Scholar, fighter, mother
Last fall, University of North Texas undergraduate Darla Ray competed in a dance tournament. The dance-off among teams representing campus dorms was a part...
A Perilous Grid
They crisscross the country in a complex maze just below ground level, carrying flammable, dangerous, and highly polluting liquids and poisonous gases. They are...
Who’s on First?
The tension in the boardroom at the Fort Worth school district headquarters was palpable on a warm night in June. Trustee Ann Sutherland was...
To Breathe Free
As Ruth Brasier looked out across the large meeting room, she saw something she hadn’t seen in years: a standing-room-only crowd. As the recruiter...
Toxic drilling waste is getting spread all over Texas farmland.
When Tim and Christine Ruggiero bought their dream home on 10 acres in Decatur six years ago, they imagined their daughter riding horses and...
Keys to the Future
On a lazy summer evening at TCU's Ed Landreth Auditorium, a casual observer probably couldn't tell that one of Fort Worth's most significant musical...
An Art Pilgrimage
It’s been two weeks since I drove from Fort Worth to San Francisco. The trip, which also took two weeks, gave me a taste...
Staying Positive
Photos By Lee Chastain
Metro Opportunity High School isn’t a typical public school.
To enter these halls, a student has to be suspended or expelled from...
Turkey Awards 2012
Droughts and wildfires are just a few of the challenges that North Texas ranchers and farmers faced in recent seasons. On the urban landscape,...
Struggle in Paradise
Leaving Texas recently to volunteer in Cape Town was an opportunity I couldn’t resist. Unsure what to expect, I googled images of the South...
