Politics

Early Voting for Dallas ISD District 9 Runoff Election Ends Tomorrow

By Bethany Erickson / June 11, 2018 /
election

Only 69 votes separated Justin Henry from Dallas ISD incumbent District 9 trustee Bernadette Nutall in the regular called election on May 6. But Henry failed to get the necessary 50 percent of the vote (although he came close at 47 percent), so the two have been forced to hit the campaign trail again for…

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Just Two Days After Winning Runoff, Valdez Dinged on Overdue Property Taxes

By Bethany Erickson / May 24, 2018 /
Valdez

We’ve heard it before — after all, when you write about real estate, you do spend a fair amount of time talking about how difficult and expensive it is to pay property taxes: It’s not always easy to be a property owner in Texas. We’ve talked about why property taxes are climbing. But Lupe Valdez, newly…

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Valdez Survives Primary to Make History, Cunningham-Koch Goes Down to Wire

By Bethany Erickson / May 23, 2018 /
primary

The primary runoff election returns between Democratic gubernatorial candidates Andrew White and Lupe Valdez were a bit like a ping-pong match for a good portion of the night — until Valdez eventually pulled ahead (about 53 percent to 47 percent) of White to become the first openly gay and the first Latina candidate to win a…

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As Expected, Dallas ISD D9 Race Goes to Runoff Election

By Bethany Erickson / May 6, 2018 /
election

Justin Henry came within 69 votes of winning the election for trustee seat for Dallas ISD District 9 outright, but is now headed to a runoff election with incumbent trustee Bernadette Nutall. District 9 includes parts of the Fair Park/Deep Ellum area, South Dallas, Uptown and East Dallas. Nutall was up against three challengers —…

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Dallas ISD District 9 Election Could Decide Fate of Potential TRE

By Bethany Erickson / April 27, 2018 /
election

In this month’s budget workshop, the drumbeat got a little louder: a Tax Ratification Election would be needed (and an increase passed) to continue some of the vital programs that have kept Dallas ISD’s academic trajectory on a laudable level. And now, just a couple of weeks before a school board trustee election, many look…

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