Megan Cardona
Dallas Accountability ReporterMegan Cardona is the Dallas Accountability Reporter for KERA News, covering city government and issues impacting Dallas residents. She was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and previously worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Las Vegas Sands has lobbied to legalize gambling in Texas for years and has more than 80 lobbyists registered in Texas. The company posted nine jobs based in Dallas. -
City staff told council members last year that City Hall had $345 million in deferred maintenance, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Housing Forward launched a program to eliminate street sleeping, beginning in downtown Dallas. The nonprofit received $20 million to help with its next phase. -
The call for concepts was in response to City Council directing City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert to pursue options to redevelop the City Hall site earlier this year. -
Hiring freezes and restricted overtime are part of the reductions the city of Dallas is implementing in response to expenses exceeding its budget by $30 million. -
After six years of thriving business, Poets Books was told to vacate from its Bishop Arts storefront. Owner Marco Carvazos says its systemic of problems in Bishop Arts. -
The move will not shut down the controversial facilities in West and South Dallas, but it will bring back information for City Council to make a decision. -
The Dallas City Council will vote Wednesday today on whether to hire a consultant to investigate the financial cost of shutting down two controversial factories. -
Half of all renters in Dallas, no matter their income, are cost burdened. That's impacting how residents live and spend their money in the city. -
City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert certified last year that the city and DPD would participate in all aspects of programs by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. -
The Dallas Police Department's Law Enforcement Training Center and public training safety complex still needs up to $250 million, which could be approved through a bond. -
The proposed change would turn Houston Street into a pedestrian greenway and Jefferson Boulevard into a four lane roadway with two lanes going in either direction.
