District 11
Two more new faces will be joining council members at the horseshoe in Dallas City Hall after runoff elections were held on Saturday. As of 10 p.m. last night, District 8 candidate Lorie Blair and District 11 candidate Bill Roth were leading their respective races by significant margins. Blair was clocking about 56.2% of the…
Today is the last day of early voting in the runoffs for Dallas City Council Districts 8 and 11, the last bits of unresolved May election business for the Big D. Council members will certainly have their work cut out for them heading into the summer, with a projected budget shortfall and questions over the…
It looks like the fight over Pepper Square will be going to trial in October, and developer Henry S Miller has tentatively agreed not to break ground on the project until then. SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the city from advancing the development…
Current Councilmember Jaynie Schultz announced last year that she would not seek re-election. In District 11 North Dallas, four candidates are vying to replace two-term councilwoman Jaynie Schultz, who decided not to run for re-election. Candidates are attorney Bill Roth, public health professional Mona Andy Elshenawy, Parks and Recreation Board member Jeff Kitner, and former mayoral write-in candidate Kendal Richardson. As…
From Staff Reports A Far North Dallas community meeting about a Preston and Belt Line redevelopment project turned acrimonious for Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz last week, who found herself at the center of a contentious debate with District 11 homeowners. She is now facing a recall threat by a vocal homeowner and content…
