Laura Miller Quotes (28 Quotes)

Dallas is a positive, get-it done city.

It also would help, of course, if we had the movie shot here, so we could change some of the old Dallas TV show stereotypes that have lasted all these years.

We get Pomeranians, Pekingese, poodles and Chihuahuas, but most of them have one thing in common They were found on airport property.

In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams.

Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.

The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

There is so much chaos and dysfunction going on with the federal government that Dallas can't wait any longer for federal help,

She's very conscientious about the work she does at school and always has been an honor student. She's very interested in more travel and knowing how other people live and the things they like to do.

You've got to take off some of the old ugly facades and let there be glass and light. If you take the skin off and restore it, it's beautiful.

There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.

But there is so much more to do for the city we love... a Dallas with roads as strong as our businesses, parks as beautiful as our children, a downtown as tall as our imagination.

We need a strict revolving-door policy, so city officials can't give somebody a tax subsidy one minute, then go work for them the next.

I'm confident they'll stay if we make the necessary improvements, ... They want more seats, some new paint and a jazzy scoreboard. We invest 25 to 50 million, and we'll make the Cotton Bowl the premier place to play college football in Texas.

But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.

In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.

Years from now, I will own the movie and be able to say I was part of it.

From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives.

Due to Mr. Lee's actions on the Plan Commission, the public's trust has been lost,

Not all these people are eligible to be in apartments on their own, ... We found some sex offenders and some felons, people who have no credit at all.

It's wasteful spending like this that not only forces tax increases and cuts in vital services... but also really make you wonder: who is City Hall looking out for?

Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money.

Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.

We asked, 'How can we make this a better, fairer way to apply the law' And we made some changes, ... I think we've been very responsive.

If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.

Dallas is a great city, and it's worth fighting for.

Given the way some fought for the status quo when I authored the new Ethics Code and created the city's first Ethics Commission, we are going to need your strong support to get an even tougher Ethics Code passed this year.

It's arguably the best, most exciting arts district project in the country.