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Venton Hill-Jones, an election judge presiding over Dallas’ District 4 race, called the police yesterday alleging City Council candidate Johnny Aguinaga had threatened him. Aguinaga is running for the District 4 council seat. The dispute began when Jones realized one of Aguinaga’s campaign signs was posted on someone’s property without permission, he contends. When Jones pulled up to his house Tuesday, he found a big campaign sign in the lot next door. It read, “Vote for Johnny Aguinaga. Be the change.” Aguinaga owns the property where the originalCampRhonda homeless encampment was set up. He has said that if he is elected, homelessness in South Oak Cliff would cease to exist. ....
When he went to the warming center Tuesday, there were tables and chairs, water and light snacks, but no cots like those provided for the homeless. This didn’t strike him as very comfortable or welcoming, especially to those with families, so Tuesday night, he arranged cots for the warming center. Melton has gotten pretty good at pooling resources. Since the pandemic, he s been organizing lawyers to help people fight their evictions. However, what are usually pretty simple tasks have been made extremely difficult by the weather and power outages. In one instance, he spent three hours tracking down a pallet of water bottles. ....
As a community organizer, Cannon focuses on Dallas’ District 1, encompassing Oak Cliff. Every few days, she and other volunteers set up camp with computers, laptops and hotspots to help people sign up. The need is evident by the number of people in line for assistance. Cannon said more resources from the county and city would be helpful but won’t stop their efforts either way. “There’s a big digital divide issue,” she said. “If we have the support from the community we can come together, and we can make it happen. Look, you bring your table, you bring your table cloth and we’re going to get out here and register our senior citizens and our community despite these memorandums going back and forth.” ....
Brint Ryan: The Tax Man Cometh After a hardscrabble upbringing, the Ryan LLC CEO built a fortune by saving companies big bucks on their taxes. Here’s how he battled his way to the top. By Barry Shlachter Published in D CEO January-February 2021 Images courtesy of Brint Ryan, UNT, Hotel Settles, and Shutterstock Brint Ryan and his bandmates were grooving at Big Spring High’s senior talent contest. But near the end of their five-song set, the amplifiers suddenly quit, and the music died. Maybe the hard rock was too raucous or the lyrics too suggestive for the Bible Belt community ....