in Dallas.
Stop, Thief! Citizens Give Chase, and a Loyal Dog Comes Home in the End.
One brave woman gives chase to a dog thief, and a very sad story gets a very happy ending.
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Want to See The Dallas Morning News With a Big Fat Thumb On the Scale?
Former A.H. Belo CEO Robert Decherd wants to be in charge of a new park downtown, and woe betide the person who gets in his way.
Young Dallas Leadership Must Think of Itself Now on a National Stage
The kind of leadership creating successful communities in this city today will be sorely needed nationally soon.
Four Park Board Members Ask City to Put Fair Park Bids on Ice
Four Dallas park board members want a bidding process for taking over fair Park put on ice until they get a chance to look at it
If Rob Astorino Goes to HUD, Does Dallas’ Secret Housing Deal Go to Hell?
A Trump pick for Secretary of HUD could have significant repercussions on the relationship between Dallas City hall and HUD.