Open in App
  • Local
  • Headlines
  • Election
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • Axios Dallas

    A brochure created as part of a job search for Dallas city manager displays Houston skyline

    By Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,

    2024-08-27

    Dallas is hiring a new city manager. There's one problem: a draft brochure about the position has the Houston skyline on it.

    Why it matters: No Dallasite wants to be mistaken for a Houstonian. Plus, it's disrespectful to mix up our iconic skyline with their basic-looking downtown.


    Catch up quick: City Manager TC Broadnax resigned earlier this year, after seven tumultuous years in the position. He was the city's highest paid public official.

    • Kimberly Bizor Tolbert from Broadnax's office was appointed as interim city manager. Broadnax is now Austin's city manager.

    State of play: Dallas is paying national consultant Baker Tilly up to $134,375 to oversee the hiring of its city manager. The consulting firm's clients include Amarillo , El Paso and Sugar Land .

    • The brochure draft created by Baker Tilly shows the city of Dallas logo over a photo of the Houston skyline, followed by seven pages about the city and its city manager role.
    • The photo doesn't even show Reunion Tower, which has appeared in shows and has its own X account .

    The intrigue: City Council members reviewing the brochure on Monday said it needs a lot more work, but didn't notice the main photo isn't Dallas.

    • "I hate this photo. I don't think it's representative of Dallas, and I had to look at it for quite a few minutes before I realized it actually was the city," Council Member Cara Mendelsohn said during the meeting.
    • She later learned that the skyline was actually Houston's. "That's kind of disturbing," she told NBC5 .

    What's next: Baker Tilly plans to revise the document by Wednesday. A Dallas City Council committee will review it before it's published next week.

    The bottom (sky)line: Dallas' skyline is iconic. Houston's … is not.

    Expand All
    Comments / 1
    Add a Comment
    ken loo
    08-27
    them woke Graphic Artist
    View all comments
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Local News newsLocal News

    Comments / 0