Is Tristan Hallman a fall guy or the mayor’s janitor trying to clean up the inevitable mess that follows him?
Ten days ago Dallas expected TC Broadnaz to be cleaning his office by now. Instead it appears Broadnax is stronger than ever and has a council majority behind him.
For groups like the Dallas Builders Association the anger is palpable. The same for Dallas Professional Firefighters. They are starting to point fingers not only at Eric Johnson, but Tristan Hallman, too.
Hallman is the former Dallas Morning News reporter/editor who is the mayor’s policy chief.
Tristan Hallman – Man In The Middle
Some city employees accuse Hallman of fabricating city council signatures. Those signatures were on the five signature memo putting Broadnax contract for discussion.
The Broadnax agenda item fell off the schedule once it was obvious Broadnax would not resign. It appears either the Mayor or his acting chief of staff can not count to eight. (Eight votes are needed to remove Broadnax from his position.)
Adam Bazaldua’s name appeared on the five signature memo calling to review Broadnax.
He was unquivocal: “mayor’s staff fabricated this memo and submitted it to themselves.”
Other Side Dallas reached out to Hallman more than a week ago with no response. This is a stern accusation and it isn’t clear who will investigate it.
Hallman – Not All Failure
Hallman is not a complete failure. He has helped the mayor win at least one award.
While Mayor Johnson was unable to defund the bureaucracy he did win an award. Texas Monthly gave Johnson a Bum Steer Award. They credited his ability to ‘managed to alienate almost everyone.’
While Texas Monthly notes Johnson’s decade of time in the state legislature, they fail to mention any accomplishments.
The Johnson-Hallman duo has shown complete ineptitude on both economic development and sports.
Earlier this month, Johnson argued for another NFL franchise in Dallas. NFL watchers stated the obvious: Eric Johnson is an idiot. “Jerry Jones won’t allow a team in San Antonio, why would he here?”