bond election

Dallas Officials Set To Explore Their City Hall Options

By Charles Grand / November 9, 2025 /

Dallas City Council is poised to initiate the process of scouting for a new home while leaving the door open to a potential retention of the iconic Brutalist structure at 1500 Marilla St. On Wednesday, council members will consider a resolution directing City Manager Kimberly Tolbert to evaluate options for relocating City Hall operations and…

Streets, Transportation Get Most Support in $1.25 Billion Dallas Bond Election 

By April Towery / May 6, 2024 /

Dallas voters sent a clear message by approving all 10 bond propositions on the May 4 ballot. They want to house the homeless and have upgraded libraries and arts and culture facilities. But most importantly, Dallasites want their roads fixed.  The Dallas bond election proposition that got the most votes was at the top of…

Dallas Neighbors For Housing Founder Adam Lamont Talks Affordability And Planning For The Future

By April Towery / April 30, 2024 /

Adam Lamont is a pretty normal guy. He moved to Dallas in 2017 to work on U.S. Rep. Collin Allred’s Congressional campaign and rented an apartment with a roommate. When he got married in 2021 he moved into his wife DeDe’s Chimney Hill townhome near Lake Highlands. He teaches math and coaches sports at a…

How Much of Dallas’ $1.25B Bond Will be Used For Housing? That Depends. 

By April Towery / February 8, 2024 /

The Dallas City Council talked briefly about the May bond election during a Wednesday council meeting, but not much has changed since elected officials agreed to an outline of allocations by category and doled out their preferences for $75 million in discretionary funds.  The only point of clarification in Wednesday’s meeting was related to bond…

Dallas-Fort Worth Unemployment Rate Holds Relatively Steady in July

By Bethany Erickson / August 19, 2019 /

The unemployment rate for Dallas-Fort Worth held relatively steady in July, Dallas ISD seeks volunteers for 2020 bond subcommittees, and we find out what county in Texas is shrinking the fastest, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Dallas-Fort Worth Unemployment Rate Holds Relatively Steady in July The unemployment rate in the Dallas-Fort…