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 Dallas Board of Adjustment admitted Tuesday that it didn’t know the extent of its authority to rule on an Elm Thicket permit case stemming from a city permitting error — a mistake that let builders construct a towering three-story home and other structures that don’t meet zoning requirements. CandysDirt.com broke the story earlier this…
Dallas has built a city that residents can’t afford to live in and the city can’t afford to maintain, according to a report released last month. The solution per a local consulting firm: Update development codes to eliminate things like minimum parking requirements and minimum lot sizes, build infill development on vacant lots, and provide…
There’s a cute little Collin County community tucked along U.S. Highway 75 between Dallas and Grayson County that isn’t quite on the radar for big tech companies and families seeking a new home — but it’s about to be, city leaders say. In fact, Anna, Texas, quietly increased its population by 2,100% since 2000 and…
Editor’s Note: Several days after this story was published, The Dallas Morning News reported that “a supporter of proposed city charter changes pushed by nonprofit Dallas Hero is suing the city and most of the City Council, alleging they violated the Constitution by adding overriding amendment proposals.” Twenty-one proposed changes to the Dallas city charter…
During a time when multifamily has become a four-letter word among some Dallas residents, the City Council agreed last week to allow a local developer to build 26 units on the west line of Upton Street between East Clarendon Drive and Viola Street. The City Plan Commission approved developer Paul Carden’s request in March. It…
