I’m going to try really hard to type this with a straight face. I’m not going to be snarky or mean. It’s the holidays. Goodwill toward all men and so forth.
But so anyway, Marvin Crenshaw, one of the original plaintiffs in the landmark 14-1 voting rights case, apparently needs to spend some time with Ben Roethlisberger on the sideline. Crenshaw, it seems, has suffered a head injury and ought to sit out for a few plays. Because he is suing Mayor Tom Leppert. In a suit filed on November 19, Crenshaw says:
ln his zest to be the first strong arm dictator Mayor of Dallas Texas in the 21st Century and to be the chief flunky for the Dallas Citizens Council, “TL” violated the City Charter, corrupted the City Council, intimidated the City Manager and staff, stole from the budget, lied and betrayed the citizens of Dallas, Texas.
There’s more. You can read it for yourself. It seems to center on that Christmas party in 2007, the one the mayor held with some of the city staff and some councilmembers at Ross Perot Jr.’s pad. Also, there’s a matter involving a city construction deal with Turner Construction, Leppert’s former employer. I’m no lawyer. Maybe that’s why I’m having trouble figuring this whole thing out. Crenshaw seeks injunctive relief. And $75,000.
(I’m sorry for the Roethlisberger joke. I tried. I promise.)
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Is Marvin Crenshaw related to Sandra Crenshaw? They seem to be drinking the same cactus juice, or whatever it is that makes one crazy.
Typical of Dallas politics; Crenshaw has lost all touch with reality and ought to be on lithium (or even something stronger). That being said, does anyone really doubt that Mayor Tom has used his time at the helm to advance his own agenda? As a true “constructionist”, he seems to believe the city’s problems can be solved by building; a city owned hotel, a few bridges and a doomed to fail tollway. The real issue is the impact his thinking is having on communities; the failing records of street repairs, the reductions in senior and recreation services in underserved areas.
Am I the only one who thought the position as mayor would be a quick springboard to another eleceted office?
Tim, in reference to Leppert’s party at Ross Perot Jr.’s pad, you understand that when you say “some of the city staff” were present, you’re talking about every single upper-level employee, right?
City Manager Mary Suhm
City Secretary Deborah Watkins
City Attorney Tom Perkins
City Financial Officer David Cook
City Auditor Craig Kinton
First Assistant City Manager Ryan Evans
Assistant City Manager David Brown
Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez
Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan
Assistant City Manager Ramon Miguez
Mayoral Chief of Staff Chris Heinbaugh
Mayoral Deputy Chief of Staff Paula Blackmon
And, sure, “some” councilmembers were at the party, too. If by some, you mean twelve of fourteen.
Mayor Pro Tem Elba Garcia
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway
Jerry Allen
Tennell Atkins
Carolyn Davis
Vonciel Jones Hill
Sheffie Kadane
Linda Koop
Pauline Medrano
Ron Natinsky
Steve Salazar
David Neumann
Only Hunt and Rasansky did not attend the soiree.