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Dallas City Council, don’t revive short-term rentals fight
There’s a move afoot at Dallas City Hall to reopen the painful wound over short-term rentals, to bring it all back for public debate.
Some Dallas City Council members who were against the city’s ban, passed more than a year ago, are pointing to an ongoing temporary injunction barring its enforcement as evidence it should be revisited.
They say more legally bulletproof restrictions should be hashed out and approved so the city can get on with reaping millions of dollars in revenue it’s losing while waiting for a protracted legal battle to play out.
We disagree. Even as we reiterate our concerns about the legality of Dallas’ short-term rental restrictions, we haven’t forgotten the fight over them was one of the ugliest seen at City Hall in recent memory — and dragged on for years.
The City Council knew full well in June 2023 that the short-term rental rules they were adopting would land them in court, and opponents quickly sued. But the council was willing to take that risk on behalf of the thousands of homeowners pleading for relief from the citywide smattering of properties they said were harming their neighborhoods. The city shouldn’t abandon them now.
There’s another good reason to let the legal fight continue, at least for now. The city will glean valuable insight from the various trial and appellate court rulings along the way to help it devise a more legally sound set of restrictions going forward if necessary. The 5th District Court of Appeals is mulling a request by the city to lift the temporary injunction, and its ruling will serve as a guidepost.
In any event, we’re loath to see this highly emotional issue go back before the City Plan Commission and the Dallas City Council for rounds of heated public hearings, which may be necessary if the city starts over.
Dallas City Council member Chad West made a compelling case for reviving the short-term rentals debate earlier this month at the council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee meeting.
While the city remains handcuffed from enforcing its registration fee program and zoning restrictions limiting short-term rentals in nonresidential areas, these properties continue to operate citywide, West noted. City staff estimated that there are about 3,500 short-term rentals in the city, but less than half of them have registered to pay the 9% hotel occupancy taxes as required.
West said the city also stands to lose millions more if the issue isn’t resolved before the FIFA World Cup games in 2026. Meanwhile, the city spends nearly $1 million on its new short-term rental enforcement team, which for the time being has been diverted to other code enforcement matters.
“I think we admit we got it wrong and we go back,” West told the committee. But that brought a sharp rebuke from council member Cara Mendelsohn: “We debated this ad nauseam. I can’t believe that you are wanting to do this again.”
Council member Paula Blackmon also resisted: “It is not a good public policy approach. I just don’t think there is a clear reason to bring it back.”
Not deterred, West said he’d consider asking that the matter be briefed by the city’s lawyers in a council executive session. For now, that’s where it belongs. Behind closed doors.
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The Socceroos live on at the 2026 World Cup.
Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw on Thursday night, which was good enough for Australia to secure second place in Group D and advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. Paraguay is likely to advance as a high-ranking third place team, but nothing is confirmed at the moment.
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Australia will head to Dallas where they will play their first elimination match on Friday, July 3 against the second-place team from Group G.
While we don’t yet know Australia’s opponent, we know the location, date and time of the match, which means tickets are already available. Here is everything you need to know in order to buy Australia World Cup tickets in Dallas.
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As of publication, the cheapest round of 32 ticket to see Australia in Dallas on Friday, July 3 is $937. Any ticket for less than $1,000 at this point in the tournament is a steal considering most other prices.
Australia Round of 32 opponent
As the runner-up of Group D, Australia will take on the second-place finisher from Group G. Australia’s opponent will be finalized on Friday, but given the current standings it could be any of the following four teams:
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- Iran
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Australia World Cup schedule
- Australia vs. Turkey – WIN 2-0
- Australia vs. United States – LOSS 2-0
- Australia vs. Paraguay – DRAW 1-1
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Ivory Coast is headed to the knockout round at the 2026 World Cup.
With everything on the line Thursday afternoon, the Ivory Coast played perhaps its best match of the tournament so far to lock down second place in Group E and advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. Ivory Coast will head to Dallas where they will play their first elimination match on Tuesday, June 30 against the second-place team from Group I.
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While we don’t yet know Ivory Coast’s opponent, we do know that it will either be France or Norway, meaning either way the African squad will have to defend against one of the best goal scorers in the world.
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As the runner-up of Group E, Ivory Coast will take on the second-place finisher from Group I. Ivory Coast’s opponent will be finalized on Friday, but given the current standings it will be either France or Norway.
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Ivory Coast World Cup schedule
- Sunday, June 14 – Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador – WIN 1-0
- Saturday, June 20 – Ivory Coast vs. Germany – LOSS 2-1
- Thursday, June 25 – Ivory Coast vs. Curacao – WIN 2-0
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Oftentimes, it’s a good idea to extend players early. The Dallas Cowboys have learned this the hard way as they’ve allowed negotiations with key contributors such as Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons to get out of hand.
Prescott was able to use his leverage to land a contract worth $60 million per season, which was a record at the time. Lamb held out during that same offseason, eventually landing a deal worth $34 million annually, whereas Parsons forced his way out after his negotiations stalled.
To their credit, the Cowboys might have tried to avoid more issues by signing a few players early. That includes guard Tyler Smith, who landed a four-year, $96 million extension in 2025. That has proven to be a home run, but the same can’t be said for another one of their big extensions.
Dallas decided to lock up cornerback DaRon Bland, signing the former fifth-round pick to a four-year, $92 million extension. This was a surprise move from the Cowboys since Bland was coming off a frustrating season, which was marred by a foot injury. The Cowboys were banking on Bland returning to the form we saw in 2023, but that wasn’t the case.
Bland continued to struggle with durability and wasn’t the impact player we saw during his breakout season when he was on the field. Now, he enters his fifth season in the league with a hefty price tag, and there are questions about his long-term status with the team.
DaRon Bland’s cap hit in 2026 is a problem
According to Over The Cap, Bland has the fifth-highest cap hit on the team this season. Bland, who is earning an annual average salary of $23 million, has a hit of $17 million this year.
The good news for the Cowboys is that they seemed to protect themselves slightly with this deal. While they can’t feasibly move on in 2026, even if Bland loses his starting job, they do have a way out of his deal next year.
Dallas can release Bland ahead of the 2027 season while absorbing a dead cap hit of $12.941 million. That would essentially make his deal a two-year contract for $36.355 million. That’s still not an ideal situation for the Cowboys, but that’s also what happens when the front office rolls the dice.
It’s also an unfortunate trend, as the Cowboys decided to extend Michael Gallup and Terence Steele while coming off injury-plagued seasons, and the results weren’t much better.
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