Paula Blackmon
Well, there’s a whole lot to run down this Labor Day weekend. Dallas City Hall’s budget business is chugging along, and the operational framework of local government for the next two years is taking shape. Hopefully the weather hasn’t been putting too much of a damper on anyone’s plans this holiday weekend, but if so,…
Everyone at Dallas City Hall is back at work and not a moment too soon, as budget season heats up and city leaders look to craft a tax and spending plan for the coming fiscal year. That’s not to say that there aren’t other newsworthy developments out of City Hall, but let’s face it, the…
Summer break is winding down for Dallas City Council members, and a tough budget session lies ahead for City Hall. As previously reported, a series of budget town halls are scheduled across town so residents and stakeholders can meet with officials and express their views on how the city should prioritize spending. Some hard choices…
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,…
From Staff Reports After years of litigation and two unsuccessful attempts in both district and appellate courts to ban short-term rentals (STRs) from single-family neighborhoods, the City of Dallas is still not giving up its fight. The City has appealed the Feb. 7 decision from the Dallas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in which Senior…
