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 is moving forward with plans to expand the Fort Worth Avenue Tax Increment Financing District to fund more housing and commercial development in North Oak Cliff and West Dallas. Dallas City Council members voted Wednesday to expand the district to include a planned Sprouts grocery store, so they can funnel the tax increment from that…
The City of Austin recently approved a measure that reduces the residential minimum lot size to 2,500 square feet, making way for smaller units and greater density. Could such a change be an answer to Dallas’ affordable housing crisis? A handful of Dallas City Council members say they want to discuss its merits. District 1 Councilman Chad…
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday deferred a rezoning decision on a multifamily development for homeless veterans that has been operating under the radar in a single-family neighborhood on South Polk Street for eight years. A code complaint was filed by a neighbor over the summer, prompting operators of the “dwelling unit” to request a…
Ballots are in, and it’s no surprise that Texans overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4. The Texas constitutional amendment allows the state to spend $18 billion on property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses and cut school districts’ tax rates. About 2.26 million Texans showed up at the polls Tuesday, and Proposition 4 garnered 83.82 percent of…
Fort Worth zoning commissioners appeared surprised during an October meeting that there was no in-person opposition to a planned development that includes a five-story, 181-guest hotel. Developer Chetan Patel of Tharaldson Family Inc. is proposing a combination SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites on 3.52 acres at 2752 Citadel Spring Drive. Just prior to unanimously approving…
