Wilmer News

SUNNY DAYS: Developers Stephen Sanders, right, and Mike Rader are teaming up to bring a large industrial building to the Sunridge Business Park.

On the cusp of what could be the biggest growth spurt in its history, Wilmer is undergoing disorder at City Hall.

A Wilmer police officer on routine patrol ran over a man's body late Monday night.

There's much we don't know about the Dallas school district's finances, but this we do know: Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is rivaling President Bush for Executive Who Has Lost the Most Confidence.

Southern Dallas County is finally beginning to develop after years of watching communities to the north enjoy the economic benefits of a building boom.

Mayor Pro Tem Matias Leal presided over the meeting after a small "pre-opening ceremony" where Mayor Don Hudson 's name plate was replaced by Mr.

This morning, Dallas Independent School District spokesman Jon Dahlander confirmed for me that Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott has appointed a special monitor to straighten out the Dallas school ...

Wilmer City Secretary Crystol Birdwell was placed on administrative leave without pay Tuesday morning for acts of incompetence and misconduct, Mayor Don Hudson said.

Police said one person was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning in Wilmer.

The vacant Wilmer-Hutchins High School hasn't been as empty as it appears. Dallas school police dismantled a suspected marijuana operation inside one of the school's classrooms Monday night.

The former interim superintendent for the now-dissolved Wilmer-Hutchins school district will oversee the Lancaster school district's finances beginning next month.

With very little fanfare and hardly any notice, a dramatic sea change is occurring in the local laws that govern the sales of beverage alcohol in Texas.

By KEVIN KRAUSE / The Dallas Morning News kkrause@dallasnews.com Dallas County commissioners Tuesday morning will discuss taking part in a major plan for aiding development in the southern part of the county, ...

A Mexican national trying to make his was in America died in a midnight fire Sunday. Officials have identified him as 24-year-old Jorge Espinosa.

The fire occurred at the Cottonwood Creek Mobile Home Park near Wilmer in the unincorporated part of Dallas County.

Carlos Espinosa, 22, was burned and is now at Parkland Hospital. Officials there say he is in fair condition.

The two brothers had only just rented the mobile home Saturday with their third brother, Roberto Espinosa, and a family friend, Ernesto Castro. The four had weekday construction jobs in Louisiana but needed a place near their employer for weekends.

“BNSF has made a significant commitment to the Alliance facility with the improvements they have made in the past year”

BNSF Railway Co. has closed on 198 acres at a logistics business park in south Dallas, bringing the possibility of a second intermodal yard there closer to reality. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A registered sex offender who withdrew from the mayoral race in his small Texas town remains on the ballot because he missed the deadline to officially withdraw, officials said. via Fort Mill Times

“Construction companies are gonna make a lot of money, but what about the education of the children?”

The Dallas Independent School District wants voter approval on a $1-billion bond package to build 15 new schools. via CBS 11

“Based on what was told to me, it is best that I don't talk to the media about why I ran, why I withdrew and the corruption going on.”

The registered sex offender running for mayor of Wilmer has dropped out of the race, hinting that threats had been made on his life. via KHOU-TV Houston

“He's not going to schools looking for kids to molest.”

Re: Sex offender runs for mayor of Wilmer, Texas; unbelievable! A 42-year-old man ar-ranged to have sex with a 15-year-old girl on the Internet. via Victoria Advocate

“No one else would run against these corrupt people.”

WILMER, TEXAS -- James Brian Sliter had every legal right to run for mayor of this gritty little city. via Los Angeles Times