Anonymous Political Group "Keep Dallas Safe" Managed by Former 'Astroturf' Operator
A shadowy campaign known only as “Keep Dallas Safe” has been playing politics in Dallas for the past half-year. No one knows who funds the organization, a nonprofit group that can conceal its donors thanks to a rule introduced by the Trump administration in 2020. The people who run the day-to-day operations say their wealthy clients don’t want their names revealed. The group’s donors may be secret, but its stances are clear: City Manager T.C. Broadnax has to go; Mayor Eric Johnson is OK; and a City Council decision to trim the police department’s overtime budget last year is just on...