Dallas gives city attorneys go-ahead to sue Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services over franchise fees
The city joins a growing number of municipalities around the country in seeking financial damages dating back to 2007.
The Dallas City Council is giving the city attorney’s office the go-ahead to pursue a lawsuit against streaming services to collect franchise fees from their operators.
The city wants to recover financial damages from Netflix, Hulu, Disney and “other video service providers” for their alleged failure to pay a franchise tax amounting to 5% of gross revenues under Texas’ Public Utility Regulatory Act. AT&T, which owns the HBO Max streaming service, already pays franchise fees to Dallas, according to a spokesperson for the city.
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Unity Estates, a housing project in Dallas, was launched by the African American Pastors Coalition. The project brought new businesses and churches to the area.
Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. reflects on the Dallas housing development he helped create, and the legacy of a project that brought together an interdenominational group of churches, a rarity at the time.
This month, KERA is exploring the impact and legacy of Black churches in North Texas. KERA s Sam Baker spoke with Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., longtime pastor and activist in Dallas.
Holmes served at the St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas for 28 years, and also was an adjunct professor at the Perkins School of Theology at SMU for 24 years. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972 and has been a longtime activist in the community.