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Texas Secretary of State
AUSTIN — A mobile station issuing Election Identification Certificates (EICs) will be at the Dallas County Elections Department, Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Dallas County Elections Department is located at 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 820, Dallas, Texas 75207.
Election Identification Certificates are available without charge to qualified Texas voters who do not already have an approved form of photo ID, which is now required for voting in person.
Many Texans already have an approved form of ID and will not need or qualify for an EIC. Acceptable forms of ID in addition to an EIC are:
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Texas driver license issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
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Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
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Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
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United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
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United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
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United States passport
Applicants for an EIC will need to present proof of citizenship and identity. For most applicants that means a birth certificate and two forms of supporting documentation. A complete list of documentation requirements is availabe.
EICs are issued by the DPS and are available at DPS driver license offices. Mobile stations provide additional locations for voters to acquire an EIC. The stations are made available by a joint initiative with the Texas Secretary of State’s office and DPS. Only EICs will be issued from these mobile stations. A list of EIC mobile stations locations can be found on VoteTexas.gov. Locations will be added as they are finalized.
Please note: Staff at the stations are not authorized to go on the record. For a press statement, please use the listed contact.
AUSTIN - Today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced his support of Senator Kelly Hancock’s filing of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) and Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2) with the following statement:
“I am pleased to support Senator Kelly Hancock’s Senate Bill 9 and Senate Joint Resolution 2 to reinforce constitutional spending limits.
“Texans have spoken clearly demanding constitutionally mandated spending limits.
“With this approach as state senator, I repeatedly filed bills to make spending limits more strict during my eight years in the state senate. Year after year my legislation was bottled up in committee.
“As Texas Lt. Governor, I intend to see final passage of this much needed legislation, SB 9 and SJR 2, during this 84th legislative session.
“This comprehensive principle to fiscal discipline is essential to limiting constitutional spending.”
The following legislation was filed today:
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SJR 2 – Hancock: Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations.
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SB 9 – Hancock: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations
Both SB 9 and SJR 2 would change the way the Legislative Budget Board calculates the state spending limit. By adjusting the formula to population plus inflation, instead of personal income as it is set currently, it will limit state spending from growing faster than the state’s economy.
Texas Lt. Governor's Office
City of Dallas
March 31 2015
City of Dallas launches Keep Dallas Clean Initiative
A new public awareness and communications campaign has been created by the City of Dallas to stop illegal dumping of tires in the Trinity River Corridor.
“The Keep Dallas Clean initiative will focus on creating awareness of penalties associated with illegal dumping of tires and highlight public health concerns associated with scrap tires,” said City of Dallas Code Compliance Manager Bernetta Young. The effort will include billboards, DART advertising along routes surrounding the Trinity, water bill inserts and signage in areas where tire dumping is prevalent.
The City has also created keepdallasclean.com to inform the community about how to legally dispose of and recycle scrap tires, report offenders and provide information about upcoming educational awareness events, which will be held through the end of June.
Code Compliance staff distributed educational information and provide a fun activity for participants at the Texas Horse Park Grand Opening on March 28. In April, the Code team will partner with Groundwork Dallas at Earth Day Texas to clean up scrap tires from high dump areas around the Trinity.
The Keep Dallas Clean initiative was established in 2014 by the City of Dallas in cooperation with the North Central Council of Governments through funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- See more at: http://www.dallascitynewsroom.com/community/keep-dallas-clean-mar15.htm#sthash.0Nlj6zBR.dpuf
City of Austin
CITY OF AUSTIN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release Date: Mar. 31, 2015
Contact: Kevin Johns 512-974-7802 Email
AUSTIN’S MUELLER REDEVELOPMENT HONORED WITH NATIONAL PLANNING AWARD
City recognized with HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the American Planning Association (APA) have recognized the City of Austin with the 2015 HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award for its Mueller Redevelopment and Reuse Plan. The plan called for the conversion of the former Mueller Municipal Airport into a mixed-use, mixed-income community to help revitalize East Austin. Read more at: www.planning.org/awards/2015/HUD.
The HUD Secretary’s Award, presented jointly by HUD and APA, recognizes a plan, program, or project that has been in effect for at least three years and improves the quality of life for low- and moderate-income community residents. Emphasis is placed on how creative housing, economic development and private investments have been used in or with a comprehensive community development plan to empower a community.
“The City of Austin has developed a plan for progress,” said HUD Secretary Julián Castro. “It transforms an unused municipal space into an asset that will provide local residents with employment, entrepreneurial and housing opportunities for generations to come. I congratulate and commend all those who came together for this common vision, and applaud their commitment to shaping a future full of new and inclusive growth.”
Neighborhood demand and voter approval set the foundation for moving the Mueller Municipal Airport and starting redevelopment efforts on the 700-acre site. The Mueller Redevelopment and Reuse Plan was adopted in 2000 and included six redevelopment goals including fiscal responsibility; economic development; and East Austin revitalization. The city engaged in a public-private partnership with master-developer Catellus in 2004 to help implement and finance the plan.
The void that once was the Mueller Airport is now being transformed with a mix of housing, jobs, services and mobility improvements that reconnect adjoining neighborhoods. Since 2006, 2,300 residential units of the projected 5,900 homes have been completed or are under construction. Twenty-five percent of the homes are affordable, and offered to income-qualified households. And more than 4,850 jobs are available of 13,000 anticipated, reflecting a range of income levels.
The Mueller Redevelopment and Reuse Plan is an example of a community-led vision over coming challenges to become a compact, mixed-use, livable community. First, the plan is an example of an enduring successful public-private partnership. Second, it addressed regulations that hindered or prevented compact development. Third, it included a diversity of housing types.
“The Mueller Redevelopment plan is a model of a public-private partnership working for the public good,” said W. Shedrick Coleman, 2015 APA Awards Jury chair. “The community came together, envisioned a future and is working towards the plan’s realization.”
“The Mueller Community reflects the initial vision first stated 30 years ago: a sustainable, diverse, affordable community that could spur economic development, be compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods, be fiscally responsible, and help revitalize East Austin,” said Mayor Steve Adler of the City of Austin. “We believe our efforts, and this award, confirm that neighborhoods dream big when they are empowered and those dreams can come true with effective planning, partnership, and execution.”
“Mueller is a wonderful example of the imagination and creativity of the citizens of Austin. It’s a prototype of how cities of the future might grow,” said Kevin Johns, Economic Development Director of the City of Austin. “And we believe it’s a fusion of the best of city planning and economic resiliency and could be replicated internationally.”
The Mueller Redevelopment Plan and additional APA award winners will be honored at the 2015 National Planning Awards luncheon April 20, 2015, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. The plan will also be featured in the April 2015 issue of Planning magazine. Read more at: www.planning.org/awards/2015/HUD.
For a list of all of the APA 2015 National Planning Excellence and Achievement Award recipients, visitwww.planning.org/awards/2015. APA’s national awards program, the profession’s highest honor, is a proud tradition established more than 50 years ago to recognize outstanding community plans, planning programs and initiatives, public education efforts, and individuals for their leadership on planning issues.
The American Planning Association is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are dedicated to advancing the art, science, and profession of good planning–physical, economic and social–so as to create communities that offer better choices for where and how people work and live. APA has offices in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Ill. For more information, visit www.planning.org.
About the City of Austin, Economic Development Department – Redevelopment: The City’s Economic Development Department, formed in 2002, has led redevelopment, small business development, business recruitment, international economic development, and the cultural arts, music, and film programs for the City. With a focus on regenerating key assets of the city, Economic Development has implemented catalyst redevelopment projects, including the Seaholm District, Second Street Retail District, and the Mueller Redevelopment, an award-winning national model for responsible urban planning and development. Visit www.austintexas.gov/ecodev.
City of Houston
CITY OF HOUSTON Municipal Courts Department Houston Police Department Annise D. Parker Mayor Hon. Barbara E. Hartle Director & Presiding Judge P.O. Box 4996 Houston, Texas 77210-4996 T. 713.247.5479 F. 713.247.4775 www.houstontx.gov/courts NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 20, 2015 Contacts: Gwendolyn Goins, Public Information Officer HPD Media Relations Municipal Courts Department (713) 308-3200 (713) 247-4114 Texas Municipal Courts, Law Enforcement Agencies Unite For Statewide Warrant Round- Up HOUSTON, Texas – The City of Houston’s Municipal Courts Department and Houston Police Department (HPD) announce their participation in the 2015 Great Texas Warrant Round-Up (WRU). They will be among 300 jurisdictions across the state that will engage in this annual law enforcement campaign that begins Saturday, March 7, 2015. Neighboring jurisdictions joining this statewide initiative as regional participants include Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties. “We do everything possible to encourage individuals to resolve their court matters well before they become delinquent, but when all else fails, we turn to law enforcement to execute outstanding warrants,” said Director and Presiding Judge, Barbara E. Hartle. “Participating in the statewide WRU program simultaneously with other jurisdictions helps bring about greater public awareness, which will hopefully encourage people to resolve their case or cases before they are arrested,” Judge Hartle explained. HPD will be assisted by the Texas Attorney General’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit to search for individuals with outstanding warrants. Once the Warrant Round-up period begins on March 7, 2015, HPD and other law enforcement agencies will aggressively target those defendants on the warrant list. Authorities warn that arrests can take place at any location, including the defendant’s home, school or workplace. Additionally, a special task force will focus solely on locating defendants with outstanding warrants through a License Plate Recognition program whose parked vehicle has been documented multiple times at specific locations. “The License Plate Recognition program has been in force since September of 2011 and has been extremely helpful in allowing us to locate scofflaws,” stated Judge Hartle. Houston Municipal Courts offered an Amnesty Program in November 2014 to encourage individuals to clear delinquent court matters at considerable cost savings. At that time, certain cases in delinquent status were iscounted by the dismissal of the Failure to Appear fine. The 2014 Amnesty Program assisted in clearing more than 9,000 outstanding Municipal Court warrants; however, there will be no amnesty offered during the Warrant Round-Up period. Individuals are being urged to resolve cases to avoid arrest. Notices are being mailed to all Houston Municipal Court defendants with active warrants. Individuals with warrants in jurisdictions other than the City of Houston should contact those jurisdictions for information about how to clear outstanding warrants. A complete list of participating regional partners can be found at www.houstontx.gov/courts. For more information about warrants or citations, visit the Court’s website at www.houstontx.gov/courts or contact the Houston Helpline at 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311, if outside the City of Houston.
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