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My plane ticket is bought and paid for. I’m leaving Boston on Thursday morning and I’m leaving Dallas on Sunday.
I’ve got some business to do, but half the time I’m in Dallas I will be working these elections:
1) Midlothian
2) Ennis
3) Duncanville
The Nazi-like [...]
May 5, 2009
Dear Fellow Texan,
I’m writing today to call your attention to SB 298 which has passed the Senate 20-11 and is scheduled for a public hearing before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence tomorrow, May 6.
PLEASE CONTACT HOUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY: [...]
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Texas Senate Guts Property Rights LegislationKey Provisions Stripped from Eminent Domain Bill Prior to Passage; [...]
[...] When I fly into Dallas next week for some business related matters, I'll stand out in front of that Duncanville library with yard signs and we'll see if they ask me to leave.
I guarantee that'll be the biggest mistake that city employee ever makes...I'm waiting for our blood [...]

By STEVE SNYDER
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:22 PM CDT
Today Staff
Hundreds of people from Cedar Hill and several Ellis County cities' [...]
Readers, there's a feature at the end of this article that allows users to submit opinions and editorials. I can't believe no one called Burton out on her past record...By BETHANY BERRY
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:22 PM CDT
(photos on the below link c/o Andy Goth)
We've got a little confusion going on from last night's packed Loop 9 Town Hall meeting.
[[[Click Here for a Link to Dozens of Loop 9 Town Hall Meeting Photos]]]
First off, citizens organized the town hall meeting. The' [...]
No, little Dorothy, we aren't in south Oak Cliff anymore. Your black racism can't escape accountability from every media outlet...
Duncanville Councilwoman/Mayor Pro-Tem Dorothy Burton will have a very interesting time tonight at the Duncanville candidate debate.
The Ellis County Press hit news stands today, and its Web site, [...]
steve [...]

If this case goes before Duncanville's municipal court, which I think has jurisdiction in this case, District 3 Councilman Paul Ford will appear before Judge Kent Traylor. Traylor, it should be noted, is from Midlothian. Nice guy.
Council member jailed, faces May court date
So far, there are 1,000 people expected* at the Thursday, April 23 Loop 9 Town Hall meeting in Cedar Hill.
Location: 1302 S. Duncanville Rd.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Residents and activists from Cedar Hill, Ovilla, Glenn Heights, Midlothian and places in between are expected and invited to show up.
[...]The P.O. Box on their website and on contribution envelopes is registered to Duane Starkey.
Dalton Lott is the single largest contributor.
Attendees of last year’s Pro-Dunc party at Dalton Lott’s [...]
Dorothy Burton’s soiled past
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Rumors coming out of Duncanville say that incumbent Councilwoman Dorothy Burton, the city's mayor pro-tem, is set to drop out of the race due to the embarrassing personnel file records from her employment at Dallas Area Rapid Transit that came to light this week on The Ellis County Observer [...]