Dallas Political Scene

District 11 Candidate Candy Evans Nabs Sky-High Real Estate Before May 6 Election Day

By Joanna England / May 2, 2017 /

[Editor’s Note: This story is the opinion of the writer and should not be interpreted as an endorsement. CandysDirt.com does not make endorsements in political races — yes, even when our founder is running!] Today is the last day of early voting, and our Bethany Erickson did a stellar job of ranking the slate of…

Campaign Dirt: The CandyforDallas Website is LIVE!

By Candy Evans / February 24, 2017 /

[Editor’s Note: Candy Evans is the founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com and is now running for Dallas City Council in District 11. The opinions expressed in this column are her own.] My campaign website is complete and ready for you to check out! We gave it a spin around the block, and she (he?) is purring like…

Dallas Elections Attract Bumper Crop of Filers

By Bethany Erickson / February 20, 2017 /

Fourteen Dallas City Council seats and three Dallas Independent School District trustee seats are up for grabs on May 6. I’ll start saying this early — as I always do: It can cost somewhere around $1 million to hold an election, and in most May Dallas elections, we see less than 10 percent of voters…

Election Day 101: Time for Some Runoff Live-Blogging

By Bethany Erickson / June 18, 2016 /

  10:00 p.m. No official statements yet from either District 2 candidate, but I will repeat what I said at the beginning of this evening: District 2 has been incredibly fortunate to have four people who were ready and willing to take on the ultimate volunteer task of sitting on the school board. Your district may…

Election Day 101: Last Chance to Vote

By Bethany Erickson / June 18, 2016 /

Today Dallas Independent School District voters in District 2 will finally choose who will represent them as school board trustee. Will it be Mita Havlick, or will it be Dustin Marshall? Also up for runoff is the seat for Dallas County Community College District 4. If you still haven’t decided, here is a rundown of…