CITY & COUNTY
News from Dallas, Dallas ISD & Richardson ISD
Dallas City Council will meet March 22 and April 12 at 9 a.m. at Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St., Dallas. www.dallascityhall.com Dallas ISD board of trustees will meet March 23 and April 6 at 6 p.m. at the DISD Governance and Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd., Dallas. www.dallasisd.org Richardson ISD board of trustees will meet March 30 and April 13 at 6 p.m. at the RISD Administration Building, 400 S. Greenville Ave., Richardson. www.risd.gov MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS RICHARDSON ISD During a Feb. 16 board of trustees meeting, the district approved designating April 10, which was previously earmarked as a weather makeup day, as an instructional day to make up for inclement weather cancellations in late January and early February. Superintendent Tabitha Branum said the district needs to use that day to offset the four-day school closure between Jan. 31-Feb. 3 due to icy conditions. During the meeting, Branum said the district has no plans to alter its other designated weather makeup date, April 7.
Local districts to see contested election races
7 candidates file for DISD board of trustees election
Here is a list of important dates ahead of the May 6 general election.
WHEN TO VOTE
LAKE HIGHLANDS & LAKEWOOD ELECTIONS
BY CECILIA LENZEN
Blackmon will face challenger Kendra Denise Madison. For the District 14 seat, Ridley is being challenged by Amanda Jean Schulz and Joseph F. Miller. District 10 Council Member Adam McGough, whose district includes much of Lake Highlands, has reached his term limit along with District 3 Council Member Casey Thomas. Four candidates applied to run for the seat being vacated by McGough in District 10: Sirrano Baldeo, Brian Hasenbauer, Kathy Stewart and Chris Carter. Council members are elected to two-year terms, while the mayor is elected to four-year terms. Council members and the mayor can serve a total of eight years.
Dallas City Council members serve two-year terms with terms restricted to eight years total. Districts 9, 10 and 14 make up much of the Lake Highlands and Lakewood neighborhoods. District 9 candidates District 10 candidates
Last day to register to vote: April 6 Last day to apply to vote by mail: April 25
Early voting: April 24-May 2 Election day: May 6
DALLAS More than three dozen candidates seek- ing a spot on the Dallas City Council officially filed for a place on the ballot in the May 6 election. Out of the 14 current council members, 12 are up for re-election, and two have reached their eight- year term limit for the position. The last day to file an application for a place on the City Hall ballot was Feb. 17. Both District 9 incumbent Paula Blackmon, whose district includes Lakewood and parts of Lake Highlands, and District 14 incumbent Paul Ridley, whose district includes parts of East Dallas, each filed to seek re-election and will have chal- lengers for the positions. In the District 9 election,
BY CECILIA LENZEN
DALLAS ISD Seven candidates have filed to run in the May 6 Dallas ISD board of trustees general election. The seats for districts 2, 6 and 8 are up for election. District 2 incumbent Dustin Marshall did not file for re-election. Jimmy Tran, Kevin Malonson, Leon Soli- mani and Sarah Weinberg have filed to run for the open District 2 seat. District 6 incumbent Joyce Forman has filed for re-election and will face challenger Stephen Poole.
Paula Blackmon (incumbent) Kenda Denise Madison
Sirrano Baldeo Brian Hasenbauer Kathy Stewart Chris Carter
SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
District 8 incumbent Joe Carreón is running unopposed. Board members serve three-year staggered terms and are not subject to term limits, according to the DISD website. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was Feb. 21.
Paul Ridley (incumbent) Amanda Jean Schulz Joseph F. Miller District 14 candidates
SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
City Council makes policy changes to help homebuyers get loans
2 seats draw RISD election challengers
BY CECILIA LENZEN
previously ran in the 2014 board election, losing to Kristin Kuhne for at-large Place 7. Rentería was first elected in 2020. Incumbent Eric Eager is running against challenger Blake Sawyer in the at-large Place 6 race. Sawyer previously ran for at-large Place 7 in the 2021 election, finishing third out
of seven candidates. Eager was first elected in 2020. Board members serve three-year staggered terms and are not subject to term limits. Five of the seven seats on the board are chosen by registered voters of specific districts, while the remaining two seats are elected at-large by all voters.
loans of up to $50,000 to Dallas homebuyers. To qualify for the loans, homebuyers must have resided in Dallas for at least 10 years and have a household income of 50%-120% of the area’s median income, according to the City Council agenda. The amendments also include changes to the existing Dallas
Homebuyer Assistance Program, which is authorized to disburse funds from the department’s Equity Fund. Through the program, which is aimed at addressing gentrification, qualifying individuals can receive up to $50,000 in assistance with a total of $1 million to be distributed collectively.
DALLAS Representatives approved amendments to the city’s comprehen- sive housing policies to help home- buyers obtain loans. The new adjustments include the establishment of the Dallas Anti-Dis- placement Homebuyer Assistance Program, which will provide forgivable
BY JACKSON KING
Both the at-large Place 6 and single-member District 3 seats will see contested races. In the single-member District 3 race, incumbent Debbie Rentería will face Bonnie Abadie. Abadie
RICHARDSON ISD The filing deadline for the May 6 Richardson ISD board of trustees general election ended Feb. 17 with four candidates filing for the two seats up for election.
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