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.
A district judge ruled Friday that developers planning to build a high-density mixed-use project at Preston and Belt Line roads must delay their plans for at least a month and repost signage about the project. The case will be presented again before the City Plan Commission, a local news station reported late Friday. District Judge…
Dallas voters made their stance clear at the polls Tuesday, rejecting proposed salary increases for City Council members while approving two of three controversial charter amendments driven by petition — each of which local elected officials had vocally opposed. But questions remain how and when the amendments will be implemented. About 57% of Dallas County’s…
Dallas leaders agree that two corporations responsible for financing affordable housing need diligent oversight. But a City Council Housing Committee majority agreed last week that instead of pausing the programs, projects should move forward while bylaw revisions are made. Public Facility Corporations (PFCs) and Housing Financing Corporations (HFCs) like the ones discussed at last week’s…
Dallas Election Day 2024 Live Updates Though Dallas County Elections website problems slowed the flow of hourly updates as promised, final results were posted early Wednesday morning, showing voters approved 15 of 17 city charter amendments, including a controversial proposal to increase the local police force to 4,000 officers. Many Dallas residents were keeping an…
Residents of the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood won the largest downzoning case in Dallas history in 2022, but now after a controversial Board of Adjustment ruling last month, they fear allowing one builder to continue construction will have precedent-setting implications. This month, the Dallas Board of Adjustment ruled that Akber Meghani, who violated the years-old zoning…
