Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, City Council Officially End Hopes for a May Bond Election

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday officially slammed the door on a May bond election.Voters will now likely get to weigh in on the bond package, which will be heavy on streets, in November, as Mayor Mike Rawlings has long wanted.Three City Council members -- Philip Kingston, Scott Griggs and Mark Clayton -- called a special meeting on Wednesday, invoking an old, seldom-used rule in the City Charter to do so. The move was a last-gasp; the majority of the council had already changed their minds in favor of a November election, and Wednesday was the last chance to call for an election.  Continue reading...