Cara Mendelsohn
Despite the Texas Legislature’s ongoing work in Austin, many new state laws passed during the regular session will go into effect Sept. 1. Reports say that the Texas Legislature will convene a third time in October concerning school vouchers. The first two special sessions dealt with property taxes, also a hot-button local issue. In an Aug.…
Despite pleas from Mayor Eric Johnson and District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn, the Dallas City Council set the property tax ceiling — the highest possible rate that can be adopted — at 73.93 cents per $100 assessed valuation, as proposed by City Manager T.C. Broadnax. The council will vote on the tax rate and budget…
District 12 Dallas City Council member Cara Mendelsohn is sounding the alarm on the city’s ever-increasing budget. Despite Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s much-heralded property tax rate decrease, Mendelsohn says the proposed Dallas budget is still a tax increase for property owners — one that could result in dire circumstances. “It is deeply concerning that…
Dallas short-term rental operators were told in June that enforcement of a residential ban would begin at the end of the year, but confusion abounds and a lawsuit is likely on the horizon. City Manager T.C. Broadnax revealed his recommended budget Aug. 4, proposing nine code enforcement positions and $1.4 million for a new short-term…
The Dallas City Council last week authorized the city manager to execute a $3 million, one-year contract with Housing Forward for master leasing services for the Office of Homeless Solutions. While council members agreed that the idea was a good one, Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn argued that the resolution — a 180-page contract that no one…
