April Towery
April Towery is former News Development Director for CandysDirt.com and covers Dallas City Hall. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
The City of Dallas is proposing a $300 million investment into housing infrastructure over the next 10 years, officials announced during a presentation last week on the 2024 bond program. The discussion sparked a lively debate about whether infrastructure translates to actual homes — and one Dallas developer told CandysDirt.com that the city could solve…
Everything’s bigger in Frisco by the looks of a 2,500-acre “developer’s dream” site off the Dallas North Tollway that will include homes, apartments, lakes, parks, offices, and hotels. The $10 billion Fields project was announced about a year ago and developers signed Taylor Morrison Homes as its first builder. Republic Property Group and Crow Holdings…
The Texas Education Agency issued its school district accountability ratings last week for the first time since 2019 — and we found some houses in top-ranked districts that make the grade. There’s something for every family in every price range, but what these homes have in common is close proximity to a district where students…
Affordable housing, homeless solutions, transportation, public safety, and economic development are among the top priorities for Dallas City Council members during the budget cycle that should culminate with an adopted document Sept. 21. Some council members also say they’re not locked into City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s recommended tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed…
The Inflation Reduction Act represents the most ambitious climate spending package in U.S. history, but will it fix our energy woes?
