Charles Grand

Will Toilet Failure Be Watershed Moment for City Hall Maintenance?

By Charles Grand / May 30, 2025 /

The controversy over how well Dallas officials manage city-owned property hit a watershed moment this week when three floors at City Hall experienced flooding due to a toilet flush valve failure on the sixth floor. Affected parts of the building included the city council chambers, council members’ offices, the city manager’s office, and offices associated…

Texas Leads the Nation in Single-Family Home Construction

By Charles Grand / May 27, 2025 /

Texas is apparently crushing it when it comes to new single-family home construction, with the Houston and Dallas metro areas leading the nation, according to a recent report. An analysis of permit and new home sale data conducted by ConsumerAffairs ranked four metro areas from the Lone Star State among the top 10 cities in…

AT&T Signs New Lease in Richardson, Plans Workforce Expansion

By Charles Grand / May 26, 2025 /

Dallas-based AT&T is growing its footprint in the metroplex, signing a new lease to support the planned relocation and expansion of its Richardson call center operations. As early as this summer, AT&T call center office workers could be moving into their new digs at Lakeside Boulevard Tower, where they’ll have the run of some 186,000…

Dallas Officials Poised To Approve Atmos Gas Rate Hike

By Charles Grand / May 26, 2025 /

It looks like the Dallas City Council is going to approve most of a proposed gas utility rate hike by Atmos Energy Corporation. Did you know that city officials have a say in how much your gas bill is? Apparently, they do, though it only amounts to roughly 20% of your final bill. Even still,…

City Hall Roundup: Downtown Crime, KBHCC, DallasNow Scam

By Charles Grand / May 25, 2025 /

Anyone who wants to spend a bit of their Memorial Day weekend catching up on the goings on at Dallas City Hall came to the right place. Downtown earned a lot of attention this past week. Between the city center’s major public safety update and scrutiny over how much the redevelopment of Kay Bailey Hutchison…