Dallas Wings to Downtown Dallas? A city council vote could open the door | #citycouncil
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 26: Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Dallas Wings drives against Kelsey Plum #10 of the Las Vegas Aces in the second quarter of Game Two of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on September 26, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Wings 91-84. (Photo […]
Read More
WNBA’s Dallas Wings poised to relocate to downtown Dallas arena in proposed deal with city | #citycouncil
Dallas officials are poised to approve a 15-year deal designed to bring the WNBA’s Dallas Wings to the downtown convention center arena, three city officials told The Dallas Morning News. The City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resident use and incentive agreement for the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, part of the Kay Bailey […]
Read More
Proposal for Dallas’ leaders pay in question – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
Dallas voters may get to decide if city council members and the mayor get a large pay increase. First, the council must approve recommendations sent by a commission looking to overhaul city government. The City of Dallas Charter Review Commission made a list of recommendations including the pay increase but also implementing ranked choice voters, […]
Read More
Letters to the Editor — Texas A&M, preservation program, Dallas City Council, sheriff race | #citycouncil
Bonfire wrong memorial Texas A&M University is unique for many reasons. Its distinctive culture permeates every aspect of its existence. At the core of its culture is the courage to always do what is right regardless of opinion or consequences. While traditions are revered at A&M, those traditions can never supersede the dignity we accord […]
Read More
Can $100k plus buy a better Dallas City Council? We don’t think so. | #citycouncil
In an era of belt-tightening, a proposal to change the Dallas city charter to double the pay of future council members and mayors is excessive and tone deaf. Dallas City Council members work long hours beyond the time that they spend around the council horseshoe. A decade ago, they were abysmally underpaid, council members receiving […]
Read More
Dallas needs a civic leader, not a political partisan
Dallas’ city charter requires the mayor and council members to run and, hopefully, govern without party labels. The reason is that nonpartisan leadership at the level of government closest to residents encourages elected officials to work in the best interests of their communities, not in their own political interests or those of a party. It’s […]
Read More
Dallas City Council has questions for TxDOT on interstate project – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
Dallas City Council approved in May to accept TxDOT’s recommendation to tear down I-345 and rebuild it below grade with city streets running over it. Some people in the area like the idea if it improves traffic. “The project sounds valid,” downtown resident Chester Anderson said. “It would help some of the traffic flow especially […]
Read More
Dallas City Council Approves Appointment of Interim City Manager » Dallas Innovates | #citycouncil
Dallas City Council has approved the appointment of Deputy City Manager Kimberly Tolbert as the interim city manager, effective June 3. She will fill the role while the council conducts a search to permanently fill the position, which is being vacated by the departure of current City Manager T.C. Broadnax. Tolbert is Broadnax’s former chief […]
Read More
Dallas City Council approves $2.5 million settlement in Tony Timpa civil rights lawsuit | #citycouncil
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $2.5 million settlement in the civil rights lawsuit against four Dallas officers accused in Tony Timpa’s death in police custody. The award comes about five months after a federal jury determined that three of the officers violated Timpa’s rights in 2016, but that two were shielded […]
Read More
Kimberly Tolbert to become interim Dallas City Manager – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
The Dallas City Council has moved ahead to have an acting city manager in place when the current city manager leaves in June. In a twelve to two vote, council members appointed Kimberly Tolbert to the role of interim city manager. Tolbert currently serves as Deputy City Manager. Council members cited a rough relationship between […]
Read More