Today’s Headlines

• Ban on Txting While Driving Easily Survives 2nd Reading in House, 102-40; Final One May Be Tomorrow
• First Battery Powered US-Built Streetcars to Run From Downtown Dallas to Oak Cliff Soon (Morning News)
• Developer Proposes PPP for Dallas City Hall Plaza to Be Hospitable Place for Humans (Morning News)
• All Five DFW Area HEBs Are Central Markets, But They Own 12 Spots for Normal HEBs (Morning News)
• Fort Worth City Council Establishes Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Commission (Juliabikes)
• Metro Board Seeks to Accelerate Dilution of City of Houston Power on Board (Houston Chron)
• …Dwight Jefferson Resigns to Run for Comptroller = Parker Gets One More Nomination (Houston Chron)
• How Plano Became Cool, Got a Food Truck Park, and Traded Urbanism for Car Dealers

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