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.
Dallas administrators reviewed Tuesday the city’s $4.51 billion proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The figure is based on a property tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed valuation, a reduction of about 2.75 cents from last year’s rate. City Manager T.C. Broadnax said the proposed tax rate reduction represents the largest decrease…
A city’s school district can make or break the sale of a home, and Dallas ISD’s early State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores could offer some peace of mind to those who are house-shopping within the district. A report released by DISD Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova in June showed: Despite falling significantly…
A steering committee report presented to the Allen City Council last month had some somber news: “There is no heart of Allen right now. No true destination.” But there’s hope. After a year of gathering community feedback and working with Stantec consultants, there’s a 183-page plan to bring the Collin County city back to life. …
During the formative years when most young people are trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives, Rigo Guzman is dreaming big, and bringing almost 130,000 followers along for the ride. Originally from Mexico, the young JPAR Real Estate agent moved to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. As…
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Dallas is home to four of the most expensive active single-family home listings in the state, according to a new report issued by the Houston Association of Realtors. Topping the list is the $24.5 million mansion at 5411 Surrey Circle. It’s been on the market for about four months, and…
