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    Let Me Sum Up

    Why John Wiley Price and Dallas Morning News are to blame for Parkland CEO search

    Eric Celeste
    Mar 26, 2013 | 9:21 am

    I’m fairly torn on Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. Actually, I always feel that way about him — at once annoyed at whatever in-front-of-camera stunt he’s pulling and admiring of how expertly he pulls it off.

    This time, I’m torn about his choice of target: the Parkland Memorial Hospital’s board of managers, the folks charged with finding a new CEO of the embattled institution. Today, Price promises another public searing of board chairwoman Deborah Branson on why the hospital has “reopened” its CEO search after moving on from the four “finalists” it interviewed last year. (And why the process, which has cost $400,000 so far, will be continuing.)

    I’ve written about this before, so go there to read all the background links, because I’m not going to rehash everything here. (What is this, a Texas Monthly cover story?) But it’s important for you to understand why this is happening, because it’s really about southern Dallas politics and the mainstream media’s inability to discuss itself honestly. Oh, yeah, and hospitals. A little bit about that too.

    First, Price is indeed pissed off. That’s not an act. He’s mad, as we’ve noted before, because the former chairwoman was his seconder and someone who kept him abreast of all goings-on. Totally understandable. Hard to rule a governing body — covertly, overtly, any ertly — if you don’t know what said body is up to.

    On one level, this seems like another attention-grabbing move by Price (who has always expertly played the media game) just to remind everyone that when the Big Dog is in the room, it needs to be fed. You keep him in the loop, make sure he has input and the public scolding will go away. (He may have met his match in Branson, who is tough as a tree root, but we’ll see.)

    But talk to folks in southern Dallas — folks who are no fans of Price right now, let me assure you — and they say there is merit to this questioning, primarily because there is a feeling that the Dallas Citizens Council has been controlling this through backroom dealings. Says one Parkland employee with a stake in this search: “Just because it’s JWP making this fuss — yes, he’s ridiculous sometimes, and he’s way too old to be wearing cornrows and no socks — that doesn’t mean there isn’t a point to be made. And that’s that some of those Citizens Council folks don’t want a black CEO at Parkland.”

    Now, I don’t know that I believe that. But the person who told me that is not insane, very politically connected, someone to take seriously. Just so you know, that feeling is out there in the black community. You don’t have to agree with it. But you’re a fool if you don’t acknowledge it. (See? Torn.)

    The other pressure here we should note is from the Dallas Morning News. In an editorial over the weekend, the paper agreed with Price, saying that Parkland needs to be more forthcoming, writing:

    Parkland is in a tough place as it tries to balance a delicate leadership search with attempts to bring the hospital into federal patient health and safety compliance. That is precisely why Parkland needs to communicate instead of retreating into a shell.

    It then goes on to ask very specific questions that you should read, if only to see how a sophist constructs an argument. Parkland’s response was to send a long letter rebutting the editorial and its premise. It included the email correspondence between the editorial writer and the board spokesperson, noting that every single answer could be found in this November 2012 sentence from a Parkland press release:

    Branson cautioned, however, that it is possible the Board could choose to continue examining other candidates once this process is complete.

    I’ve been critical of Parkland’s PR strategy, but I think the hospital is dead on here. The idea that these were finalists, or that they said the CEO would come from this group, is completely a construction of the media. No question. (Not that the paper will every admit that. It has become part of the fabric of their story. You can’t pull that thread back out.)

    But that’s not the most important point. My response would be, well, if we’re all into being transparent, let’s talk about the real reason those candidates aren’t going to work: It’s because of the DMN.

    As noted in the earlier column, the DMN is on a journalistic jihad against the hospital. Has been for a long time. And some jihads — like this one, I believe — are justified. But that doesn’t mean you want to volunteer to babysit for the family that is under said jihad, no matter the hourly rate.

    I talked to community members who were part of the interview process with the four CEO candidates. They said two huge concerns for all of them were the plan to build the new hospital — everyone realized the money wasn’t there — and the paper’s monthly front-page ass whipping. So if you’re going to ask those questions in your editorial, you must acknowledge that you know that you are a large part of the answer. No one worthwhile is going to take this job until the oversight group gives the hospital a thumbs up, the long-range budget is figured out and the media heat subsides.

    None of this means that Branson and the board shouldn’t be held accountable. It just means that the folks doing so — Price and the DMN — need to be honest about why they’re haranguing Parkland. Neither should have a problem doing so. They both love transparency.

    The process to find a new CEO for Parkland has cost $400,000 so far.

      
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    The process to find a new CEO for Parkland has cost $400,000 so far.
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    License Plate News

    Dallas car buyers get metal license plates stat under new Texas law

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 10, 2025 | 2:35 pm
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    A new state law will go into effect in Texas that makes it easier for car owners to get permanent metal license plates: The new law, House Bill 718, was actually passed by the 88th Legislature in 2023, but it goes into effect on July 1, 2025. It will allow car dealers to begin issuing metal license plates directly when they sell a car, whether it's new or used.

    In the previous needlessly elaborate process, new car owners would receive a temporary paper license, and then apply for metal license plates. The new law will eliminate that requirement, allowing car buyers to get metal license plates when they purchase a car from a dealer.

    The new law arose out of the huge imbroglio over temporary paper tags, which were designed to be used on a temporary basis while car buyers waited to receive their permanent plates. But scammers were obtaining car dealer licenses, then printing up hundreds of thousands of temporary paper tags and selling them to people hoping to avoid paying for insurance and car registration.

    The paper tags gave Texas a black eye because they became a crime problem not just in Texas but nationally, turning up on cars involved in crimes in Texas, New York, and beyond. In a 2021 investigation, the FBI found more than a half-million fraudulent paper tags, sold by just three people to buyers across the country.

    Bill 718 was initially designed to go into effect in September 2023, then March 2025, but the final bill bumped the deadline back to July 1, 2025. That's thanks to The Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association, who were "concerned" about having an adequate supply of metal plates in such a short time frame. Let's hope they got it together!

    The new rules are as follows:

    Buying from a Dealer: Consumers purchasing a vehicle from a Texas dealer will receive metal license plates instead of paper temporary tags, driving off the lot with their plates already in place.

    Until their registration sticker arrives from their county office, customers must keep their buyer’s plate receipt in the vehicle to be able to verify the purchase and pending registration to law enforcement.

    Trading In a Vehicle: When consumers sell or trade in a vehicle with general issue plates, dealers may transfer the plates to another vehicle sold within 10 days, if the plates match the appropriate vehicle type, per Senate Bill 1902, passed by the 89th Legislature this year. (Consumers with specialty license plates will keep their plates.)

    Buying/Selling a Vehicle in a Private Sale: The private party sales process remains unchanged: Sellers should remove their license plates and registration sticker from the vehicle when they deliver the vehicle to the buyer. The seller can request to transfer the plates to another vehicle they own—if appropriate for the vehicle type—by visiting their county tax assessor-collector's office.

    Sellers should submit a Vehicle Transfer Notification to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the sale of the vehicle.

    Buyers must submit a title and registration application at their county tax assessor-collector’s office and obtain new plates to register the vehicle in their name within 30 days of purchase.

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