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By Norman Alston, FAIASpecial Contributor The Geneva Heights Elementary school in East Dallas is facing quite a challenge. In November of 2020, the citizens of Dallas approved a truly remarkable bond program for the Dallas Independent School District. At $3.2 billion, it’s the largest ever undertaken by a school district in Texas and dwarfs previous…
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A very good question: why does someone promoting Dallas, receiving almost a $700,000 salary funded by taxpayers to in fact promote Dallas, live and raise his family in Southlake? Well, Mr. Jones actually does live in Dallas at The House, by Philippe Starck, where he and his wife, Patricia, own a 1,487 square foot condo…
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A special Dallas ISD school board meeting scheduled for Saturday to discuss increasing the property tax rate has been postponed, largely because of exorbitant cost estimates for the date picked for a potential vote. “In consultation with Board President Dan Micciche, the called board meeting for tomorrow, Saturday, August 5, has been postponed,” the district…
Read MoreOn March 26, 2015, the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees voted 9-0 to approve a bridge plan that would start a first round of renovations for public schools that would culminate in several waves of renovations, provided the district could get a $1.6 billion bond package passed. That night, trustee Eric Cowan reminded…
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With early voting for Dallas Independent School District’s board of trustees election coming up quickly, be on the lookout for breakdowns of each race and key endorsements in the days leading up to the polls opening. But before then, we thought we would give you a few other dates to place on your calendar, whether…
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