And Now, to the List of Dallas Mayoral Candidates, Add Mike Rawlings

It’s the least surprising political announcement of the week, no doubt: Dallas Park Board President Mike Rawlings is running for Dallas mayor. The formal announcement, sent from Mari Woodlief, follows in full. In the release — which names Joe Haggar Jr., former CEO of Haggar Apparel, as his campaign treasurer…

Angela Hunt Is Not Running for Mayor

Will she or won’t she? The prospect of council member Angela Hunt tossing her name into the mayoral race has been on the minds of City Hall followers ever since Mayor Tom Leppert announced that he wouldn’t seek a second term. She just told Unfair Park that she’s out. Not…

The City Is Open (Mostly). Schools? Not At All.

The Dallas Independent School District, like most others ’round these parts, is closed yet again. To the Facebook message sent earlier this morning:Guess what? Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices are closed on Wednesday, Feb. 9, because of inclement winter weather. Stay safe and warm everyone!When someone asked about make-up…

“Texas Is Still the Envy of Our Nation.”

In case you forgot, today Governor Rick Perry delivered his State of the State address down in Austin. And, far as he’s concerned, ain’t nothing wrong with Texas a little streamlinin’ and reformin’ won’t take care of. And as for that $27-billion budget shortfall, well, damn it, that’s all media-manufactured…

Leppert Wants Control Over Keys to City

Sure, they’re only ceremonial — not like they’re getting someone into Dallas City Hall or Mac’s or the downtown Neimans after hours. But Mayor Tom Leppert’s taken note of his pro tem’s gift to Michael Vick over the weekend and just sent this statement about how he wants this honor…

L.A. Times to Gov. Rick Perry: “Oh, Yeah?”

Throughout 2009 and ’10 there were a series of magazine pieces wondering how it was that Texas “powered through the global fiscal crisis” (per Fortune) and experienced “something like an economic boom” (according to The Atlantic) while California suffered. But then, of course, we discovered that the state’s facing a…