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    Let Me Sum Up

    While Irving mayor settles scores, city loses money, talent and time

    Eric Celeste
    May 30, 2013 | 1:26 pm

    What the sweet hell is going on in Irving? And when will people start holding its mayor responsible?

     

    Granted, I make fun of suburbs like Irving and Arlington a lot in this space. That’s because it’s fun (especially Arlington because, c’mon, it’s freaking Arlington). But I lived in Irving the first five years or so of my time in DFW, and I have an affinity for it.

     

    I also like some of the business leaders there, people with whom I’ve worked and tippled. After having conversations with them the past few days, I’m becoming more shocked that no one is calling out the city’s mayor for the way she seems to be letting her personal vendettas cripple Irving.

     

    I know you probably have no idea what’s been going on, so let me give you some background, as pared down as possible: There was an election two years ago in which former councilwoman Beth Van Duyne beat the longtime mayor. She promised to end development deals she didn’t like, including this one for a $250 million multiuse entertainment complex that sparked allegations of overcharging the city.

     

    This led the developer, Billy Bob Barnett, to back the former mayor’s campaign to the tune of a half-million dollars. Which is perfectly legal, but folks like the Dallas Morning News got their panties in a wad over, you know, so much legality. They backed Van Duyne, and she won the election.

     

    Almost two years later, here’s where Irving is: Van Duyne got the city out of the deal with Barnett, which is fine except that everyone in town believes the complex is necessary to kick-start development, and it now sits in limbo. The city is being sued by Barnett’s group and has a pretty good legal case that, minus argued overcharges, it’s owed nearly $40 million for the work it did. Meanwhile, the mayor already is complaining about a new developer who has agreed to make Barnett’s group whole and take over the project.

     

    Oh, yeah: She also got her ass handed to her in public when Dallas recently stole the Byron Nelson tournament, and now the Dallas Cowboys are looking at moving from Valley Ranch to another city (probably Arlington — of course).

     

    But according to folks in the city, she's doubling down on her aversion to striking a deal that can put the lawsuit behind her and get the complex development moving again. “This [lawsuit resolution] is clearly personal to her,” a lifelong Irving businessman told me from his Las Colinas office this week. “We all think the complex is a good idea, it will help the city, and Irving is really suffering right now. But she can’t get past her personal hatred.”

     

    Look, maybe she’s right. Maybe everyone against her is evil. Maybe the longtime, respected Irving city manager is set to leave not because Van Duyne is being unreasonable, but because he would just rather live in Nowhere, Florida, and make a lot less money. Maybe the Irving ISD chief is participating in online interviews to move somewhere else because he can’t handle’s Van Duyne’s awesome vision for the city. (Avi Selk does a great job covering what he suggests is "a reality show" in Irving on the paper's blog.)

     

    But I think a mayor committed to doing what is right would be looking for an equitable solution, because you can’t naysay your way to prosperity. Will it be tough to find an answer to which all parties agree? Will she have to swallow some pride? Of course! It’s a freaking tough job! But that’s what leaders do.

     

    All I know is, if this were happening in Dallas, the paper that endorsed the mayor would be asking some tough questions right now. Like, what in the sweet hell is going on in Irving?

     

     Elsewhere

     

    Steve Blow asks the same question, but he’s talking about DISD. I’ll have some thoughts on this tomorrow.

     

     Retweets

     

    We call this the “Strip-club DJ at 1:55 am model.”

     
     

    Indeed. And it has to be RT @stevemouzon: Talen: "the New Urbanism is intrinsically top-down and bottom-up"Andres Duany #CNU21

    — patrick kennedy (@WalkableDFW) May 30, 2013

    Irving's mayor has proven she can be against things. But what is she for?

      
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    Speeding ticket news

    Texas drivers pay a pretty price for their speeding bad behavior

    John Egan
    Jul 11, 2025 | 10:24 am
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    Gotta watch out for speed traps in Texas.

    The next time you’re tempted to push past the speed limit on your Texas road trip or your commute to work, think about the risk to your life — and your bank account.

    A new ranking from the FinanceBuzz website shows that when comparing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Texas motorists pay the fourth highest amount in fines and court costs for going either 10 mph or 15 mph over the speed limit.

    For a 10 mph-over-the-limit violation in Texas, the average fine and court costs total $223, according to FinanceBuzz. For a 15 mph infraction, the average speeding ticket will run you $245. Texas is one of only six states where a 15 mph-over-the-limit speeding ticket surpasses $200.

    California ranks first in the 10 mph category ($234), and Nevada ranks first in the 15 mph category ($290).

    If you’re slapped with a ticket for driving 40 mph over the speed limit in Texas, the fine and court costs are relatively low. At an average of $320, Texas sits at No. 21 on the FinanceBuzz list. Illinois ($2,500) leads the 40 mph category.

    “Not all speeding incidents are the same, as the faster someone goes while driving, the more danger they pose to themselves and others sharing the road with them,” says FinanceBuzz. “As a result, the authorities tend to issue larger fines the faster a speeder is going.”

    When traveling across Texas, it might be tough to go even one mph over the speed limit if you’re driving on I-35 in the Austin area or I-45 in the Houston area. Both of these notoriously congested stretches of interstate highway are nearing the end of their “functional life,” according to Congress of New Urbanism.

    Three busy Dallas County highways were just deemed among the deadliest roads in the country, with I-30 in Dallas ranking as the fourth deadliest road in Texas.

    Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio are also home to some of the state’s most congested roads, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. And if you’re on any of those clogged roads, the danger of getting a speeding ticket might decrease.

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