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Dallas City Council broadcasting meetings on interwebs

The two past meetings and all future meetings will be viewable on the city's website.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Audio interview: Keller Mayor Pat McGrail (part two)

In this episode we have a conversation with the Mayor of Keller, Pat McGrail.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce sponsors Ninth Annual Branch Business Expo

The chamber wanted to focus this year on the business leaders and allow them to network.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Parker City Council meets to discuss planning & zoning, helmet laws

A new chunk of territory is coming under the Parker purview, and they need to decide how to zone it. I'm pulling for "geothermal."

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Parker Planning and Zoning Committee meets Oct. 13

It's a meeting to go over stuff they'll be presenting at another meeting.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Fort Worth to hire JP Morgan Chase to help manage mineral assets

Yeah, I'm thinking having council members manage the "mineral assets" is a bad idea. Good call there.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

UPDATED: Dallas City Council to consider plastic bag ban

The council's transportation and environment committee will considering recommending such a ban today.

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Brave Combo headlines opening night at Arlington’s new Levitt Pavilion

There will also be the usual speechifying and ribbon cutting. (We're hoping for top hats.)

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008

Audio interview: Keller Mayor Pat McGrail (Part One)

Doug Miller talks with Keller Mayor Pat McGrail.

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

Two new Cedar Hill restaurants receive alcohol permits

Patrizio's Restaurant and Bailey's Prime Plus Steakhouse, both under construction, received their permits at the Sept. 23 city council meeting.

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

City of Arlington dedicates new fountain at Founders Plaza

It - you know - will spew out water and all. In a very artful fashion, undoubtedly.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

City of Arlington wants citizens to know about digital TV conversion

... so they can watch western civilization crumble before their eyes in high resolution and vivid color.

In Feb. of 2009, all television broadcasts will go digital. Which is so very, very important in the grand scheme of things.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Farmers Branch teams up with Dignity Memorial Network to present “Escape School”

The program is geared toward school-age children and is presented with a lot of interaction - not just lectures.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Fort Worth city council — what? — rejects Chesapeake well permit

A huge turnout of affected homeowners influenced the council to turn down the request, the first time they have done so.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Economist makes shocking discovery that selling alcohol brings in money

Waco economist Ray Perryman says dry cities can create jobs and make money by selling alcohol. Well, duh.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Little Elm cops handing out gift cards to good drivers

Some of the participating businesses include Sonic, Firehouse Subs, and Starbucks.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008

Updated: Stinky Fort Worth rat factory will learn its fate tonight

The city council will vote whether or not to rezone the area so the factory can stay.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008

Glenn Heights Night Out change of venue

The park where they were going to hold the event is just too dang wet, so Red Oak Intermediate School steps in to help out.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008

Heath City Council meets earlier than usual on Tues. (Oct. 7), due to Heath Night Out event

On the agenda are fireworks, storm sewers, fences and an Oncor slapdown.

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

National Night Out events Tuesday to unite neighborhoods in fighting crime

Neighborhoods gather to take back the night. Will you be there?

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

Fort Worth to approve more pipelines

I'm starting to think that pretty soon every residence in Fort Worth will be sitting on top of a pipeline.

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

Downtown Showdown, a Photo Series: Lewisville

Lewisville has a newly revitalized Old Town, but has managed to stay true to its roots.

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

Burleson will host Regional Transportation Council public meeting

Even fringe suburbs like Burleson are jumping on the public transportation bandwagon.

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

City of Irving programs designed to help homeowners

If you're looking to handle emergency repairs, air conditioner problems, home restoration or downpayment assistance, the Housing and Human Services Dept. may have something for you. (If you don't make a lot of money.)

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Trash collection and watering days for some McKinney residents will change starting Oct. 6

The reason: More residents.

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Chesapeake to brief Arlington residents about how their drilling is going

The town hall meeting for District 2 is scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 16, in an elementary school auditorium. Everyone's invited.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Dallas getting rid of more concrete than recycler can handle

Big City Crushed Concrete may have to stop accepting new material because its current pile is nearing the state limit.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Wilmer City Council notes — 10/2/08

The meeting was fairly well attended by the public despite the lack of parking due to the first night of Pioneer Days Celebration.

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008

UPDATED: Lewisville City Council to consider ordinance making English official language

If the ordinance were passed, it would be only the third-such ordinance in Texas.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Duncanville Chamber of Commerce to become city’s official visitor information center

The Duncanville City Council approved a budget that included funding for new visitor center.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

After stalemate, Rockwall budget approved with higher property tax increase

The agreed upon property tax increase was .27 cents more than the initial budget called for.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

City of Irving goes gaga for Dashiell Hammett

It's all part of the Big Read program's book selection for the month of October.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Coppell City Council schedules strategic planning retreat this Saturday

That's "retreat" in the sense of getting away from their usual venue, not "retreat" in the sense that they're giving up and turning tail. We trust.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Wilmer Mayor Don Hudson resigns

Hudson's official residence is now in Palmer, Texas, making him ineligible to stay on as mayor in Wilmer.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Dallas convention center hotel opponents doomed to fail

To think that a majority of citizens will vote against their councilpersons on this particular issues is…arrogant.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Cedar Hill holding grand opening for new government center

The $26.3 million complex encloses 115,000 square feet and houses city administration and departmental offices, the Police Department and the administrative offices of the Cedar Hill Independent School District (CHISD).

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Carrollton Mayor Ron Branson encourages citizens to express opinions

When something really needs to be done in the community, Branson makes sure that people are backing him.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Dallas PD releases video of officer shooting and killing unarmed man

The video was released after pressure from local civil rights groups.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Coppell City Council to meet in special session

New members of boards and commissions will receive nuts and bolts orientation at this special called meeting in the fire station.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Fort Worth continues hearing on Carter Park gas well site, switches water bill envelopes

Let's hope they aren't going for a cheaper, potentially toxic brand of envelope (insert Seinfeld reference) for the people that lick them.

Monday, Sept. 29, 2008


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