Working on the Railroad Commission
At dawn last August 22, five North Texans piled into a Honda Civic and headed south to the Capitol in Austin for a public...
The Incalculable Election
At the planet’s most prestigious school, during an event designed to make sense of the most consequential upset in a year full of them,...
Trump Card: Can fired-up Democratic women (and men) turn Tarrant County...
For Veronica Penrod, it was a bittersweet experience, sitting inside the Blue Mesa Taco & Tequila Bar at DFW Airport with Vanessa Adia, munching...
Watch Your Grammer
The artist who has long been described as the “youngest member” of the Fort Worth Circle art group of the 1940s turns 89 this...
Resist
Rod Nippert grew up on a farm with 40,000 turkeys in the Appalachian Mountains in Southeastern Ohio. He wanted to escape the life of...
On Finding a Baby in a Driveway
I live in a large, planned middle-class community. There are catch-and-release ponds, swimming pools, parks, and ducks. Throughout the larger development are smaller communities....
Documenting School Rights
On a hot July day in 2014, protesters from the Badass Teachers Association swarmed the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., chanting witty jabs,...
THE FOILIES 2016-17
As proven by Sunshine Week every March, when government transparency advocates raise awareness about the importance of access to public records, government agencies and...
Down The Rabbit Hole
Xander Berkeley strides onstage in front of a packed house. He inhales as if to speak but then stops.
“I forgot to read the play!”...
Bad Dogs, Worse Owners
I heard it before I saw it, that son of a blank. Its barking to my left had jolted me from an otherwise leisurely...
