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    Let Me Sum Up

    Why SMU will benefit most from the southern Dallas golf course. Plus: JuniorCampers!

    Eric Celeste
    Dec 12, 2012 | 9:18 am
    • R. Gerald Turner declined to comment on SMU's role with the course, though aspokesman said SMU was looking forward to working with AT&T and the city.
      Photo courtesy of SMU
    • DISD chief Mike Miles is in hot water again — deservedly so. I'll bet Mary Suhmgiggles when she reads stories about him.
      Photo courtesy of DISD
    • Michael Young will be missed by the Rangers, say sports media types. Could it bethat he will also be missed because he was such a good source, both on an offthe record?
      Photo courtesy of Texas Rangers

    Look, I know what I said — that I wouldn’t write about the southern Dallas golf course again. But I feel like Al Pacino in Godfather 3: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.

    Because here I am, minding my own business, reading emails from City Hall workers who were telling me how much they agree that Mary Suhm gets a free pass, and then Tod Robberson comes along and starts trolling me.

    He says things that are insane. I won’t go over it all. Just read the blog post and see my comment. I think it’s pretty self-explanatory.

    Because we’re speculating, let me tell you what I think this project really is, at its heart: a showcase for SMU to improve its golf team.

    Bottom line is that Robberson once again is pushing the notion that this golf course, which the city should vote on today, is a southern Dallas economic development project. Of course development could occur around it. But we’re talking probability here. The odds that it will do so increase if you’ve got a coherent plan, one undertaken on sound principles that look at density, location, etc. This is just a hope and a prayer.

    But because we’re speculating, let me tell you what I think this project really is, at its heart: a showcase for SMU to improve its golf team.

    SMU has successfully stayed in the background in this, even though they’re one of the three named partners, along with the city and AT&T. I gave you a scenario that suggested perhaps AT&T and developers could work together (à la Harbor Shores in Michigan) to create a great new development.

    But I gave the mayor and the city too much credit. Nothing of the sort has been studied or planned.

    But behind the scenes, SMU seems to be the one buggering this cat. For example, I’ve been told they’ve already drawn up the paperwork to buy maintenance equipment and lease golf carts for the thing. (SMU, through a spokesman, declined to answer specific questions, saying only that it looked forward to working with its partners on the project.)

    The funny thing is that this model — the high-end college course model — makes total sense. It’s a smart way to fund a high-end course. Oklahoma State did this with Karsten Creek, building a top-10 U.S. course, getting donors to pay for most of it, and using that to help recruit and fund-raise so that it’s now the dominant college team in the country.

    At least this model makes financial sense. Donors pour money into “nonprofits” that will work with this project, the team gets a splendid new course and operating costs are covered by high green fees.

    (If you want to play it, you can! It’ll only cost you $300 on the weekends.)

    The rest of the country followed (Stanford, Georgia Tech, etc.), and now many schools in the Big 12 are doing or have done the same thing.

    Now, if you’re an SMU golf team donor, you may be saying, “Wait a minute? Didn’t I just contribute $4.5 million to build a practice facility at Dallas Athletic Club in far East Dallas?”

    Yes you did! And players and recruits hated the drive so much the school quietly approached closer clubs the very next year and tried to get them to build one too.

    SMU hopes this solves all those problems, according to plugged-in tea leave readers. Like Karsten Creek, the southern Dallas course will be designed by a top golf architect.

    (I mentioned Tom Doak earlier, but AT&T was just testing the waters there. It appears Ben Crenshaw, whose reps toured the land earlier this week, is the top choice. Still, no one is sure if he will take the job because of the challenges inherent in the project.)

    Again, this model at least makes financial sense. The SMU golf donors pour money into the “nonprofits” that will work with this project, the team gets a splendid new course and a major tourney to use as a carrot for top recruits, and then the operating costs can be covered by the high green fees such courses demand — while still giving discounts to enough folks to make the mayor’s “semi-private” statement remain technically true.

    It’s just not a southern Dallas development deal, no matter what Robberson says. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

    Elsewhere

    Shocking! An editorial (rightly) condemning Mike Miles because of what was found in the DISD audit. Still waiting on the one complaining about Mary Suhm in light of the city’s audit.

    Quick sports point: Evan Grant talked about how much the Rangers will miss Michael Young in the clubhouse. There have been several other reporters on TV, radio and in print echoing the sadness he’s gone. I just have to ask: Is at least some of this because Young was such a good source to many media members, both on and off the record?

    The city should enact a bicyclist-protection plan today, which is good half-ass start to a fully formed bike plan. Tim Rogers at D Magazine — who called me an “effing hipster” when I bought my bike — has a good piece this month giving background as to why we’re such a bad bike city.

    Everything I wanted to say about Rick Perry’s ridiculous “fetal pain” announcement yesterday was said by Unfair Park’s Anna Merlan a half hour after he said it.

    Retweets

    YOU’LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT, SMITH!

    Please, tweeps, support the nonprofit @texastribune before year's end. Smarter Texans = a better Texas bit.ly/T6yRqX

    — Evan Smith (@evanasmith) December 12, 2012

    Still waiting on word about the Junior Campers.

    Merck Suspends Funding to Boy Scouts of America, Citing BSA's "Policy of Exclusion" bit.ly/QVcNkY

    — Dallas_Observer (@Dallas_Observer) December 12, 2012
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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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