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    Let Me Sum Up

    What does Mary Suhm have to do to get criticized in this town? Plus: Fork LeslieBrenner!

    Eric Celeste
    Dec 11, 2012 | 9:25 am
    • Mary Suhm gets a free pass on everything she says, from nearly every mediaoutlet in town.
      Photo courtesy of Dallas City Hall
    • Lockhart Smokehouse had a “Fork You, Leslie Brenner Day.” The DMN food critichas a sense of humor about it.
    • Kay Bailey Hutchison has been endorsed for “Texan of the Year” by former Dallasmayor Laura Miller.
      Photo by © Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com
    • An internal audit found Miles' team may have been assembled by ignoring DISDhiring rules.
      Photo courtesy of DISD

    I’ve got a few questions this morning. I’ve got questions about audits, about smart people, about arrogance, and about whom we hold accountable and whom we don’t.

    Let’s start with a completed audit. This one comes from the Dallas city auditor himself, Mr. Craig Kinton. His report says that Dallas has not put in place nearly 70 percent of the changes his office has recommended the past two years. These changes were suggested for seven departments, covering everything from “controls over computer systems to the handling of cash.”

    Mary Suhm is in charge of the city. She is its city manager, which means she gets to operate behind the scenes but is far and away the most powerful person in Dallas, the mayor included. She is ultimately responsible for making sure these changes are implemented.

    I’m sure she humbly expressed regret that these changes were not made. I’m sure she said she would make certain they would be implemented quickly from here out. Let’s go to the story and see exactly how she phrased that:

    I don’t always agree with his tabulations about what’s done or not done, and we don’t always agree with all the recommendations,” [Suhm] said. “Sometimes it’s too much money for protecting against too little risk.”

    Oh. Okay. Soooo I guess we’ll just take her word for it?

    Of course we will. That’s what we in the media do in Dallas. Mary Suhm says it, we say, “Hey, she’s a smart lady. She’s not a politician. She’s gotta be right.”

    That’s the way it’s been for seven years here. I’m not saying she’s done a bad job. How would I know? She gets a free pass on everything she says, from every media outlet in town (except Jim Schutze, but hey, he’s just an old crank, right?).

    Quick example: Look at the coverage of the lawsuit brought by a former city employee against Dallas for wrongful termination. In this story and the previous ones (linked to in the post itself), you could all but hear the reporter snickering at the former employee and high-fiving Suhm for her arrogance. What happened? Oh, yeah, the former employee won and was awarded $200,000.

    Don’t look for the editorial saying Suhm screwed up or was arrogant, or the one suggesting this misstep says something larger about the way she runs the city. You won’t find it.

    What you will find is this hagiography saying how Suhm is driven by her love of Dallas. Within that, you’ll see that she detests being in the spotlight, because she feels she’s not a politician (even though she’s constantly power-brokering with power brokers) and simply a city servant. Don’t look for the editorial suggesting she wants the power that goes with her job but none of the public scrutiny — won’t find it.

    (One minor exception: this light scolding about the city’s garbage plan.)

    Again, I’m not saying Suhm does a bad job. I’m saying we don’t hold her accountable like we do others who control far less of our public money. Like Mike Miles. The DISD Superintendent also will be dealing soon with an internal audit, a draft of which was reported on yesterday.

    In said draft, it looks like internal rules were broken in the hiring of Miles’ new team. The intimation from the story — one with which I agree — is that Miles’ and his team’s arrogance led them to ignore procedure to hire and reward his cronies. It doesn’t look good, and, if true, he should be blasted for it.

    I’m sure he will be. I’ll read those columns and editorials right after I finish the ones saying the same thing about Mary Suhm’s arrogant dismissal of her own auditor’s findings. Won’t I?

     Elsewhere

    I missed “Fork You, Leslie Brenner Day” at Lockhart. I do like that the DMN food critic has a sense of humor about it.

    Talk about burying the lede. This American Airlines story discusses the company’s restructuring, bankruptcy and potential merger but notes far down that AA is about to unveil a new branding campaign, complete with new “paint schemes.” I may write six straight columns about it once I get a peek at these.

    The Star-Telegram reports the T is seeking $100 million for new rail line cars that would run from Fort Worth to DFW Airport.

    Speaking of Schutze, really good column yesterday on Ted Cruz (still bananas) in which he notes that former mayor Laura Miller endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchison for “Texan of the Year.” I didn’t know that acting like the U.S. Senate was a part-time job for the past decade qualified you for an award like that, but, sure, whatever.

     Retweets

    This story is incredibly sad, and it keeps getting sadder.

     

    According to Brent's lawyer, the Cowboys are already financially involved. They fronted the money for Brent's bond. cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-5…

    — Gordon Keith (@gordonkeith) December 11, 2012

    Of course they do.

     

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    This is the salary it takes to be a top 1 percent earner in Texas

    Amber Heckler
    Jul 25, 2025 | 5:00 pm
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    To be one of the highest earners in Texas has become a little easier in 2025: According to a new financial analysis from SmartAsset, Texans have to make $743,955 to qualify as a top 1 percent earner in the state.

    If that sounds like a lot, it's still $18,000 less than 2024, when you had to pull in $762,090 a year.

    To determine the income needed to be in the top 1 percent of earners, SmartAsset analyzed 2022 IRS data for individual tax filers (the most recent year where data was available), and income was adjusted to May 2025 dollars.

    The national average income it takes to be considered a part of this exclusive group comes out to $731,492. The income needed to be in the top 1 percent decreased in nearly every state except for North Dakota, Florida, and Oklahoma.

    Connecticut leads the nation with the highest income threshold needed to be in the top 1 percent, with residents needing to make nearly $1.06 million annually to qualify. Connecticut is the only state where residents need to make $1 million to be considered a top 1 percent earner. Only 16,917 Connecticuters currently fit the bill for the designation.

    A total of 128,130 Texans currently make enough money to be considered one of the highest earners statewide. That's 2,002 more people than in 2024. Though the report doesn't provide information as to where these top earners live, it's entirely possible some are living in Dallas-Fort Worth. After all, the metro's population has now surpassed 8.44 million residents.

    For aspiring Texans who want to make it among the top 5 percent of earners in the state, they would have to make $284,661 a year to qualify. There are 640,648 Texans who currently make enough money to be considered top 5 percent earners, the report said.

    "Nearly 1.5 million households across the United States now rank among the top 1 percent of earners, according to the latest tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)," the report said. "Economic conditions, tax policies and cost of living vary significantly from state to state, resulting in wide disparities between what it takes to become a top 1 percent earner across the nation."

    For Dallasites who want to make enough money to be considered "middle class," the yearly salary ranges between $49,478 and $71,359, according to a separate 2025 SmartAsset report.

    The top 10 states with the highest thresholds to be considered in the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. are:

    • No. 1 – Connecticut ($1,056,996)
    • No. 2 – Massachusetts ($965,170)
    • No. 3 – California ($905,396)
    • No. 4– New Jersey ($901,082)
    • No. 5 – New York ($891,640)
    • No. 6 – Florida ($859,381)
    • No. 7 – Washington ($819,101)
    • No. 8 – Colorado ($772,989)
    • No. 9 – Wyoming ($771,369)
    • No. 10 – Texas ($743,955)
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