April Towery
April Towery covers Dallas City Hall and is an assistant editor for CandysDirt.com. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
The antiquated ordinance that allowed the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District needed to be repealed to preserve what was left of Dallas’ Black history. That’s especially true in the Tenth Street Historic District. But at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting, activists argued that abolishing the troublesome 2010 ordinance…
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A former Dallas City Council candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for a state representative job in Austin. Barry Wernick, 53, told CandysDirt.com last week that he’s running because “for too long, we haven’t had any true conservative representation in Austin.” Wernick will face incumbent Morgan Meyer in the March 5 primary. The District…
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The Dallas City Council on Tuesday appointed Kimberly Bizor Tolbert to serve as interim city manager while a search is conducted to replace T.C. Broadnax, who submitted his resignation last week, effective June 3. Tolbert currently oversees the Office of Risk Management, Aviation, Dallas Water Utilities, Human Resources, Communications, Outreach, & Marketing, Office of Homeless…
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Dallas is in the midst of a homelessness and affordable housing crisis, and not every child looks forward to a snow day or holiday break from school. That’s because school might be the only place where they can count on nutritious meals. The Parent Teacher Association at Lipscomb Elementary School took notice of the growing…
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The process of hiring a search firm to identify qualified city manager candidates ought to be a simple one. The Dallas City Council did it just seven years ago when T.C. Broadnax was brought on board. Now that Broadnax announced his resignation last week, effective June 3, it’s clear that elected officials want to be…
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