Farmers Branch News

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The Grand Prairie school district has been sued over its at-large system of electing trustees in the latest lawsuit seeking single-member districts to afford Hispanics more say in local elections.

Angela Hunt and Scott Griggs: Drilling opponent Hunt is leaving the council, but that might not help Trinity East's plans to frack on parkland.

I didn't pay much attention to Saturday's elections, since there was nothing on the ballot for me and there were few races of interest around the state.

Saturday's election results should lift the hopes of North Texas voters seeking representational diversity and politicians' attentiveness to pressing social issues.

Voting was heavy in District 1 in Farmers Branch, where a historic election is being held after voting rights litigation from Latino plaintiffs.

Saturday's election features contested mayoral races in several cities, federal attention in Irving and Farmers Branch and a liquor store decision in Plano.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it will monitor municipal elections in Farmers Branch, Irving and two other Texas cities "to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965." The May 11 elections also will be monitored in Corrigan and Orange.

The heir to a Texas real estate empire donated $50,000 toward a legal defense fund that was created in 2006 to support Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act, Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi said.

Two vehicles were involved in the fiery collision of two cars in the northbound lanes near Valley View Lane around 2:15 a.m. Investigators said the occupants of one car fled the scene on foot.

The suburb known for its fight against illegal immigration could elect its first Hispanic council member after a successful civil rights suit that established single-member districts.

Pro tip: if you live in a community known for racial intolerance, don't encourage people to start whipping teenagers.

There's an election happening this May that progressives across Texas need to keep their eyes on, over in the northwest corner of Dallas County.

The North Central Expressway and LBJ area has faced some road construction with the expansion of LBJ Freeway, but at least one investor sees opportunity.

Neither candidate wanted to run in the City Council District 4 race in Farmers Branch, preferring at-large voting instead.

Farmers Branch City Council District 1 is the Hispanic-opportunity district that courts envisioned when they required the city to go to a single-member system.

Even after I joined the Salt Lake Rotary Club six months ago, I wasn't sure just what to think.

An affiliate of Dallas-based Advanced Concrete Surfaces has bought a 105,900-square-foot industrial building on 4.36 acres at 13911 Distribution Way in Farmers Branch for an undisclosed sum.