Megan Cardona
Daily News Reporter/ProducerMegan Cardona is a daily news reporter for KERA News. She was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and previously worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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The Lone Star Conservative Action Fund paid for campaign signs for three Irving city council candidates running in the May election. -
The petition was filed a month after the Irving City Council approved rezoning for a destination resort near the site where Texas Stadium once stood. -
Families for Irving PAC previously supported two other candidates who won seats on the council. If their preferred candidates win in May, five of the nine Irving City Council seats would be filled by lawmakers supported by the group. -
Commissioner Matt Krause's first agenda item since being elected to the court was allowing a donated Ten Commandments monument to sit on county property. -
State representatives have introduced a bill that would make it harder to protest rezoning requests like one sought by Las Vegas Sands in Irving.
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Three Irving City Council seats will be on the May 3, 2025 election ballot. -
Commissioner Alisa Simmons said she wanted the court to be briefed on compassionate release because of concerns over an inmate with terminal stomach cancer. -
Saks Global, which owns Neiman Marcus, announced the decision to keep the flagship store open longer on Friday while they work with city officials to reimagine the space. -
Las Vegas Sands Corp. bought land in an area that includes the spot that once held Texas Stadium. Residents are concerned about plans to build a casino — if Texas legalizes gambling. -
A proposed mixed-use development that would include a destination resort with casino gaming has received both support and opposition from area residents. -
The city of Irving could approve rezoning an area that would allow for casino gaming in the event that casino gambling is legalized in Texas. Residents are pushing back.
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Irving Planning and Zoning Commission will vote next week on proposed zoning for a destination resort connected to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. on the site of the former Texas Stadium, but critics are against its potential for casino gambling.
