Dirty Water Under the Bridge
Coal-fired power plants are notorious for their contributions to air pollution in this country, particularly in Texas. They contribute hugely to carbon dioxide and...
From the Land of the Lost
The sisters were hungry. They had been doing housework and were ready for a break. So they got in the car and drove to...
Back to Court
A look of excited relief washed over Joe Palazzolo’s face as he stood in the hallway of the Wise County courthouse. His attorney had...
No Place to Grow Up
As the school bus pulls up at its regular stop on East Lancaster Avenue, not just a handful but a whole crowd of elementary...
Graffiti Artist
The prospect of visiting her childhood home was making Candy Clark giddy. She sat in the passenger seat while her brother, William Clark, drove...
Touching Lives
It started with a phone line in his garage.
Or more accurately, with a phone call from a charity that led Dr. Basheer Ahmed to...
Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards 2013
First, thank you for supporting local music. As you’ve probably learned by now, the best stuff doesn’t always come from someplace else. Like, say,...
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...
Victims of the Registry
When Allen and his girlfriend moved into their Austin-area house, a woman down the street passed out fliers warning neighbors that a monster had...
Dog Days
Fort Worth’s Chuck Silcox Animal Care and Control shelter is a drab white cinder-block building in an industrial part of southeast Fort Worth. You...
