Dallas Builders Association

Dallas Builders Lobby Legislators to Create Housing Market Change During Trip to Capitol Hill

By April Towery / July 1, 2022 /

As housing affordability and attainability slip farther out of reach for American families, a contingent of building industry professionals took their concerns to Capitol Hill in mid-June.  David Lehde, director of government affairs for Dallas Builders Association, led the group, which included Dallas Builders Association members who also participate in coinciding meetings at the National Association…

Chief Building Official Andrew Espinoza Pledges to Fix Permitting Mess

By April Towery / June 22, 2022 /

The City of Dallas has a new chief building official who acknowledges there’s a permitting mess to clean up and says he’s the man for the job.  After nearly two years without a director and thousands of backlogged building permits, Andrew Espinoza was selected in May to become director of Development Services and officially began…

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s Fate Delayed One Week as Scrutiny Around Permitting Issue Heightens

By April Towery / June 16, 2022 /

The Dallas City Council delayed action on City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s employment contract to next week, but concerns about the official’s role in the city’s money-wasting permitting debacle have not dissipated.  Council members Paula Blackmon (District 9), Cara Mendelsohn (District 12), and Gay Donnell Willis (District 13) requested Broadnax’s employment contract be placed on Wednesday’s…

Council Could Remove City Manager T.C. Broadnax at Wednesday Meeting, DBA Leader Says Review is ‘Entirely Appropriate’

By April Towery / June 13, 2022 /

In the wake of a highly-criticized city permitting process and other serious issues, the Dallas City Council could fire City Manager T.C. Broadnax as early as Wednesday.  The council is set to discuss the city manager’s job performance in closed session at the end of a regularly scheduled briefing at 9 a.m. June 15. Then…

After Snowmageddon’s Damage, Dallas Builders Association Headquarters Reopens

By CandysDirt / May 28, 2022 /

From Staff Reports The Dallas Builders Association has reopened its newly renovated headquarters in Plano following catastrophic flood damage sustained during 2021’s winter storm. More than 100 members and dignitaries gathered May 24 for an official ribbon cutting followed by a celebration presented in partnership with StrucSure Home Warranty in the remodeled 8,500-square-foot office space.…