Two weeks ago today, state Rep. Leo Berman of Tyler filed H.B. 295, which says: “The secretary of state may not certify the name of a candidate for president or vice-president unless the candidate has presented the candidate’s original birth certificate indicating that the person is a natural-born United States…
Last week, just as city officials were heading out the door for their extended, city manager-ordered vacation, Assistant City Attorney Charles Estee filed The City’s Official Response to that suit contesting the vote that paved the way for the off-premise sale of beer and wine citywide. It’s brief — but…
Patrick Michels has been all over XTO Energy’s efforts to sink some gas drills in and around Dallas, a piece of which may or may not wind up on the council’s year-ending agenda on December 8 following the City Plan Commission’s decision last month to deny the wastewater-spilling Exxon subsidiary…
All those energy companies with gas drilling permits before the Dallas City Council on December 8, take one step forward. Not so fast, XTO. The Fort Worth-based energy company had been slated to bring its appeal of the City Plan Commission’s specific use permit denial before the council a week…
The Skype’d wedding of Mark Reed and Dante Walkup — held at the Dallas W hotel, officiated over Internet teleconferencing software in Washington, D.C. — went viral a few weeks after the gay couple was legally married in our nation’s capital in October. Gay rights activists the world over celebrated…
Most humans would probably be grateful if someone would come by a couple times a day and tidy up after them. Feral cats likely feel differently. They’re often brought to Dallas Animal Services scared and stressed out, and their sparse cages offer nowhere to hide from kennel workers who feed,…
Shame there’s no one at Dallas City Hall till Monday, because this just popped up on the year-ending December 8 council agenda: an ordinance that will “prohibit multiple registered sex offenders from residing in the same dwelling unit, with certain defenses.” Says the agenda, the council first discussed this item…
At this point, it’s hard to recall precisely where we left off when last discussing the city’s attempts to regulate community gardens; after all, it’s only been a subject for discussion (and point of contention) since, like, June 2009? Last I remember, Kris Sweckard, managing director in the Office of…
Brad Kizzia, the attorney repping Robert Groden in his fight with the city to keep selling his JFK conspiracy materials in Dealey Plaza, missed a golden opportunity for some terrific PR by filing these docs with the court yesterday instead of Monday, November 22. Then again, there was a method…
Even before their meeting last Thursday afternoon, City Plan Commissioners had decided to hold off voting on XTO Energy’s second application for a gas drilling site in Dallas — leaving time for the city council to figure out what to do with XTO’s first application, maybe even delaying that call…
What you see above is all that remains of 4044 Commerce Street, where Commerce intersects with Ash Lane not far from Fair Park. Our pal Justin Terveen posted some photos of the demolished structure to his Facebook page and Flickr photostream. Justin, who lives nearby, noted that it met with…
As you’re no doubt aware by now, Love Field’s starting to get its extreme makeover — otherwise known as the Love Field Modernization Program, for those now quite with the program. But, see, maybe you’re headed out for the holiday and have absolutely no idea what the what you’re in…
Perhaps you’ve heard: Not three weeks after her abortion wingding at the Majestic, Sarah Palin’s coming back to Dallas on Sunday to sign copies of her book America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, which went rogue over the weekend. She’ll be at the Lincoln Park Barnes &…
[Update at 10:23 a.m.: The judge’s office sends word that Ron Slovacek was found guilty on all three counts of the superseding indictment — counts 10, 12 and 19, to be specific. More details to come.]The staff’s all tied up at present, which means no one’s able to head down…
This arrived in the in-box mere moments ago: an invitation to The Formal Unveiling of the Downtown Dallas 360 plan, the first holiday party of the season. After all, you paid for the plan (close to a million, once you factor in the late-addition parking study), so you might as…
If you’re not sitting down here in the Council Chambers at City Hall right now, then you’re missing one of the fine ways to spend a Thursday afternoon in Dallas: sitting in on a meeting of the City Plan Commission. We’ve already covered student foot traffic across roads near schools,…
On Sunday we took a look at the new pavilions at Brownwood Park on Walnut Hill Lane, just as they were getting their finishing touches following some issues with a contractor that tried to cut corners. At which point Willis Winters, assistant director of Park and Rec, told us the…
Yesterday I joked: Since the city can’t find anyone to take over Dallas Farmers Market, maybe Tom Spicer and I would just go ahead and take the keys. But Spicer — the man behind Spiceman’s FM 1410 on Fitzhugh, beloved seller of produce to chefs professional and amateur alike, and…
Does no one want to take over operations at the downtown farmers market? Sure seems like it: On a whim this afternoon I went over to the city’s official bid site to see how plans for privatizing the market were going, only to find that the request for proposals was…
Joking happily about how he’s already told you to pull up your pants and quit the K2, Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway hosted a press conference this afternoon in the Flag Room at City Hall to get all up in your personal business some more with his “Quit Smoking Dallas!”…
As you’ll see in this video just posted by Dallas City Hall, a six-point buck got stuck, then put in a truck. At the end, a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden explains what happened, but long story short: The city was called out after TPWD received reports of two…
The Dallas City Council doesn’t have the most exciting agenda today — though if you’re interested in the state of sales tax revenue from ’02 to ’09, I’ve got just the PowerPoint for you. But to the more interesting business: First thing this morning, Dave Neumman, chairman of the Trinity…
