Charles Grand

City Hall Roundup: Another Bad Beat, But Not on Y’all Street

By Charles Grand / September 7, 2025 /

Officials at Dallas City Hall spent another week navigating the budget process as key deadlines get closer. We’re not going to get into all that today, though. If you’re itching for budget highlights, it looks like Skillman Library might get a new lease on life — albeit operating only three days a week. And a…

Hosts of Y’all-itics Give Debrief on State Legislative Session

By Charles Grand / September 5, 2025 /

WFAA reporters Jason Wheeler and Jason Whitley of Y’all-itics and Inside Texas Politics fame addressed housing activists and stakeholders on Thursday at the Mabel Peters Caruth Center, debriefing the crowd on the big-ticket items that came out of the Texas Legislature this past session. The event was put on by the North Texas Regional Housing…

Realtors Who Hold Public Office Share Insights at MetroTex Forum

By Charles Grand / September 4, 2025 /

Two contentious local races this spring were shaped by development projects. As luck would have it, the winners in both races were commercial real estate professionals. The pair addressed a crowd of Realtors at the MetroTex Government Affairs Forum on Tuesday, sharing their insights on D-FW market dynamics. McKinney Mayor Bill Cox was elected to…

North Texas Cities Make Up Half of Top 10 Best Real Estate Markets

By Charles Grand / September 2, 2025 /

A recent ranking of the best real estate markets in the United States has five North Texas cities in its top 10, a strong showing by D-FW as it further cements its place as a premier metro. What makes a local real estate market one of the best, you may ask? Well, according to WalletHub,…

SB 840 Goes Into Effect, Limits Municipal Zoning Authority

By Charles Grand / September 1, 2025 /

A new Texas housing law targeting big cities allows developers to build multifamily on commercially zoned land by right, and it’s now in effect. While more apartments will go up that maybe wouldn’t otherwise, municipalities like Dallas are losing zoning authority over where and how those projects will be built. Senate Bill 840 was one…