May 11
Dallas convention hotel supporters prevail in tight race
In: NewsBy DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News
A publicly owned Dallas Convention Center hotel is primed for construction as city voters narrowly rejected a ballot initiative designed to block the $500 million facility.
“It’s a giant victory for the Dallas taxpayers,” declared Mayor Tom Leppert, the hotel’s pre-eminent supporter, as a crowd of several hundred [...]
May 07
Business Leaders Decry Misinformation Distributed in May 9th Election
In: NewsFor Immediate Release /Contact: Michael Walz - 214.957.7151 Jay Pritchard - 214.558.6656
Dallas, TX- Today, the Enough is Enough campaign released statements from several prominent Dallas business leaders questioning the validity of recent assertions by the “Vote Yes” campaign relating to the construction and operation of the Convention Center Hotel.
May 01
We recommend a no vote on Prop 1
In: News Editorial / The Dallas Morning News
Before casting your vote on Dallas Proposition 1, the convention center hotel question, it is important to think beyond the city we inhabit today.
Imagine a Dallas of the not-too-distant future, with a bustling new Arts District full of museums, a world-class opera house, symphony hall and theater. Not far [...]
May 01
Supporters say Dallas Convention Center hotel would boost business for competitors
In: NewsBy RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News
A political rally backing a proposed Dallas Convention Center hotel drew more than 300 people Thursday, including a cross-section of hotel managers, chamber of commerce presidents, union officials and business owners.
The rally at Gilley’s in the Cedars was the latest, and to date biggest, event in [...]
Apr 30
Pro-hotel ad uses mudslinging humor
In: News, VideosThe proposed Convention Center hotel in Dallas been a heated topic for months. Now, there is a new ad that might have you walking away laughing.
Click here to view the video from WFAA!
Apr 29
Enough is Enough Throws “Mud” On The Air
In: News 1 commentFirst TV ad – titled “Mud” – puts humorous spin on negative attacks
Contact: Michael Walz - 214.957.7151 Jay Pritchard - 214.558.6656
Dallas, TX – Enough is Enough, a group of active business and community leaders, continued its ad campaign rollout, unveiling their new TV spot, titled “Mud”. The ad puts a humorous spin [...]
Apr 29
Hotel High Noon
In: News 1 commentBy KRIS HUDSON/The Wall Street Journal
Dallas real-estate mogul Harlan Crow doesn’t want his city to build a planned convention-center hotel. After all, he owns a big hotel a couple of miles away.
Mr. Crow and his family’s investment vehicle, Crow Holdings, are the primary financial backers of an initiative seeking to prohibit city ownership of convention [...]
Apr 28
Roger Staubach and Enough is Enough group promote Dallas convention hotel in new radio ad
In: NewsDave Levinthal/ Dallas City Hall Blog
The first radio advertisement from pro-Dallas Convention Center hotel group Enough is Enough is out today, featuring Dallas Cowboys’ legend and real estate executive Roger Staubach.
“I’ve worked in the Dallas real estate market for many years and I know what a new convention center hotel can mean to our city,” [...]
Apr 28
Enough is Enough Releases Radio Ad: Ad features Dallas legend Roger Staubach
In: NewsContact: Michael Walz - 214.957.7151 Jay Pritchard - 214.558.6656
Dallas, TX – Enough is Enough, a group of active business and community leaders, released their first radio ad today. The 60-second spot, called “Really,” features Roger Staubach and attempts to set the record straight over the May 9th proposition fight.
Apr 27
Debate over Dallas Convention Center hotel in its final stretch
In: NewsBy DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News
On the eve of early voting, advocates and opponents of a Dallas Convention Center hotel launched a final effort to convince residents of the merits – or lack thereof – of such a facility.
“We need to do this to produce jobs … we need this to produce [...]
