Daily Archives: December 15, 2010

Moving on at Metro

Frank Wilson is gone at Metro, and others are following him out the door. “A number of the senior appointees that Frank Wilson brought in are no longer here,” said George Greanias, Wilson’s successor, but he did not describe it … Continue reading

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Expanded gambling: Still doomed

The Dallas Morning News does a little checking, and the math isn’t good for gambling fans. The Dallas Morning News, canvassing all lawmakers, found that expanded gambling lacks the votes, mostly because of objections to social ills and new tax … Continue reading

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Update on the next school finance lawsuit

It’s coming, but schools are going to wait to see what the Lege does before proceeding with the inevitable. “School districts right now are in a state of shock,” [Austin litigator Buck] Wood said. “Things are much worse than even … Continue reading

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You need more than more miles to get more riders

The new 28-mile Green Line in Dallas has begun full service, and it is expected to add about 30,000 daily boardings, bringing DART’s total rail ridership to about 90,000 per day. That’s for 72 miles of rail lines, which is … Continue reading

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