Laura Cadena

There’s a New Dallas City Council on Deck

By Charles Grand / June 17, 2025 /

Dallas City Council members were sworn in on Monday to begin their two-year terms at the helm of the Lone Star State’s second-biggest city, and boy do they have a lot on their plate. Between a tough budget planning season, significant zoning reforms to navigate, a confounding city real estate portfolio bursting at the seams,…

West Dallas’ District 6 Race: Candidates Debate on Housing and Development

By Shelby Skrhak / March 31, 2025 /

The Dallas City Council race for District 6 in West Dallas is going to be one to watch. With eight candidates vying for Omar Narvaez’s seat, you can almost guarantee there’ll be run-off election for this race. Incumbent Omar Narvaez is term-limited, but his former Chief of Staff Laura Cadena is seeking to take his…

Dallas Couple Wins Fight with DCAD over Senior Homestead Exemption

By April Towery / February 10, 2025 /

CandysDirt.com told the heartbreaking story late last month of a Dallas couple struggling to get a senior homestead exemption despite clearly meeting the age requirement and having lived in the home in question for more than a decade. The problem, according to the Dallas Central Appraisal District, was that the home was recognized in their…

Dallas Couple Fights for Senior Homestead Exemption, DCAD Says It’s a Warehouse

By April Towery / January 31, 2025 /

An 83-year-old retired Southern Methodist University golf coach and his 74-year-old interior designer wife clearly qualify for a senior homestead exemption due to their age, but property tax bills are due today, and no such exemption exists for Barry Rodenhaver and Cindy Zelazny-Rodenhaver.  That’s because the Dallas Central Appraisal District is classifying the home in…