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.
Following a Valentine’s Day Dallas City Council vote to allocate just $26.4 million for housing in the May bond election, advocates admitted they are disappointed but will continue to fight for more options and affordability. The housing allocation is a far cry from the $200 million that members of the Dallas Housing Coalition and Dallas…
In a move that some suggested was putting the cart before the horse, the City of Dallas hired an architect to design permanent supportive housing at the old Hotel Miramar — but an operator for the building has not yet been selected. The Dallas City Council approved a $536,186 contract with Kirksey Architecture on Feb.…
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson issued a memorandum Thursday afternoon addressing City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s resignation and the plan to find a replacement. The memo appears below, in its entirety: Following the city manager’s resignation announcement on Wednesday, it is important for us to work together to create a successful transition and determine a path forward…
Things just got even weirder in Gunter. We thought that this week we’d be bringing our readers a full slate of candidates vying for the five seats left open by Gunter City Council members who resigned in December. A Feb. 16 filing deadline has been posted on the City Hall door, but it turns out…
In an email message to friends and colleagues Wednesday afternoon, Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced his resignation, effective June 3. We’re told by sources close to City Hall that an effort to remove the city manager was led by three council members and was supported by a majority. Deputy City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert…
