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FUSD’s top writers honored during annual showcase; see video highlights
Alexa Waterhouse was one of the winners in the FUSD’s Writing Showcase. (Contributed photo by Shel Segal) Writing is very important to Kristian Castellanos.
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Hastings to head caucus on homelessness
U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings of Miramar was named a co-chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Homelessness.
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Southwest Airlines asks Dallas City Council to delay vote on multimillion-dollar no-bid contracts at Love Field
A top Southwest Airlines official on Tuesday asked the Dallas City Council to defer a vote on two multimillion-dollar no-bid contracts at Love Field, expressing concern that the deals are too sweet to the contractors and that they could be better for the city and the airport.
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Dallas City Council defers vote on no-bid Love Field deals
The decision appeared to frustrate the airport’s current concessionaires, who stood to win long term deals for more than two-thirds of all concessions space without engaging in a bid process.
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City Hall blog: Southwest Airlines asks Dallas city council to defer vote on no-bid contracts
In a letter to City Manager Mary Suhm and Mayor Tom Leppert, a vice president for Southwest Airlines has raised concerns about two controversial no-bid contracts at Love Field that the City Council is set to vote on Wednesday.
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No-bid deals for Dallas Love Field concessions trouble some officials
The sale of burgers and books at Dallas Love Field is a convenience for passengers, but it is big business for contractors who control the restaurants and newsstands at the airport.
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No-bid deals for Dallas Love Field concessions trouble some
Dallas is poised to extend – without competitive bids and with little public debate – multimillion-dollar, 12-year contracts to companies tied to state Rep. Helen Giddings and to Gilbert Aranza, a longtime political donor to several sitting City Council members.
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