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Who’s No. 1? Dallas City Council Candidates Pick Ballot Positions
On Tuesday, March 10 … Secretary Deborah Watkins and her staff this morning in the Flag Room at City Hall announced the ballot positions for the May 9 city council elections, as Billy MacLeod, Victoria Walton… read more

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Billy MacLeod formally files to run against Pauline Medrano in Dallas City Council District 2
On Monday, February 23 … Marketing consultant and political activist Billy MacLeod formally filed Monday to run against two-term Dallas City Council District 2 council member Pauline Medrano … read more

After months of mulling, Billy MacLeod to challenge Pauline Medrano for Dallas City Council seat
On Tuesday, February 3 … He was practically in. Then he wasn’t so sure.
And now, political activist, former criminal re-entry services director and marketing consultant Billy MacLeod says … read more

Pauline Medrano may have company in next year’s City Council race
On Tuesday, May 22 … Salesman, artist and political agitator Billy MacLeod — add almost-Dallas mayoral candidate to his acumen — says he’s “almost 100 percent sure” he’ll make a run next year for the Dallas City Council’s District 2 seat … read more

How much is your vote worth to Dallas City Council candidates? Depends on where you live.
On Monday, May 4 … We’ve recently written a great deal about campaign finance issues this election cycle, particularly because we’ve been breaking some notable spending records this year … read more

Lynn Flint Shaw, dead since March 2008, still listed on Pauline Medrano’s endorsement list
On Tuesday, March 24 … It’s a bizarre and tragic case: Longtime Dallas political appointee Lynn Flint Shaw, found dead more than a year ago as part of an apparent suicide pact with her … read more

Apartment managers accuse Pauline Medrano of abusing power.
On Thursday, May 7 … Harvey’s Racquet Club apartments near Dallas Love Field had received no city code violation complaints this year — at least not until managers hung a pair of … read more

Apartment managers file federal lawsuit against Dallas council member Pauline Medrano
On Friday, May 8 … As promised, managers of a Dallas Love Field-area apartment complex have filed a federal lawsuit against District 2 Dallas City Council member Pauline Medrano … read more

Dallas County JP accuses Medrano of mail-in ballot fraud
On March 10 … A small group of supporters of a Dallas County justice of the peace whose re-election bid was foiled by mail-in ballots demonstrated against voter fraud Tuesday outside where county commissioners held their … read more

Court of inquiry to investigate whether Dallas County Justice of the Peace Carlos Medrano violated election law
On January 20 … A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate whether newly elected Dallas County Justice of the Peace Carlos Medrano violated election law in his primary victory last year over … read more

Dallas voter fraud allegations multiply against Medrano Family
On Wednesday, April 7 … DALLAS — Evidence of potential widespread voter fraud is beginning to mount in two Dallas County primary races.
News 8 first reported the allegations early last month. Now there is new evidence of a …read more

Dallas Commissioners call for probe into alleged Medrano voter fraud
On Tuesday, March 30 … DALLAS — “Rampant voter fraud.”
That phrase is being used by Dallas County Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield to describe alleged voting irregularities in the Precinct 5 Constable and Justice of the … read more

Luis Sepulveda: A Brave Man Who’s Fighting Corruption in Elections for All of Us.
On July 25 … A couple of weeks ago, trial started in Sepulveda v. Medrano. It was a civil trial, and Plaintiff Luis Sepulveda called 140 witnesses who identified some surprising local … read more