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 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…
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…
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…
Community development corporations like James Armstrong’s Builders of Hope want to provide affordable housing in underserved areas, but they say they can’t do it without assistance from the city such as a land transfer or forgivable loan — or both. To alleviate that pressure and help get more rooftops on the way, Dallas City Council…
It appears Dallas City Hall is imploding, and there’s a lot to unpack. The turmoil began a while back but lit up last week when City Manager T.C. Broadnax submitted his resignation after seven years at the helm in Dallas City Hall. Broadnax is expected to receive a severance package equal to 12 months of…
