District 11: Don't Vote for Bill Roth

* All opinions stated are those only of the author, Adam Lamont, and don't represent Dallas Neighbors for Housing or YIMBYAction as a whole* Early voting for the runoffs in District 11 and District 8 start today, May 27th. Dallas Neighbors for Housing has not endorsed in either of the races, but I do want to write an anti-endorsement against Bill Roth in District 11. One of my New Year's Resolutions with having a newborn child was to be more positive, so I felt hesitant to write this. However, this race is going to be close, and as a housing advocate, I do feel like I have to say something about Bill Roth. If you care about making housing more affordable in Dallas, you can't vote for Bill Roth. Roth isn't some run-of-the-mill guy who is skeptical of new housing. He is someone whose experience with the city of Dallas boils down to opposing housing, either Affordable or market-rate. One of the first housing cases that I followed closely was a proposed Affordable Housin...