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    No Ride for You

    Uber runs into trouble with Dallas City Council

    Claire St. Amant
    Aug 26, 2013 | 11:35 am

     UPDATE: The Uber item will get special attention by the City Council on August 28.

     

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    A year ago, app-based Uber came to Dallas in hopes of stealing some market share from traditional cabs and car services. Fast forward to today, and the company is in danger of being effectively shut down by the city.

     

    Uber, billed as "everyone’s private driver," enables any Android or iPhone user to summon a driver on the spot. The company dates back to 2011 in San Francisco. Since then, Uber has expanded to about 15 cities, including London, Paris and Dallas. But if the City Council approves new limo regulations, Uber's run in Dallas could end.

     

    The August 28 City Council agenda includes an item on the consent addendum to consider updating limousine regulations. As Uber maintains it is a technology service, not a limousine or taxicab company, it doesn't fall under the purview of current city code.

     

    This amendment would change that by folding Uber's services into a "transportation-for-hire" category. As part of the consent agenda, the item is not up for an individual vote and could potentially be passed without discussion. It could still be pulled from the consent agenda and sent to committee for further consideration.

     

    The ordinance reads in part:

     
     

    The use of computer applications and other technologies by some providers of limousine service has distorted certain distinctions between limousines and taxicabs. It is important to re-establish those distinctions to help the public understand the differences between those types of passenger transportation services and to assist transportation inspectors in administering and enforcing the city's regulations governing those services.

     

     

    If the ordinance passes, Uber would need to apply for "operating authority" as a limousine company from the city; its drivers could respond only to dispatches from their direct employer; rides would have to be arranged at least 30 minutes before the service is provided; no meter service would be allowed; and new vehicles would require sticker prices in excess of $45,000. These regulations run in direct conflict to Uber's current business model.

     

    Meanwhile, Dallas cab companies have hired political consultant Carol Reed to represent their interests. Uber isn't commenting on the ordinance right now, but a spokesperson says the company would release a response by the end of the day.

     

    On Twitter, however, the hashtag #DallasNeedsUber is gaining traction.

     
     

    First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. #DallasNeedsUber

    — Adam Konrád (@kixorz) August 26, 2013
     

     

     
     

    Dallas isn't trying to outlaw @uber because of innovation. It's all about money. They don't care about consumers. #DallasNeedsUber

    — uɐsɐʌıuıɹS pouıΛ (@VinVasan) August 26, 2013
     
     

    Trying to resist innovation -- that occurred because you suck -- is so sad & so un-American! Hello free market, competition #DallasNeedsUber

    — Rani Monson (@RaniMonson) August 26, 2013
     
     

    Dallas should focus attention on important transportation issues--buses, rail, bikes and pedestrians--not the taxi lobby #DallasNeedsUber

    — Cole Daugherty (@ColeDallas) August 26, 2013
     
     

    This is like banning the car because you love the horse and buggy more. Innovation and competition made America. #DallasNeedsUber

    — Bino! (@binocook) August 26, 2013
     
     

    Texas is supposed to be business friendly, not finding ways to legislate them out. Embarrasing city council. #dallasneedsuber

    — Steve Hammer (@armondhammer)

    August 26, 2013
     
     

     #DallasNeedsUber because it's 2013, and city hall shouldn't be run by a taxi lobby. #KeepUber

    — Alyssa G (@agardina) August 26, 2013
     
     

    Dear @Mike_Rawlings. Please support innovation, competition, and damn good customer service in Dallas. #DallasNeedsUber

    — Scott Vann (@ScottVann) August 26, 2013

    Uber is billed as “everyone’s private driver.”

      
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    Crime & punishment

    SMU and KC Chiefs star Rashee Rice sentenced for Dallas high-speed crash

    Associated Press
    Jul 17, 2025 | 6:13 pm
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    DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Thursday, July 17 after authorities said he and another speeding driver caused a chain-reaction crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway last year.

    The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury in the March 30, 2024, crash. As part of a plea agreement, Rice was sentenced to five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation, prosecutors said.

    The judge will allow Rice, 25, to find a time or times to serve the jail sentence, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said.

    Prosecutors said he was also required to pay the victims for their out-of-pocket medical expenses, which totaled about $115,000.

    Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV at 119 mph (191 kph) when he made “multiple aggressive maneuvers around traffic” and struck other vehicles, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said that after the crash on North Central Expressway, Rice failed to check on the welfare of those in the other vehicles and fled on foot.

    The accident was caught on a dashcam video by motorist Bill Nabors.

    The news release from prosecutors included a statement from Rice that was released by his attorney. Rice said in the statement that he's had “a lot of sleepless nights thinking about the damages that my actions caused, and I will continue working within my means to make sure that everyone impacted will be made whole.”

    “I am profoundly sorry for the physical damages to person and property,” Rice said in the statement. “I fully apologize for the harm I caused to innocent drivers and their families.”

    Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s vice president of communication, said in a statement, “We have been closely monitoring all developments in the matter which remains under review."

    The Chiefs said Thursday that they did not have a comment.

    Rice was leasing the Lamborghini that police said was speeding along with a Corvette when the crash occurred. Rice's attorney has said that the Corvette belonged to Rice. The driver of the Corvette, who police said also left the scene, was also charged in the crash. The status of that case was not immediately clear on Thursday.

    Rice, a member of the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs team, is from the Dallas area. He played for SMU in Dallas and grew up in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills. Rice was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft and has caught nine touchdowns in his two seasons with Kansas City.

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    AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report from Kansas City, Missouri. It includes archived material from CultureMap.

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