Three Dallas city council members nominated former Councilwoman Vonciel Jones Hill to the DART Board. Jones Hill had a bad relationship with the LGBTQ community throughout her four terms in office.
Council members Tennell Atkins, Casey Thomas and Carolyn King Arnold nominated Jones Hill. During her time in office, she opposed anything the LGBT community did.
She complained about HIV billboards in her district, although her district included areas that were hard-hit with HIV. She voted against updating wording on city ordinances that were more inclusive of the trans community.
And she was the only council member to refuse to sign a letter welcoming people to Dallas for Pride weekend each year. She said she wouldn’t be supporting the LGBTQ