Should the City of Dallas be allowed to deprive a citizen of rights that are guaranteed under its own laws?
That’s the question attorney Robert Miklos pressed upon Dallas County Judge Gena Slaughter this morning on behalf of Janie Cisneros, who has waited a year for an answer.
Nearly two years ago, in fall 2023, Cisneros visited City Hall twice — “application complete, effective, payment in hand,” Miklos said in his arguments — and the City Attorney’s Office denied her from submitting the application for a public hearing…