Has Rick’s Run Become Roadkill?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry started his campaign with a prayer rally in Houston last August designed to give him a boost with religious evangelicals...
A Tale of Two Rail Systems
Anyone who has ever tried taking the Trinity Railway Express to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport knows how poorly planned this commuter rail line is....
From His Brain to Your Ear
OK, so maybe he digs some guy’s “translations” of ancient texts, specifically the parts about aliens traveling to our planet before time began to...
Pinched by the Principal
As controversy continued to build this week over the actions of Dunbar High School’s Doug Williams in pinching and photographing male students, some local...
In the Lane
Larry is hard to miss. The 68-year-old is a big guy who gets around the streets of Fort Worth mainly in his motorized wheelchair....
Dirty Air through Rose-Colored Glasses
North Texas has been struggling for years with dirty air. Last year, it moved up in the Environmental Protection Agency’s classification of smog-troubled...
Down the Pipe
Chuck Paul bought 64 acres of land in DISH, Texas, north of Denton, several years ago. The father of four intended to live there...
Tapping in to the Bureau
The theater wasn’t crowded when Clint Eastwood’s latest biopic J. Edgar played recently at Movie Tavern. Mid-morning on a weekday isn’t exactly prime time...
The Big Bird
The biggest turkey in Fort Worth flew the coop in 2011, his tail feathers still singed from our frequent rounds of birdshot. Yep, Mayor...
A Pretty Penny
On Aug. 29, Tarrant County College’s $192 million Center for Health Care Professions opened its doors to 700 students in downtown Fort Worth. Officially...









