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    City News Roundup

    Mayor Mike Rawlings' letter gets leaked and more news from around Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Nov 15, 2014 | 11:02 am

    Given the shortage of funds and overwhelming public dislike, it seems unfathomable that some local mucky-mucks would still think the Trinity River toll road is a good idea, or that they might still be trying to lobby for it. But they do and they are. Fortunately, we can protest that in the streets, thanks to a move by the Dallas City Council.

    Check out those stories and more of what happened this week in Dallas news:

    Trinity River toll road shenanigans
    Even though nooooobody wants a toll road along the Trinity Parkway, there's still people digging their heels in. The Trinity Commons Foundation is trying to raise funds to enable a redesign. The people fronting that are former Dallas city manager Mary Suhm and Trinity Commons Foundation executive director Craig Holcomb. Mayor Mike Rawlings is hosting a meeting about it on Wednesday at 8:15 am at Trinity Groves; he sent out a letter to a small group of people, but the letter made it onto Facebook. After the breakfast club meets and formulates some recommendations, there will be a public meeting. The Dallas City Council will then vote to accept or reject them.

    Trains in the city
    DART made a presentation to the Dallas City Council's transportation committee detailing plans to expand transit downtown. The agency has a shot at federal funds it could use to begin the second rail line through downtown that's been planned for a long time. Where it goes hinges on the location of the high-speed bullet train between Dallas and Houston. Texas Central Railway, the private company developing the line, has narrowed it down to five possibilities, all in the Central Business District. Texas Central Railway and DART want to connect the bullet train to DART, TRE, Amtrak, and any other trolleys or rail lines in development.

    Jail visits by video
    Inmates in Dallas County jails can now visit with their families and friends via video — but the visitors will have to pay. Dallas County officials approved a video program where calls will cost $10 for a 20-minute visit. County judge Clay Jenkins protested that it was a hardship on poor people and that officials could follow up and ban "through the glass" visitation, but he was the only one to vote against it.

    Sticking it to the man
    The Dallas City Council will let protesters protest again. They repealed an ordinance they passed earlier this year that placed arbitrary restrictions on protesters. Council member Philip Kingston and others said that the ordinance was an affront to free speech. Right on! Fight the power!

    Chinese buying up Texas
    Real estate professionals are seeing lots of new customers from out of town, especially China. They like the cheap prices of housing in the suburbs — Collin County in particular. But they're also buying condos in the city. Texas comes in third as the place where foreigners want to buy, behind Florida and California. "The Chinese people have a ton of money, and they pay cash," says an agent.

    One whistleblower lawsuit, coming right up
    A Dallas ISD school board panel on Thursday denied an appeal for Jeremy Liebbe, who was fired in September following an investigation he conducted into his boss, Tonya Sadler Grayson,who did not reveal her criminal history on her application. His father is lawyer Bill Liebbe, who vowed to file a lawsuit on Jeremy's behalf for whistleblower protection violations and defamation.

    High-speed bullet train has narrowed down its Dallas port to the Central Business District.

    Central Rail high-speed bullet train rail
      
    Photo courtesy of JR Central
    High-speed bullet train has narrowed down its Dallas port to the Central Business District.
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    Avian Flu News

    Wildlife authorities now find avian flu in mammals in Texas Panhandle

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 18, 2025 | 7:09 pm
    Raccoon
    Photo by Katie Oxford
    Raccoon in a trap.

    The avian flu creeps closer and closer: According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in mammal species in Texas including foxes, raccoons, striped skunks, and domestic cats located in the Texas panhandle in Deaf Smith, Hansford, Lubbock, Ochiltree, Parmer and Randall Counties.

    These detections were found via a collaboration between TPWD, the Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control branch, and the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab.

    They follow similar discoveries in wild birds across Texas, with recent detections in Amarillo, El Paso, Galveston, Harris, Lubbock, Potter, Travis, and Wharton counties.

    HPAI has now been detected in all 50 states across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It's a highly contagious zoonotic virus that transmits easily among wild and domestic birds. It can spread directly between animals and indirectly through environmental contamination.

    For mammals, transmission occurs primarily through consumption of infected animal carcasses, although mammal-to-mammal transmission is possible.

    Signs of HPAI in mammals can vary based on species but can include ataxia (incoordination, stumbling), tremors, seizures, lack of fear of people, lethargy, runny or crusty eyes and nose, coughing and sneezing, or sudden death.

    TPWD recommends wildlife rehabilitators remain cautious when intaking wild animals with clinical signs consistent with HPAI to limit the potential for exposures to other animals within the facility.

    They're still insisting that the risk of avian influenza from infected birds being transmitted to people remains low, but people should take basic protective measures (i.e., wearing gloves, face masks and handwashing) if they must make contact with wild animals.

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