State Lawmakers Want to Get Inside You
For a crowd that claims to want less government in their everyday lives, right-wing Texas legislators have a thing about policing people’s bodies. Same-sex marriage...
Fort Worth High School Students Not Big Fans of Mitt Romney
This election dragged on so long that everyone and their dog knows that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney didn't won because he couldn't get...
Confederacy of Dunces
Earlier today, Dallas hosted a health care reform discussion with a joint appearance by U.S. Congressfolk Eddie Bernice Johnson and Pete Sessions. By all...
Stockyards “Lame In”
Aw, man! Last week when I endorsed Queer Liberaction’s Saturday ”Queer Kiss In” at the Stockyards, I sure didn’t have the lame result in...
Green Light for Ground Zero Mosque
It’s always nice when religious tolerance wins the day. Yesterday a New York City historical commission removed the last legal hurdle for the construction...
Texas GOP Loses House Super- majority, Ensures Nasty 2013 Session
Just a year and a half ago, Texas Republicans enjoyed almost total control of the state government. Their 102-48 supermajority in the House --...
Hot FWISD Board Race to be Decided Saturday
Tomorrow, May 8, is Election Day for four Fort Worth ISD single-member districts. Up for grabs are the seats held by incumbents Judy Needham,...
The Race is On for District 90
Carlos Vasquez, Fort Worth school board member since 2008, has thrown his hat into another political ring: challenging state representative Lon Burnam in the...
Breaking News: Air Is a Public Issue
It’s hard to think of a more Orwellian name for a state entity than the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which has apparently been...
Texas Republicans Versus New York
Governor Rick Perry has been on the warpath against other states. He's taken out radio ads in Illinois, California, and New York trying to...
