Can The Hispanic Chamber Clean Up Its Act?

Look for some hoopla today from Mayor Tom and others about Dallas landing next September’s annual convention of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It is a pretty big deal; the group’s ‘09 meeting in Denver this September could attract up to 5,000 visitors and pump $10 million into the economy there. One [ ... ] ...

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Leading Off (06/29/09)

1. It’s time for opening statements in Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill’s corruption trial this morning. It took prosecutors 166 pages to outline the charges of extortion and bribery in the 2007 indictment. For the sake of the jury, I hope that “brevity” was one of the major New Year’s Resolutions in the DA’s [ ... ] ...

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Crime blog: Don Hill, wife try to block public release of trial evidence

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Dallas Mayor Leppert Just Fishing For Real Estate?

They are not “actively marketing their home” nor hankering to move, and they don’t have their eyes set on another abode. But now that the kids are gone, Mayor Tom Leppert and his wife, Laura, are toying with the idea of selling their 10,106-square-foot home in the honeypot of Preston Hollow — a hop, skip and jump [ ... ] ...

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House Porn Extravaganza: The 100 Most Expensive Homes In Dallas, 2009

Get ready for major financial house porn: the D Magazine print product is out with the lowdown of who owns Dallas’ 100 most expensive homes. (I kind of gave you a tease about this a few months ago, suggesting we send these people thank-you notes for  paying the highest property taxes in Dallas County.) Well, as you [ ... ] ...

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Texas law should reduce taxes for small businesses

Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill into law this week that state lawmakers say will reduce the tax burden for more than 40,000 small businesses across Texas ...

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Leading Off (6/16/09)

1. The judge has issued a gag order in the Dallas City Hall public corruption case scheduled to go to trial next week. Which is fine with me: I’m never comfortable with speculation about criminal proceedings. Let the case against former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, developer Brian Potashnik, and others play out first. Then [ ... ] ...

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Auto Thefts Down, Fake Auto Thefts Up

As the economy continues to kick everyone in sight right square in the jeans, folks are setting SUVs ablaze in the desert, parking their cars in the paths of oncoming hurricanes, and — closer to home — burying BMWs in the Texas fields.“We see people doing this kind of crime who ordinarily wouldn’t steal candy [ ... ] ...

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Crime blog: Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert searches for way to fund hire of more police officers

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Today Is the Last Day to Protest Your Property Taxes

Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about this because my appraisal went down a smidge this year–and by a smidge I mean, like, 2 grand. But I’ll take it. Learn more about this crazy day for the Dallas Central Appraisal District on DallasDirt ...

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