Mesquite City Council, Richardson school board among Dallas County’s local election results from November 5, 2019.

Mesquite City Council, Richardson school board among Dallas County’s local election results from November 5, 2019.
Skipping the traditionally low-turnout constitutional amendment election this November could be costly for some DFW-area taxpayers.
Kaufman and Dallas County residents fighting forced annexation by the city of Mesquite got another big win Tuesday.
A temporary restraining order issued by a Kaufman County district judge puts Mesquite’s forced annexation plans on hold until November 20.
Pleas to Mesquite City Council to stop rushing forced annexations and let people have “a voice and a vote” on joining the city are, so far, falling on deaf ears.
In their rush to conclude forced annexations before a new law says they can’t, Mesquite City Council members appear to be making mistakes.
State Sen. Bob Hall chides Mesquite City Council for trying to rush through forced annexations before they’re outlawed.
Kaufman County landowners continue to speak out against the City of Mesquite’s plans to forcibly annex them before a new law ending the practice takes effect.
Kaufman County landowners say they’ll fight “until the end” the City of Mesquite’s plans to forcibly annex them before a new law ending the practice takes effect.