When last we left the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees yesterday, they had come back from their closed-door meeting and presented two options to deal with the Texas Attorney General’s opinion concerning the extension of terms from three to four years: special elections or appointments to fill the…
Already being out-jumped, out-run, out-dunked and out-funked, the Dallas Mavericks last night became a desperate team suddenly out-manned. And after another thorough loss to the Denver Nuggets – this one 117-105 in Game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference Semifinals – it’s inevitable the Mavs will soon be simply out…
Dallas Independent School District spokesman Jon Dahlander just called Unfair Park back to explain the figure on Page 14 of the summary of staffing formulas at DISD campuses for the 2009-’10 school year being discussed by trustees today. And while it looks as though the Booker T. Washington High School…
As I noted, earlier Jim’s at 3700 Ross Avenue, where, at this very moment, the board of trustees is behind closed doors, no doubt arguing over the ramifications of the Texas Attorney General’s opinion that the trustees should not have extended their terms from three years to four last November…
After the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its report on the city’s levees, we were baffled to learn that construction on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge would continue, especially since drilling a concrete pier for the bridge into the floodway resulted in the troubling discovery of sand and the…
Pretty sure I should call in Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I thought I should crack open a Corona and at least give it a go. I was going to – per my usual list -…
Jim’s all dolled up: tie and pants and everything. Then, he does have a busy afternoon planned; just as well his Cinco de Mayo BBQ was called on account of flash flood warning. First, he’ll be stopping by DISD HQ for today’s 3:30 called meeting, during which the board of…
While I was looking for art to accompany Alexa’s piece about efforts to “daylight” long-buried creeks and streams yesterday, I came across this virtual stack of photos taken by one “Ardamass” back in January during a trip down Kidd Springs in Oak Cliff. After a wee bit o’ effort, I…
It’s taken one month to realize that Texas Rangers’ rookie shortstop Elvis Andrus would be okay. It took one play last night to remember he’s going to be a star. For once, I think it’s safe to say the Texas Rangers knew what they were doing. In last night’s 6-5…
Dallas County public defender Michelle Moore — who’s on loan to Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’s Conviction Integrity Unit — chimed in last night with a comment on Unfair Park. Specifically, she wanted to clear up any, well, let’s just say misunderstandings stemming from last week’s item concerning something…
As mentioned in this week’s cover story, one of the reasons former council member Ed Oakley says he lost to Tom Leppert in the ’07 mayoral runoff was his decision to run a negative campaign in the final weeks. Oakley’s negativity climaxed with taking a cheap shot at Leppert by…
Dallas Morning News publisher and CEO Jim Moroney will be in D.C. tomorrow for a hearing on “The Future of Journalism,” scheduled to kick off at 1:30 p.m. C.S.T. in front of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, whew. And he’ll be…
Certain that my prediction of Thuggets in 5 is spot on, my head is bursting with pride. But desperately wanting my Mavericks to pull the upset, my heart is breaking with pain. Before tonight’s pivotal Game 2 at Denver’s Pepsi Center, let’s allow the ticker to momentarily win the tug-o’-war over the…
To be clear, council member Jerry Allen didn’t tell Sam, “When the hotel fails, I’ll be off council, so I can’t be held accountable.” Rather, Sam had asked him: What happens if the city drops $500 million on the hotel and it doesn’t post the promised profit? To which District…
More than once in recent weeks, Pete’s hinted that perhaps Trees would once again take root on Elm Street, courtesy former Firewater talent booker and Vanilla Ice touring drummer Clint Barlow. Last time Pete checked in with Barlow, at the end of March, he was cautiously optimistic: “We’re working on…
Claudia Hernández didn’t know the house across the street from her home would become bulldozer fodder until a few minutes before it happened Saturday afternoon.”We saw people looking at the property [over the past few weeks],” Hernández said. “But we had no idea they’d do this!”Not that she’s upset. For…
This week’s cover story in the paper version of Unfair Park outlines the events leading to the upcoming election May 9. Here’s a look at the milestones that led Mayor Tom to this point. …
It was just last week I was watching The Science Channel’s Build It Bigger. The show details modern construction marvels, and this episode zeroed in on Jonestown Coliseum. “An engineering marvel that will revolutionize the football experience,” the host gloated in detailing Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ meticulous attention to details…
In the high-ceilinged shadows of the old Pump House at White Rock Lake, Bud Melton clicks through PowerPoint slides of apartment complexes, shopping malls, even public schools. Underneath them, he explains, is a crisscrossed network of the creeks and streams that used to be part of Dallas’s landscape, long before…
We’ll return to weightier issues in a moment — ba-dum-dum — but, for a moment, this respite from hotel talk and DISD chatter. Vanity Fair’s been gracious enough to post the entirety of its Jessica Simpson June cover story, due to his stands shortly. It’s quite the breathless read that…
George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation Mark Langdale won’t tell Time how much the ex-president’s raised for his SMU library — or who’s given to the cause of reshaping his legacy. But the magazine this morning notes that sources close to Bush are reporting he’s done pocketed $100 million since…
Last week, the Texas Attorney General’s Office offered its opinion that the Dallas Independent School District’s board of trustees “was not authorized to change the length of its members’ terms of office” from three to four years last November. Which has prompted a called board meeting at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow,…
