Casey Thomas
In areas long served by wells and septic tanks, the promise of access to city utilities has been just out of reach. However, that could change — and fast — as the City of Dallas moves aggressively to bring water and sewer service to these areas. In a Wednesday briefing, Dallas Water Utilities Director Terry…
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Dallas leaders are restructuring the city’s housing policy while weaving in facets of the Racial Equity Plan, and the process has been likened to eating an elephant one bite at a time. Officials discussed during a Dec. 13 Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting what’s being done to revise the existing policy and how it…
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In the final Dallas City Council meeting of 2022, elected officials donned ugly holiday sweaters and approved the master plan for a project that could provide much-needed homes, businesses, and transportation connections for District 3. District 3 Councilman Casey Thomas called the Hensley Field Master Plan his “legacy project” and said it will be a…
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As the Dallas City Council attempts to allocate funding based on racial equity and historically underserved areas, the city’s downtown is last on the list when it comes to pavement condition, council members pointed out during a recent briefing. Maneuvering the roads in District 14 is like driving around in a third-world country, according to…
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In an effort to put policy behind its goals of creating affordable housing and fixing problems in neglected and poor neighborhoods, the Dallas City Council recently adopted a Racial Equity Plan. One council member, however, is skeptical about the document’s ability to bring positive change to the whole city. The 75-page Racial Equity Plan was…
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