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How Dallas HERO Upended Traditional Dallas Politics
Many veterans of local elections organized against three changes to the city's governing document. They met their match on Tuesday.
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An Evening at a Brewery With the Dallas Express
The online news outlet hosted an event where it sought to distance itself from its publisher's support of the Dallas HERO organization.
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Monty Bennett and the Shadowy Dallas HERO Crew
The effort to pass three controversial charter amendments hasn't been transparent to voters.
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Fair Park’s Misspent Millions: The Call Came From Inside the House
A new accounting report tries to make sense of how $5.7 million in donated money got spent. The answer can be found back in 2018.
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Molly Morgan Wants to Make Dallas Greener
The Trust for Public Land's new Texas director is a familiar face who is continuing to push the organization's ambitious goal to provide greenspace within a 10 minute walk from every resident in Dallas.
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The Dallas Establishment Has Aligned to Defeat Charter Amendments
Dallas HERO wants 4,000 cops, and it wants to be able to sue the city. The old guard only has a few weeks to convince the public why that's a bad idea.
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Dallas Police Chief Eddie García Will Retire to Reunite With His Old Boss in Austin
Dallas' lauded police chief is retiring from the force and heading to Austin to work in its City Hall under former Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax.
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Derelict, Controversial City-Owned Downtown Building is Listed in National Historic Registry
As city officials debate whether a one-story building is the best use for downtown land, preservationists argue that saving the historic structure has benefits.
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City Hall’s Bogeyman: The Opportunity and the Madness of ForwardDallas
The city's update to its land use plan went off the rails before it reached the City Council. Is there any going back?
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Dallas Allowed Developers to Build Larger in Elm Thicket than Zoning Changes Allowed
The city has a mess on its hands once again in the rapidly developing neighborhood near Love Field.