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Like other urban areas, Dallas is trying to kill the cliche that its downtown is dead — but the Big D is also struggling to rein in a budget deficit. Nathan Bernier of KUT News talked to Mayor Tom Leppert about how he keeps ambitions high at a time of depleted resources.

By Nathan Bernier, KUT News
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Tom Leppert, former mayor of Dallas
Like other urban areas, Dallas is trying to kill the cliche that its downtown is dead — but the Big D is also struggling to rein in a budget deficit. Nathan Bernier of KUT News talked to Mayor Tom Leppert about how he keeps ambitions high at a time of depleted resources.

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Nathan Bernier

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