Leading Off

1. Farmers Branch councilguy Tim O’Hare surprises no one in saying that he would focus on city redevelopment in his run for mayor. To see who would most likely benefit from such an effort, re-read Craig Hanley’s story on Farmers Branch.

2.  Dallas’s new animal shelter says it will ensure humane treatment of animals after complaints that untrained personnel were mishandling animals there.

3. More firms not named TXU are moving from the burbs into downtown Dallas. Maybe they can high-five the depressed TXU workers on their way out to Las Colinas.