T.C. Broadnax

Shots Fired: Dallas Mayor Rips City Manager T.C. Broadnax Over Bond Task Force Recommendations

By April Towery / December 11, 2023 /

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 Economic Development Corporation Board to Hire First-Ever CEO to Recruit New Business, Jobs

By April Towery / October 8, 2023 /

Some might be surprised to learn that the ninth-largest U.S. city doesn’t have a person solely responsible for recruiting new development. That’s about to change as the Dallas Economic Development Corporation is advertising a position for its first-ever CEO.  Dallas does have an Economic Development Department with a council-approved policy and Director Robin Bentley leading…

Affordable Housing, Economic Development Took Center Stage at Downtown Dallas Inc. State of Downtown Event 

By April Towery / September 29, 2023 /

The annual Downtown Dallas Inc. State of Downtown event is typically a pep rally for the momentum around the city’s business district, but this year’s gathering was a chance to hear from local leaders on a topic at the forefront of everyone’s minds these days: affordable housing.  City Manager T.C. Broadnax, Housing Forward chairman Peter…

David Noguera Calls For Continued Support of Housing as he Bids Farewell to Dallas City Hall

By April Towery / September 22, 2023 /

Dallas Director of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization David Noguera is off to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Miami, and city officials say he’s leaving the Lone Star State better than he found it.  Noguera was among the first hires City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s staff made after the city manager’s arrival in…

Dallas City Council Set to Adopt Budget, Tax Rate on Wednesday

By April Towery / September 19, 2023 /

It’s not easy making cuts to a $4.63 billion budget when the public is begging for property tax relief and pretty much everyone wants increased public safety, capital improvements, and driveable streets.  The Dallas City Council is slated to approve a budget and property tax rate on Wednesday.  Earlier this month, council members offered 63…