Garland City Council District 8
In 2018, a group of concerned citizens met at Lakewood Baptist Church. The discussion covered an older, informal study, and inquiry from the 1990’s. There were environmental concerns about cancer rates in the Williams Estates / Meadowlark area of District Read More …
The future funding of the Garland Day Labor Center is being debated by the Garland City Council as a part of our annual budget process. This blog post covers the history, operations, financing, and future of the facility from my Read More …
Several people have recently asked: Why Garland does not allow sales of liquor/distilled spirits in ‘package stores’ in the city, but we do allow drinks to be individually poured and served in restaurants? In reality, the city has very little Read More …
SB 944 – Public Information Recently the Texas Legislature passed new rules around public information and retention, and I’ve been asked by a number of people to look at the bill and weigh in on it. Our state’s philosophy on Read More …
The 86th legislature concluded in May, and it has taken awhile for me to put together a list of the bills and their impact on Garland. This is not strictly a city council obligation on my part, but I usually Read More …
Yesterday Garland voters passed all nine propositions on the ballot. Eight of those were bond items, totaling $423.7 million. Voters in District 8 strongly supported the majority of the bond proposals as well. In the coming weeks we’ll prioritize the Read More …
Click Here for Official Dallas County Election Results Garland Summary as of 23:55 CT, Saturday May 4th City Council Mayor LeMay, Scott – 4,555 – 100% District 3 Nickerson, Jerry – 665 – 53.98% Stanley, Stephen – 567 – 46.02% Read More …
On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 the GAFHA (Garland Association For Hispanic Affairs) invited candidates from both the City of Garland City Council / Mayoral and the Garland ISD Board of Trustees races to participate in their annual candidate forum. The Read More …
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 …
Public Service Announcement The Garland Office of Emergency Management wants to remind you: With the start of the severe weather season, remember to hurricane-proof your dog. Veterinarians report a sharp increase in dislocated tongues and wind-blown hair during the spring Read More …