Charles Grand
An infamous local affordable housing developer previously convicted on federal bribery charges secured an acquittal in his retrial on Thursday, with jurors siding with the defense’s argument that the defendant didn’t break federal law when he paid two Dallas City Council members tens of thousands of dollars. Ruel Hamilton, who until his indictment was best…
Seniors and those living with disabilities will be getting some property tax relief following a vote by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday. Starting in tax year 2025, council members approved increasing the existing property tax exemption from $153,400 to $175,000 for homeowners in the city limits who are either disabled or 65 years or…
Dallas is leading the Lone Star State when it comes to downtown apartment construction, with 7,650 units delivered in the city center between 2020 and 2024, according to a study by RentCafe. The online apartment search website compiled a list of the top 50 cities in the United States by downtown apartment units built during…
The mayoral race in McKinney was decided in a runoff election on Saturday, with commercial real estate executive and current zoning commissioner Bill Cox coming out on top over local pastor and former state lawmaker Scott Sanford. Unofficial results show 52.55% of McKinney voters supported Cox in the runoff, which actually saw more turnout than…
Two more new faces will be joining council members at the horseshoe in Dallas City Hall after runoff elections were held on Saturday. As of 10 p.m. last night, District 8 candidate Lorie Blair and District 11 candidate Bill Roth were leading their respective races by significant margins. Blair was clocking about 56.2% of the…
