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City names new assistant city manager
The city of Garland has named Judson Rex as assistant city manager for Planning & Economic Development. He will oversee city departments that participate in planning, economic development and redevelopment activities. For the past five years, Judson has...
Made Fresh & Local events win award
The Texas Downtown Association (TDA) has named Garland’s Made Fresh & Local Concert Series the Best Promotional Digital Campaign of 2020. The Texas Downtown Association sponsors an annual program to recognize outstanding projects, places and people of Texas. This...
District 1 council representative search
Under the Garland City Charter, the City Council may fill a vacancy on the City Council by appointing an interim member. First, the city must request the Governor to order or decline to order a special emergency election. Due to a recent resignation of the council...
NTMWD, member cities reach agreement
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) and its 13 member cities, including the city of Garland, officially launched a fresh approach to how wholesale water costs will be structured going forward. This new method will encourage water conservation and ensure...
Downtown redevelopment on the way
The city of Garland and GroundFloor Development have partnered to realize a $30 million commercial redevelopment project for the west side of downtown. Over the past two years, both parties have been actively working on this very challenging, but exciting major...
Garland No. 1 for first-time homebuyers
Garland is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 8 in the country on a recently released 2020 list of Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers. The study from personal finance website SmartAsset compared 185 cities using 12 metrics, including five-year home value...
District 4: City Council candidate Q&A
The District 4 City Council race is between candidate B.J. Williams and incumbent Jim Bookhout. Questions and answers are below: B.J. Williams, Candidate, District 4 Why do you want to serve on the Garland City Council? To lift the quality of health,...
District 2: City Council candidate Q&A
The Garland City Council District 2 race is between incumbent Deborah Morris and candidate Koni Ramos-Kaiwi. Questions and responses are below. Koni Ramos-Kaiwi, Candidate, District 2 Why do you want to serve on the Garland City Council? I want to serve...
Voters to decide on Walnut Creek Library site
After approving a $10.9 million relocation and expansion of the Walnut Creek Branch Library, voters Nov. 3 will decide whether that library will be built at Hollabaugh Park. A key element in the city’s May 2019 bond election, a new Walnut Creek Branch addresses...