Don’t you mean the voters have won a round?

crow is waiting to turn the Dallas Market Center-World trade center into another hotel/condo project. . .

I just reread the article. It would have been nice if Dave Levinthal and Rudolph Bush had explained why Crow Holdings inserted itself into this process and what their motivations might be in doing so. Or they could have simply included a couple of sentences along the lines of: “After the meeting, Ms. Norris declined to comment on why Crow Holdings would have an interest in the proposed transaction or the valuation of the land. The Dallas Morning News also called several Crow Holdings executives for comment, none of whom replied by press time.” Or something like that. Since they did neither, I think it’s safe to assume that one or both of them simply sat in on the meeting and robotically jotted down notes without any follow-up or other reporting that would qualify as minimally competent journalism.

Harlan Crow, who would prefer to say nothing believe me, speaks out on principle. He has time and time again said he knows that he has a dog in this hunt. But his main point is wanting the “invisible hand” of the open market to dictate major development projects–not the often grimy hand of the City.