Dallas city manager’s departure must be investigated | #citycouncil
It is time for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding outgoing City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s departure from Dallas City Hall. There are too many red flags that suggest this was not an honest call for his resignation based on performance. There is a strong indication that some City Council members coordinated a request for him […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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What’s the future of Dallas after city manager resignation? – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
A new chapter in Dallas City Hall discord over City Manager T.C. Broadnax came Thursday with a new edict from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Broadnax announced his resignation Wednesday after a city council majority dropped support for him. In 7 years as Dallas City Manager Broadnax saw accomplishments but also lingering problems that contributed to […]
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Dallas’ Child, Adult Care Facilities Get a Boost from City Council | #citycouncil
Dallas City Council took up two measures last week that should help child and adult care facilities in the city. One would grant child care facilities a 50% property tax break; the other would expand the areas where child care and adult care facilities can operate in the city, such as in single family neighborhoods. […]
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigns amid pressure from City Council | #citycouncil
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax is resigning as the city’s top administrative official amid pressure by the City Council, elected officials said Wednesday. Broadnax will leave the city June 3, according to a joint news release from council members Zarin Gracey, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Jaynie Schultz and Gay Donnell Willis. The move […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson paid campaign money to firm tied to his new Republican group
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won reelection by a landslide in May then started paying a consulting firm run by his former chief of staff thousands of dollars a month in campaign funds, records show. Adept Strategies, which was registered with the state on the same day the mayor reported making his first payment to it, […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson recall petition likely to fail, lead organizer says
The lead organizer of a petition attempting to recall Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says the effort will likely fall well short of the 103,595 valid voters’ signatures needed by March 5. Davante Peters told The Dallas Morning News on Monday that he estimates having close to 10,000 signatures, planned to keep getting people to sign […]
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Dallas councilwoman’s home graffitied, ‘fake dead babies’ left piled on sidewalk, she says | #citycouncil
A Dallas City Council member said a fence near her home was defaced Saturday, with the words “baby killer” graffitied multiple times on the property. Cara Mendelsohn, who is Jewish and represents District 12 in Far North Dallas, shared photos of the vandalism — which included a pile of rocks, bricks and “fake dead babies” […]
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Dallas City Council weighs how city could increase the supply of affordable homes | #citycouncil
Dallas City Council members received a staff briefing Wednesday on ways the city could increase the supply of affordable homes. That briefing came after two-and-a-half hours of public comment and hours of discussion on the bond election. Related:Here’s how cities across Texas changed their zoning to increase housing The potential zoning reforms could make it […]
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