Dallas City Hall Monitor: July 2, 2008
Your early morning dose of news and views from in and around Dallas City Hall: * A question perhaps still not completely answered: Why would you want the nation to get a glimpse of the mess that is...
View ArticleGetting to know Dallas County sheriff candidate Lowell Cannaday
WFAA-TV 8′s Brad Watson has begun an interview series with candidates running for county office. First up, Republican sheriff candidate Lowell Cannaday, who’s running against Democratic incumbent Lupe...
View ArticleOctober 7 debate: Lupe Valdez v. Lowell Cannaday
The League of Women Voters of Dallas, Irving and Richardson announced they’re conducting a Dallas County sheriff candidate forum next month featuring Democratic incumbent Lupe Valdez and Republican...
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Dallas City Hall Monitor: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Your daily dose of news and views from in and around Dallas City Hall: • DMN colleague Kevin Krause visit site to read more]
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Budget constraints lead to changes in Dallas County Sheriff’s office
Kevin Krause reports that budget troubles in the sheriff’s office are leading to lobbying efforts by top commanders. Kevin writes: Budget constraints in Dallas County nearly led to the dismantling of...
View ArticleDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins proposes spokesperson position to get county...
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is proposing to spend almost $100,000 a year for a county spokesperson to help get the county’s message out. Such attempts have failed in the past — mainly because the...
View ArticleDallas County civil court judges seeking law to require two bailiffs per court
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is angry at the county’s civil district judges for seeking legislation requiring the sheriff to provide two bailiffs per court. The bill appears to be a...
View ArticleDallas County employees who owe the county money can no longer be promoted
Dallas County commissioners enacted a new policy yesterday that bars county employees from receiving a promotion if they owe the county any money, such as property taxes, traffic ticket fines and...
View ArticleThomas Latham running for Dallas County Sheriff
Democrat Lupe Valdez could have at least one challenge to her re-election bid next year for Dallas County Sheriff. Former state Rep. Thomas Latham, R-Sunnyvale, is running for the Republican...
View ArticleDallas County commissioners to decide settlements in two big federal lawsuits
Dallas County commissioners will vote tomorrow morning on whether to settle two large federal lawsuits that could prove costly for the county. The county agenda does not say how much money is involved...
View ArticleDallas County commissioners honor John Wiley Price for decades of public service
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins read a resolution Tuesday morning in the commissioners court meeting to honor Commissioner John Wiley Price for 43 years of service to the county. The resolution also...
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