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Texas Begins Probe Into Dallas Dealingsnew
Dallas City Hall is investigated for some good old-fashioned corruption. Witnesses say it has oppressed legitimate businesses, solicited work for off-duty cops and pressured businesses into paying bribes.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
06-06-2005 |
Politics
In Austin, Dallas Looks Like Kickback Citynew
Testifying before a Texas House committee, business people from Dallas painted an ugly picture of a city that sues businesses for reporting crime in their areas.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
05-16-2005 |
Politics
Tags: crackhouses, urban nuisance law
Funkiness Banned at Houston Librariesnew
The Houston City Council has passed a prohibition on "offensive bodily hygiene that constitutes a nuisance to others" in the city's libraries. But does the rule pass the constitutional smell test?
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
05-10-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Homeless, street people
Bolton Nomination Whistleblower Learns Power of Blogsnew
Melody Townsel's letter alleging that John Bolton behaved unprofessionally in 1994 brought her fame and infamy after it was posted to the left-leaning Web site Daily Kos.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-09-2005 |
Politics
Mr. Gonz Doesn't Go to Washingtonnew
Unable to find a candidate who meshed with his ideals, a 27-year-old reporter decided to run for Congress on the Libertarian ticket.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-12-2004 |
Politics
Dallas Is Deceptive About the Trinity River Projectnew
Dallas is seeking funding from Congress to subsidize the replacement of three federal highway bridges over the Trinity River. But a reporter discovers that the claim that the bridges were slated for replacement is untrue.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-08-2004 |
Politics
Document Specialist Gets Drawn Into Bush Memo Flapnew
Expert Linda James says she never authenticated memos allegedly written by George W. Bush's National Guard commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Killian, and in fact raised concerns about them to CBS.
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
09-27-2004 |
Politics
The Right's Stuff: Conservative Warriors Attack Left on Its Own Turfnew
The sign being carried in front of Halliburton headquarters reads, "Uncle Osama wants you to vote for John Kerry." What the hell? The right-wing group Protest Warrior is protesting anti-Halliburton protesters from the Dallas Peace Center.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
Politicians -- Not the Bible -- Create Flooding in Dallas Areanew
The mayor of a Dallas suburb says July floods that killed four were biblical, but major research in the past decade has identified a very non-biblical culprit in modern flooding: runoff. The Trinity River project, at a cost of billions, actually makes flooding worse.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-23-2004 |
Politics
Fog of War: Swift Boat Veterans Try to Discredit John Kerrynew
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that has questioned John Kerry's war record and medals, denies any ties to the Republican Party. Members are motivated instead, they say, by a healthy disdain for Kerry and a fear that he might ascend to the presidency.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-06-2004 |
Politics
