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Dallas City Council Runoff Races Get Ugly
Two City Council candidates have had tax liens placed on properties they own in the last decade, although there s more to the story in each case.
By Alex Macon
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May 21, 2021
11:21 am
The campaigns for two Dallas City Council candidates are trying to put their respective opponents’ tax records in the spotlight heading into early voting for the June 5 runoff elections. And, well, here’s some spotlight. In addition, I’m going to try and shine it on some important context in both cases.
Have two candidates for City Council Gay Donnell Willis and Jesse Moreno at some point in the last decade had tax liens placed on property they own or owned because of tax issues? After talking to one candidate directly and to the other’s tax attorney, the short answer is “yes, but…” In each case, this is a very significant “but…” and a longer answer is required.