Cedar Hill

This award goes to a council that has made significant contribution to local government in Texas.

Brian Allen, formerly of Today Newspapers, started the online-only paper a little over a year ago.

Parvin won the runoff over Mike Holley, 468-410.

The city council approved the measure in anticipation of the Texas Legislature banning the renewal of such contracts.

Emmert has lined up some strong support including State Sen. John Corona, and Congressman Kenny Marchant and Pete Sessions.

Under the rule, all vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds cannot idle for more than five minutes from April-October.

The runoff election between Chris Parvin and Mike Holley for the city council seat is June 13.

Cedar Hill often doesn’t even need a city council election. But when it does, it apparently gets its money’s worth.

TxDOT has said that the project could be started about 2013, with the road not likely to be open until after 2020.

The council also approved applying for a federal Community Oriented Policing grant that will pay for two new police officers for three years.

The review found the department fully in compliance with state law on working to avoid racial profiling.

But, the great majority of citations in the area come from Duncanville. Nearly eight times as many. And, that may not be by accident.

Dr. Mike Marshall, Sonya Grass, and Cory Spillman are all running for re-election.

1985 was the last time the city updated its code.

The idea is adding an associate-level membership for cities adjoining the Best Southwest, such as Red Oak, Glenn Heights, Midlothian, Ovilla, Grand Prairie, Hutchins and Wilmer.

The council is officially on board with a plan that would give the city new taxing and development authority from the state to build light rail in the area.

That could add some drama to a city council race that’s often pretty mundane.

The city agreed to a five-year contract, much less than the 24-year deal tentatively agreed to last fall.

Residents of Cedar Hill's Promontory neighborhood and nearby areas turned out in force at the Cedar Hill Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Jan. 6.

In other action items, the council approved a $441,000 contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates for engineering services related to the widening and improvement of Pleasant Run Road east of U.S. 67.