Leppert’s “Vote No” Radio Ad Wants You to “Fight the Powers That Be”

We’ve all seen Mayor Tom Leppert’s “Vote No” commercial—stark white backdrop, piano softly playing in the background (you know, this video), but I hadn’t paid much attention to the Leppert ads airing on local radio stations. This morning on my way to work, I was listening to KRNB, and immediately following Brian McKnight’s “Anytime” (you [ ... ] ...

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Crime blog: Two judges get in physical altercation at Dallas County courthouse

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Mayor Leppert’s Mighty, Mighty Hands Commit a Class C Misdemeanor, Ctd.

As expected, here’s the return salvo from Mayor Leppert’s office.The allegations that Mayor Leppert violated Texas election laws are patently untrue. Yesterday, Mayor Leppert was greeting voters at the early voting station outside Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Park Lane. A close look at the photo clearly shows that the man is wearing an ID [ ... ] ...

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Leppert: Referendum Turnout A Challenge

This morning Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert stopped by Jones Lang LaSalle’s new Dallas headquarters in Preston Center, where he helped JLL’s Paul Whitman and Roger Staubach (from left in photo) snip the grand-opening ribbon. Then the mayor submitted to a quick interview about the May 9 convention-center hotel referendum, saying he’s “awful happy with the [ ... ] ...

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Mayor Leppert’s Mighty, Mighty Hands Commit a Class C Misdemeanor

This is really a bunch of noise about nothing. But the anti-hotel folks just sent out a release and the photo you see here, pointing out that Mayor Tom Leppert was HARASSING people. Sayeth the press release, in part:DALLAS — During early voting, Mayor Leppert urged voters to support a half billion dollar, taxpayer-owned hotel [ ... ] ...

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Texas Property Taxes: Raising Values on Second Homes

Seriously: Texas is the battiest state in the USA because we have more variety of bats here than anywhere else. I picked up this tidbit of info on a tour of the Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve in Blanco, Texas this weekend near some property we have in Blanco County. Today, I know how batty those [ ... ] ...

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Dallas County Taxes — Numbers Rolling In

OK, I know what they said, but I am getting reports of 6 and 8% property tax increases north of LBJ and south of LBJ. Others are remaining flat while their neighbors are getting decreased values:“People: did you check Dcad yet. 2009 valuations are in and I was first in line at Dcad today (not [ ... ] ...

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Crime blog: City fought reinstatement of Dallas police sergeant now under scrutiny by Dallas County DA's office

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DMN Investigates blog: Test-prep biz owner has sex-crime past

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City Council Candidate Brint Ryan’s Taxes, Ctd.

Don’t know if you saw these reports late Friday, Tim, but it turns out that Ann Margolin was spinning a half-truth. Ryan did have a lien put against his house as he argued with the IRS over the bill. He also immediately paid the full amount, and THEN was refunded nearly three-quarters of the bill, [ ... ] ...

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