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  • Texas Senates emergency spending bill taps $3.93 billion of rainy day fund

    The long-awaited Senate version of the session’s second, emergency spending bill has been disclosed. No big surprises. It contains a $3.93 billion draw down of rainy day fund money, as follows: $2 billion for water $1.75 billion to reverse the planned delay of the August school payment $185 million for wildfire suppression costs There’s also about $2 billion of proposed ...

  • Punishment Phase Continues in Dallas Drowning Trial

    Naim Muhammad was found guilty last week of drowning his two sons, ages 5 and 3. Since his conviction, the jury has been hearing from family members, psychologists and state ...

  • Dallas City Council OKs long-range plan for Valley View-Galleria area

    , which proposes to lay down new streets and parks and hotels and condos on land stretching from Valley View to the Galleria. ';This is a seminal moment in North Dallas’ history for redevelopment,'; said outgoing council member Linda Koop, who has spent the last two years working on this extreme makeover with, among others, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce President Bruce ...

  • Contract approved to turn Continental Avenue Bridge into pedestrian- and bike-friendly route

    Continental Avenue Bridge into a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly route. The city envisions the walkable, bikeable bridge as a gateway between new developments in West Dallas on one side of the Trinity River and the esign District on the other side. About $5 million of the $8.3 million project is privately funded by the Trinity Trust. That organization also paid for the design. That design was ...

  • Dallas reportedly will shop pick save cap space

    Could Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Paul be the next duo in the West? The Mavs will trade their 13th pick to make it happen. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images) The NBA Draft is still more than a month away and free agency doesn’t begin until July, but the Dallas Mavericks are wasting no time in the offseason to return to title contention next year with an aging leader in Dirk Nowitzki, who turns ...


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Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness, which marks Mel Gibsons return to a starring role after an eight-year absence, is based on an award-winning and much-beloved 1985 British mini-series that the films producers are clearly expecting audiences will not have heard of, much less seen. A specif ... ...

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  • Grimm faces familiar opponent in Seattle

    Safeco Field will be a welcomed sight for the Mariners -- and left-hander Joe Saunders -- when they return home Friday to host the division-leading Rangers for a three-game set. Saunders will take the hill in the series opener, as Seattle kicks off its brief five-game homestand fresh off a disappointing nine-game road trip. The Mariners enter Wednesday night's series finale against the ...

  • Container Store CEO considers employees a top priority

    Container Store CEO Kip Tindell said it's important for companies to focus on their employees to improve chances of success. Container Store CEO Kip Tindell thinks the keys to creating a successful corporate culture is communication and quality personnel. Tindell was the keynote speaker at the May 22 World Affairs Council luncheon, where he told Dallas business professionals and guests about ...

  • Ex-Trammell Crow CEO sends stinging e-mail to DISD chief Mike Miles

    Don Williams In what is becoming a back-and-forth between an influential former CEO and the leader of Dallas schools, another email has been sent that’s critical of the school district’s reform efforts and the person leading the charge. Former Trammell Crow CEO J. McDonald ';Don'; Williams fired off the email today to Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, saying he is ...

  • Dallas Council unanimously approves lighted soccer field for Ursuline Academy

    (Ricky Moon/DMN) Ursuline Academy has won the right to build a lighted soccer field at Inwood Road and Walnut Hill Lane, 12 years after the renowned Catholic girls school saw the Dallas City Council reject its first attempt. The council voted unanimously today to approve the field on 2 acres of treed residential land after Ursuline offered that it would strictly limit the use of the lights. The ...

  • Solar Impulse airplane begins fuel-free trip Dallas

    The Solar Impulse airplane takes off from Phoenix for Dallas-Fort Worth on Wednesday. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane set out Wednesday on the record-breaking second leg of its solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort ...

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