Farmers Branch update

FB rental ban dispute still has no resolution | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
FARMERS BRANCH – A year after City Council member Tim O’Hare launched a contentious debate with his crusade to crack down on illegal immigrants, residents are still divided – about whether the city has [...]

Preception and reality don’t meet in Farmers Branch

I have been writing about this for some time now so I just couldn’t let this pass without comment.
Star-Telegram | 02/05/2007 | Public opinion doesn’t follow the numbers

Wow, it sure looks like illegal immigration has increased Farmers Branch’s crime rate and has hurt their property values something awful doesn’t it? That was the reason for [...]

Farmers Branch schools say no to English Only

Yesterday, I was having a Dad day. For those of you with living parents, that is a day that the loss of a parent just really hits home no matter how many years it has been since they died. You can usually predict when they will happen (holidays, birthday’s, anniversary of the deaths) but [...]

Farmers Branch to vote

Ordinance likely to go to Farmers Branch voters
A referendum to repeal an anti-illegal-immigration ordinance in Farmers Branch will likely go ahead after the city secretary confirmed Wednesday that opponents of the ordinance collected enough signatures to force a vote.
The City Council is expected to schedule the referendum for the next municipal election on May 12.
City [...]