Late to Class? Off to Court!
When high school sophomore Brandon Jefferson’s parents split up and his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis worsened to the point that she couldn’t get out of...
Grabbing the Purse
Dorothy Luck was enjoying the fruits of a lifetime of hard work: a well-cared-for house, a good-running Cadillac Deville, a million dollars in a...
Not-So-Sweet Arrangements
You need to know I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it,” the 60-ish man is saying, while insisting again that his identity be...
Young Nudists Rising
I pulled up to the strip mall at the predetermined meeting time of midnight. All but one of the Mid-Cities area retail spaces was...
Drawing a Line in the (Tar) Sand
It was a dreary late- September morning in the East Texas woods outside of Winnsboro, chill and drizzly. Everything was wet or damp except...
Voter Fraud or Politics As Usual?
It all started with a tweet. Aaron Harris tapped out a titillating announcement in mid-October and within hours, there was a buzz.
As the executive...
Sucking It Up
Tom B. Saunders’ family has been ranching for five generations. Surface tanks and wells provide water for the cattle and horses on the Twin...
A Maze of Pain
Last April, Sergeant Chip Gillette, a 27-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, was coming to a stop at a red light when...
Rising Up
Arletta Grant doesn’t remember a lot about that time in her life. “I blocked it out,” she said.
But some things she can’t forget: “At...
