Posts Tagged ‘Tarrant County’
Ding Dong The Bell Is Back
Jeff PrinceGood news for everyone except tinnitus sufferers — the courthouse clock tower will resume ringing today. Other than sporadic test rings, the tower bell has been quiet since a $4.5 million reconstruction project began in A...
San Antonio Newspaper On Guardianship, Tarrant County, FW Weekly
Jeff PrinceThe San Antonio Current is examining probate courts and guardianship issues in Bexar County. The article refers to Fort Worth Weekly and our investigation into questionable tactics by Tarrant County Guardianship Services. Here&...
Black, Brown, and Seeing Red
The fight for North Texas’ new congressional district has become downright entertaining.JEFF PRINCE, BETTY BRINK, and ANDREW MCLEMORE
Not since Dallas’ John Wiley Price dubbed Fort Worth the “Aunt Jemima capital of the world” has a politician from the Far East pissed off people in Cowtown so badly. Dallas attorney and politician Domingo Garcia is seekin...
Candidate Vows To Fight ‘Islamization’
Andrew McLemoreOkay, how about this one? A white Republican walks into a Muslim bar (just go with it) and vows to fight against Islam. Actually, I’ll let you come up with your own punchline. Itamar Gelbman, an Army veteran running for C...
League Of Women Voters Taking Fools Gold?
Jeff PrinceAccepting money from Fort Worth-based natural gas driller Quicksilver Resources earned the local League of Women Voters a raspberry from a local environmentalist. On April 5, the League is hosting Fools Rule, an event to raise ...
Get Your Passport
Jeff PrinceWhether you’re planning to tour the Greek Islands, dine in France, fish in Mexico, or smuggling black tar heroin into the United States from Latin America, you’ll need a passport. Saturday is Passport Day, and Tarra...
An Old Drunk Is A Wise Drunk
Jeff PrinceThe Tarrant County District Attorney’s website is listing the names and ages of people arrested for drunken driving over the New Year’s weekend. Police arrested 108 suspects and charged 43 of them so far. Most are i...
FW Star-Telegram Is The Spin Doctor
Jeff PrinceMaybe it’s coincidence, or something more sinister. Or maybe I’m just full of myself. You be the judge. In May 2010, I wrote a story criticizing Guardianship Services in Tarrant County and the probate court run by J...
Since We All Can’t Grab A Hose…
Jeff PrinceAs North Texas’ massive fire approached Fort Worth on Tuesday, city officials led by Mayor Mike Moncrief — or “Mr. Morale Responsibility” as we adoringly refer to him now — boldly decided to throw ...
Let’s Give Tom Vandergriff What He Deserves
Jeff PrinceThe politician who put Arlington on the map, made a huge impact on Tarrant County and North Texas, and was pretty much the embodiment of political integrity, will be buried on Friday. If anyone deserves a huge public turnout it...
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