DALLAS – Local leaders will join forces with parents and youth to promote citizenship and non-violence at the fourth annual youth summit on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway will headline a panel of local elected officials as part of one local ministry’s commitment to stopping...
On Tuesday, Save-A-Lot held a “Dollar Cutting” ceremony for their newest store at Crest Shopping Center in the Lancaster-Kiest Corridor. The store is completely new construction and replaces an abandoned theater, located at 2611 South Lancaster. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway were both on...
AUSTIN, TX – 33 year old attorney and community volunteer Eric “EJ” Johnson hand delivered papers this morning to the Texas Ethics Commission to begin raising funds to run for the Texas House of Representatives from District 100 in Dallas. “I’ve gotten to know Eric Johnson through his work on...
BY KRISTIN of Because I Said So We all remember our first, probably most memorable first is our…well this is a family blog so you get the point. Some important first that I remember are: Shirley Chisholm the first black female U.S. representative congresswoman. Thurgood Marshall first black male U.S....
There are a number of things that really chap me: the thought of the 2005 NBA finals, a win by the New York Yankees, American newspapers telling us the world will crumble without them. But few things make my blood boil like the self-righteousness displayed by the “I’m not racist”...
MAYOR LEPPERT TO HOST “GIRAFFES, MONKEYS & LEPPERTS” CELEBRATION AT DALLAS ZOO NORTH FRIDAY, JUNE 5 FROM 6 – 9 PM. Dallas citizens and families encouraged to attend; Mayor Leppert to cut “early birthday cake” at 7:30 p.m. DALLAS (May 18, 2009) – Almost two years to the day from...
DART will use money for light rail extension Washington, DC – (May 22, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has released $35,990,660 in funding to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The money, part of the 2009 appropriations to DART, will fund a 21-mile,...
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele today released the following statement on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. “Republicans look forward to learning more about federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor’s thoughts on the importance of the Supreme Court’s fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law....
Senator Royce West Dear Friends: This time next week I, along with my Legislative colleagues, will be concluding the 81st Legislative Session. As promised, it has been and continues to be a challenging, intense, armtwisting and exhilarating 140 days of lawmaking. As I reflect on my 16th year of public...
According to the Associated Press, New York federal judge Sonia Sotomayor will be President Barack Obama’s selection to join the Supreme Court. Sotomayor would be the 1st Hispanic Justice and 3rd female if confirmed. She would replace retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayor, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents, grew up...
