Eric Johnson
The projects slated for a 2024 Dallas bond election are nowhere close to being finalized, but the latest memorandum from Assistant City Manager Robert Perez suggests what can be done with a baseline starting point of $60 million for housing. A $60 million housing bond, if approved, would fund six multifamily housing projects for a…
There was no shortage of people to write about on the Dallas City Hall beat at CandysDirt.com this year. It was a year of cyberattacks, lawsuits, and an exodus of high-ranking Dallas housing employees. We also saw the advent of noteworthy projects and the emergence of many local rising stars. Reporters at CandysDirt.com continued to ask…
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax almost got fired last year. He bounced back and council members who had originally called for his ouster kept him around and even offered a 3 percent increase to his $410,919 salary. As CandysDirt.com reported in August 2022, the vote was not unanimous. Mayor Eric Johnson and council members Paula Blackmon…
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday he’s changing his political party affiliation and will be voting in the Republican primary next spring. But the office of mayor — as well as city council members — are nonpartisan elected officials. So what is Johnson really trying to say? It almost definitely means a bid for higher office.…
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday adopted a $4.89 billion budget based on a property tax rate of 73.57 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Mayor Eric Johnson reminded the council he was elected to serve the entire city and said for that reason he could not support the budget. Council members Cara Mendelsohn, Paul Ridley,…
