Monitoring Truancy
Last spring at a truancy court appearance in front of Johnson County Justice of the Peace Pat Jacobs, a 17-year-old high school student who...
Down to the Wire
Winning the Republican primary in the Texas governor’s race these days is almost like being handed the keys to the mansion. Texas hasn’t elected...
Scared/Silly
In a Home Depot parking lot near AT&T Stadium in Arlington, a small group of people, mostly in their mid- to late 20s, stand...
A Crisis in Care
Texas’ massive health services agency, which oversees the state’s psychiatric hospitals and many other aspects of healthcare, is failing to do its job. Its ...
Bad Air Day
On a crisp Saturday morning, Delga Park, just north of downtown Fort Worth, was beautiful. The deep blue sky was spattered with cumulus clouds,...
Welcome to Best Of 2014
This, our Best Of 2014 issue, is like a telethon for a good cause, except that you don’t have to listen to people in...
A Script For Texas
The upstairs dining room buzzed with hungry patrons at Amelia’s Attic, an antique store on the Gainesville town square. The customers were drenched in...
The Other End of the Pipeline
I’m kayaking the bay that separates Port Isabel and South Padre Island when a large dorsal fin breaks the water. Another fin surfaces, and...
General Rick’s Hospital
Patters Barnes works two jobs, running the register at a retail store and cooking at a fast-food restaurant in Dallas. Neither employer provides her...
Two Futures for Lake Worth
A silvery fish jumps in the air, curls toward the sun, and lands with a splashy smack before disappearing back into the water. Not...
