It looks like "Vote No Dallas" has come out of it's shell and is going on the offensive against the attack ads launched by Vote Yes. Here's their first television ad and content from a Question and Answer document that accompanied the letter from Mayor Leppert that was posted here yesterday. For more information visit voteNOdallas.com Q.What is the convention center hotel project? A. On May 14, 2008, the Dallas City Council approved plans to build an attached convention center hotel on a portion of an 8.4-acre site at the southwest corner of Young St. and Lamar Blvd. Plans are to build a four-star convention headquarters hotel with 1,000 guestrooms; food and beverage facilities including restaurants, lounges and coffee kiosks; 80,000 square feet of meeting space including grand and junior ballrooms; and 720 parking spaces. Q.Why is the convention center hotel needed? A. In today's competitive market, a city must have an attached convention center hotel to compete nationally and draw the largest U.S. conventions, which attract 20,000 to 50,000 visitors at one time. Until the Council's recent approval, Dallas was the only city of the top 22 U.S. convention markets without a convention center hotel announced, under construction or completed. With a $2.6 billion annual ...

In a statement directed at Americans nervous about the auto industry, President Barack Obama outlined his administrations further involvement in helping the struggling auto makers.  That includes the Obama administration forcing GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner to resign. The President said that the plans formerly submitted by GM and Chrysler are unacceptable, and he wants them to take another run at it.  In the meantime, they will have to submit to guidelines set by the federal government in order to receive additional federal funds.  Obama said GM and Chrysler will have "limited additional periods of time" to produce plans that inspire confidence from the American citizens who their are asking to give them aid. He also called on others to make concessions, including auto workers and their unions, auto dealers, and suppliers. Though much of the news is bleak, Obama cited GM producing the 2008 North American Car of the Year (Chevy Malibu), and Chrysler for the Buick's recognition in the area of reliability. Obama said that the business plans submitted to the government were "not strong enough" and additional measures were necessary for them to become viable once again.  The first step to that end was his auto task force pushing ...

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Freedom Baptist Church will host a job fair and traning session in Dallas on Thursday. The event will be held at Freedom Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Dallas Job Fair and Training HOSTED BY: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson & Freedom Baptist Church Date: March 12, 2009 Location: Freedom Baptist Church 3715 South Westmoreland Dallas, TX 75233 Tel. 214-339-2259 Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.