Former Garland City Council Member, District 8
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 …
On Thursday, March 28, 2019 the NAACP 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 forum was held at the Read More …
District 8 Town Hall: April 11, 6pm – 8pm, Garland City Hall Join Council Member Robert John Smith on Thursday, April 11th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall (200 N. Fifth St, Garland) for the District 8 Town Read More …
As a wise man once said, “You never know what the Texas legislature is going to do”. While the debate continues in Austin over the future of red light cameras in Texas, the city council has not been idle on Read More …
(Due to demand, here’s a downloadable PDF version of this article) 24 months ago, during the spring of 2017 we heard the news that Baylor Garland was looking to sell but would stick around until they had a new owner. Read More …