Former Garland City Council Member, District 8
Part 1: https://www.robertjsmithtx.com/index.php/2019/03/07/healthcare-a-new-beginning/ Part 2: https://www.robertjsmithtx.com/index.php/2019/11/14/va-hospital-update/ When I sit down to write about healthcare in Garland, it never ends up being a short blog entry. The reason is that there are so many pieces to the puzzle that it is Read More …
With the annual budget passed and a number of new initiatives in flight, I wanted to provide everyone with a general District 8 update. Unfortunately we still can’t hold a town hall meeting due to COVID-19, but I look forward Read More …
Today, the Veteran’s Administration acquired the old Baylor Garland site that was closed in early 2018. This marks the end of three long years of effort by multiple levels of government to preserve and re-use the $400M+ facility. My thanks Read More …
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 …