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City Hall Roundup: Nuisance Lights, More Zoning Fights

By Charles Grand / April 27, 2025 /

There’s always plenty at Dallas City Hall we didn’t catch in time, and that’s especially true this past week. An over-the-top Christmas display in a North Dallas neighborhood that went viral might have some policy implications for the holiday spirit, and controversial zoning cases remain a source of tension between residents and city officials. Hopefully,…

Dallas City Manager Lays ‘Lemon on Stemmons’ at Former Officials’ Feet

By Charles Grand / April 20, 2025 /

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert released a report on Friday detailing the city’s failures related to the infamous “Lemon on Stemmons” debacle. Tolbert said she wanted to get out in front of an upcoming report by the Office of the City Auditor and be open and transparent about the mistakes that led to many…

City Hall Roundup: DallasNow, Paxton Unloads

By Charles Grand / April 20, 2025 /

If anyone’s interested in what’s been going on at Dallas City Hall recently, we’ve got some of that for you this Easter. The biggest news, at least from my perspective, is City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert hitting the pause button on all new real estate acquisitions until new procedures are put in place to better…

Dallas Permitting Staff Just Can’t Catch a Break

By Charles Grand / April 14, 2025 /

This week’s City Hall roundup is going to focus on the latest black eyes at the Dallas Department of Planning & Development, which handles permitting, zoning, urban design, and other development-related responsibilities. Staff at the department had a rough go of it last week when some of its costly blunders made headlines, earning the city…

City Hall Roundup: Don’t Even Say the Word Tariff

By Charles Grand / April 6, 2025 /

Let’s all try to keep our minds off our 401Ks and the impending resurgence of inflation this Sunday and check in on what’s been going on at Dallas City Hall this past week and what’s coming down the pipeline. How does that sound? We’ll leave covering the potentially catastrophic implications of President Donald Trump’s trade…