Hutchins
An industrial facility just south of Dallas in the small city of Hutchins will not be leased or sold to the Department of Homeland Security to serve as a migrant detention center, according to the property owner. The vacant 1-million-square-foot warehouse became the center of significant controversy locally after multiple reports claimed ICE was looking…
Dallas officials confirmed Tuesday that a developer is interested in purchasing 313 acres in Hutchins currently owned by Dallas Water Utilities. In a meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, Assistant City Manager Robert Perez dodged questions about an offer and declined to name the interested developer. City Hall insiders…
In our third installment looking at the Dallas Independent School District’s school board election, we will be looking at District 5, which includes Oak Lawn, Wilmer, West Dallas, Hutchins and parts of east Oak Cliff. Incumbent Lew Blackburn, Marquis Hawkins, and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn are running. One of the highest-profile issues facing District 5 right now…