Must be love this morning, as two Friends of Unfair Park who more often than not vote “D” sent along this link to the new issue of The Texas Observer (unrelated), in which the staff ranks “The People’s Friends and Foes” coming out of the 81st Legislature. And topping the…
After this morning’s city council inauguration, Angela Hunt celebrated her third term with a lunch at the Stoneleigh Hotel, where approximately 100 invited guests watched her open a copy of today’s Dallas Morning News. She read from Dave Levinthal’s article about the council members’ voting habits, and the crowd applauded…
Update: Check out more photos in this slide show.Not far from a downtown courtroom filled with memories of a time when cash allegedly flowed more freely through City Hall, Mayor Tom Leppert officially welcomed aboard two new City Council members with a promise to work together to do more with…
In December 2003, the city of Dallas issued a request for proposals to build a convention center hotel after former Mayor Laura Miller and her husband, former state Rep. Steve Wolens, months earlier helped pass legislation creating 10 years’ worth of tax rebates for hotels built within 1,000 feet of…
For those who missed the Rangers-Astros broadcast last night, the Texas Rangers’ Web site has 33 adorable seconds from the second inning, during which a certain former president and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington owners’ suite namesake realized he was on the center-field video screen and maybe needed to put down…
Speaking of former owners of the Texas Rangers …Don’t know if you’ve seen it, as it’s only been viewed 267 times in the past month, but Tom Schieffer’s campaign has posted to Vimeo a howdy-do in which he surrounds himself with pictures of and books about former presidents in order…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Arlington’s own Rep. Joe Barton at the helm last night, the Republicans suffered a tough defeat in Washington, out-fielded and out-hit 15-10 by Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game.Barton, a 22-year veteran of the annual game, wore a Rangers jersey with the No. 6 (his…
A Friend of Unfair Park who’s thinking of spending the Fourth of July tea-partying out at Southfork Ranch — “but only for Mickey Dolenz,” she writes, and I smell fresh-baked sarcasm — directs our attention to a forthcoming Dallas appearance by Ann Coulter, who’ll be at the Fairmont Hotel on…
Just stumbled upon quite the shindig planned for July 4 out at Southfork Ranch — something called America’s Tea Party, which is being put on by the Dallas Tea Party folks (nawww) but features a cross-country list of speakers tentatively scheduled to rally the troops. Here’s the roll call thus…
Sorry, Kurt Watkins, but your invite to tonight’s Dallas County Young Democrats shindig at Mayor Tom Leppert’s favorite Lower Greenville hot spot got spammed out — don’t take it personally, same thing happened to my mom earlier today. That half-hearted apology out of the way, the DCYD’s communications director does…
Update: We’ve got more photos from the protest in our slide show.About 65 protesters — and nearly as many members of the local media — showed up at the southwest corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane yesterday at 4:30 to march with Cindy Sheehan to George W. Bush’s house…
More than once in recent days, Dave Levinthal’s had to warn City Hall Blog commenters to stay on topic and stop shouting, “Voter fraud!” in the District 1 Dallas City Council runoff pitting Delia Jasso against Justin Epker. Seems there’s been a lingering question about whether 65-year-old Juana Rodriguez voted…
Perhaps you have an idea how the city can cut, oh, $100 million in order to fix its busted-up budget. Or, just maybe, you’re really not terribly keen on the idea of City Manager Mary Suhm leaving 12 code enforcement positions unfilled in order to make up the ever-expanding deficit…
To keep this brief, here’s the takeaway from this morning’s New York Times profile of former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who’s now “the unlikely new U.S. trade representative,” as the paper puts it. The gist of the story is this: Everybody likes Ron Kirk. Everybody. So far. Because, well, they…
A seven-part download this weekend by Danielle McClelland, in the Dallas City Hall Public Information Office, allows those who missed out on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge’s groundbreaking ceremony to have a look-see at the event, which took place on December 9, 2005. It’s been mostly downhill for the project…
At the Dallas County Republican Party’s annual Reagan Day Dinner in February, we described Cedar Hill City Council member Wade Emmert as a rising star likely to become the party favorite in the race for county judge in 2010. Emmert wouldn’t confirm his plans with us at the event, but…
Mayor Tom Leppert’s in D.C. this morning at the invite of Barney Frank, whose House Financial Services Committee is set to discuss why it’s become so danged difficult and cost-prohibitive for cities to issue bonds — and how Washington can fix it, despite the Fed’s “important misgivings” about guaranteeing municipal…
I don’t get whatever cable outlet carries The Eddie Bernice Johnson Show. No matter. The congresswoman from Dallas has just posted to YouTube her interview conducted this week with Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. Here’s part one; parts two and three follow. I won’t lie: She needs something to spice up…
Sometime this morning, we expect the Dallas City Council to approve a daytime curfew for minors under the age of 17, which, according to the ordinance, will “help combat truancy, thereby reducing juvenile crime, juvenile violence, and juvenile gang activity occurring in the city during school hours.” Despite opposition from…
Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on Saturday night’s narrow loss at the polls by Harlan Crow and the 41,287 Dallas voters opposed to a taxpayer-owned hotel, I realize the most important vote on this issue took place almost 15 months ago. Dallas will get its convention center…
Late last night council member Angela Hunt posted to her blog a note concerning the vote in favor of the convention center hotel. Therein, she extends the olive branch and vows to make ‘er work, because, well, that’s what 43,382 people demanded:The voters of Dallas have spoken and settled the…
“The message tonight is Dallas is moving forward,” said Mayor Tom Leppert as the crowd here at Gilley’s roared in approval. The votes still aren’t all in, but, said the mayor, “I can tell you tonight the winner is the Dallas taxpayer.”The mayor looked exhausted and seems to have aged…
