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...
The 5400 Block
“Watch, watch, watch, it’s about to happen,” said one of the men clustered beside the counter of Mike Discount Food Store in the 5400...
Clinging to Power
Kelicia Lyons is no stranger to running for office in Tarrant County’s Precinct 6. Speaking from her home in South Fort Worth, the investigator...
Lower Expectations
Last year was a reminder that no matter how bad things get, they can always become a helluva lot worse. The economic and psychological...
The Father, the One, and the Holy Spirit
I sank to my knees at the foot of the bed. I made the sign of the cross, folded my hands, and closed my...
