One of the issues that I ran on in 2017 was improving veteran’s services in Garland. I’m proud to say that over the past 3-4 years, Garland is taking meaningful steps to serve the men and women that have Read More …
Veterans Services
Category: Election 2017
House Bill 2
What is HB2/SB2? It is a bill that says, if you as a city or county bring in > 2.5% more revenue than you did last year via property tax, that amount has to be ratified by the voters in Read More …
Town Hall Meeting
District 8 Town Hall: Oct. 25, 6 p.m., Garland City Hall Join Council Member Robert John Smith on Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall (200 N. Fifth St, Garland) for the District 8 Town Hall Meeting. Read More …
‘The Dog Ordinance’
Garland passed a new ordinance last night allowing restaurants to apply for a variance to allow for dogs on restaurant patios. They are: – Smelly – Loud – Use the bathroom in inappropriate places – Sometimes leashed – Shed – Read More …
Leadership Garland XXXVI
Congratulations to the graduates of Leadership Garland class 36! As a graduate of class 35 (the best class), I know that it takes a significant amount of hard work and dedication to complete this nine month long course. I know Read More …
Victory!
Thank you Garland residents for giving me your vote of confidence. I look forward to serving you as your next District 8 City Councilman. Thank you to everyone that supported the campaign along the way. We couldn’t have done this Read More …
Robert’s Campaign (by the numbers)
8400 Unique website visitors 1200 Homes visited 1000 Info cards 1000 Door hangers 300 Pens 250 Yard signs 113 Page Likes 60 Thank you cards 42 Petition Signatures 12 Volunteers 6 Precincts 5 Months of campaigning 4 Tanks of gas Read More …
EARLY VOTING STARTS 4/24/17
Early voting for the Garland municipal elections begins on Monday, April 24th. Voting Times Monday, April 24, 2017 through Friday, April 28, 2017 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM lunes, 24 de abril de 2017 hasta viernes, 28 de abril de Read More …
Block Walking, April 22nd
Calling all volunteers! The campaign will be block walking in Garland on April 22nd from 10am – 12 noon and again from 2pm – 4pm. Attend either or both! Who: YOU What: Block Walking for Robert John Smith When: Saturday, Read More …
Block Walking, April 15th
Calling all volunteers! The campaign will be block walking in Garland on April 15th starting at 9am! We’ll serve breakfast at 9 followed by a short training session. If you’ve never knocked on doors before, are an introvert or just Read More …