Politics

Former North Texas Lawmaker, NFL Player Tapped to Lead Housing and Urban Development

By Charles Grand / November 28, 2024 /

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday evening that he’s nominating former Texas lawmaker and D-FW native Scott Turner to head up the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Scott will work alongside me to Make America Great Again for EVERY American,” Trump wrote in a statement touting his pick’s accomplishments. Turner, a former NFL…

George P. Bush’s Defeat Could Be The End of The Line For a Four-Generation Political Dynasty

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 25, 2022 /

By James BarragánThe Texas Tribune When George P. Bush burst onto the scene at the Republican National Convention in 2000, the handsome, 24-year-old nephew of presidential nominee George W. Bush had all of the makings of a future leader of the GOP. He was already political royalty — heir to a dynasty that included his…

Miller, Gates Face Off in Dallas Builders Association-Hosted Debate

By CandysDirt / April 5, 2019 /

Candy will dissect the debate later today, but for now, we have the recorded Dallas Builders Association debate between District 13 incumbent Jennifer Staubach Gates and former mayor Laura Miller. Let us know what you think!

So, That Just Happened: 64 Sign Up To Run In City, Dallas ISD Elections

By Bethany Erickson / February 15, 2019 /

The cutoff to file to run for the Dallas city council, Dallas mayor, and Dallas ISD trustee seats open was 5 p.m. Feb. 15, and with 64 people total filing paperwork for the May elections, there are two things we can tell you for certain: Some races will likely resemble the Thunderdome, and you’ll be…

We Don’t Know What’s Going On, But Here’s a Story About Jaime Resendez And Where He Lives

By Bethany Erickson / February 1, 2019 /

Pretty much immediately after former WFAA-reporter-cum-political-candidate Brett Shipp posted that it appeared Dallas ISD school board trustee Jaime Resendez didn’t live in his district, we started poking around, too. Probably just like everyone else. And the Dallas Morning News did a few stories. Shipp continuously tweets about it. And we continued to quietly try to…