Double Secret Probation
Susan was excited about the chance to work at Tarrant County College (TCC). The single mom had been hired for a mid-level position in...
Touch ’em All
After a gloomy winter that included a 99-day lockout that prevented players from going to their respective stadiums, an agreement was reached on March...
“Pure Evil”
“I’ve heard the truth, Mulder. Now, what I want are the answers.” — Dana Scully, The X-Files
Fifteen minutes and a call to a shadowy...
The Disinherited
In 1940, a volcano erupted in Fort Worth.
Let me repeat that.
In 1940, a volcano erupted in Fort Worth.
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In late October of that year, the...
Innocence Project of Texas
The legal hurdles are staggering. Even with new DNA results or other forms of compelling, exonerating evidence, Texas’ wrongfully convicted are at the mercy...
The Foilies 2022
Each year during Sunshine Week (March 13-19), a national campaign in support of open records and open government, The Foilies serve up tongue-in-cheek “awards”...
Fight Worth
In an area most just pass through, should they be headed to the Stockyards, sits an unassuming metal building across a bridge from downtown....
That Hemphill Life
Hemphill Street runs north to south through Fort Worth, weaving through neighborhoods on its journey between I-30 and I-20. I-35 roars along a few blocks to the east....
No Way Out
For the past few months, I have received near daily letters from Ronnie Turner, a Black man in his late 50s who claims that...
Going Viral Old School-Style
During the pandemic, when I was between treadmills and fitness centers were closed, I did my daily five-mile walks under starry skies in pre-dawn...
