To Limit COVID, the Jail Should Try Decarceration
There have been 10 deaths tied to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic at the Tarrant County Jail. Sheriff Bill Waybourn’s method of...
Smells Like Corporate Spirit
Sometime in early October 1991, my best friend Jason and I sat perched on the padded vinyl bumper that bordered the edges of his...
Texans’ Boots Are Made for Marching
On the day of the Women’s March for abortion, it threatened to rain down on everyone. Luckily, the storm clouds dissipated, and the remaining...
Torchy’s Workers Outspoken Against Hate
I am writing this letter in the name of justice and my conscience. Since I was hired by Torchy’s in July 2021, I have...
FWISD Kowtowing to Christian Nationalists?
The Fort Worth school district has adopted a sex ed curriculum that excludes Spanish-speaking families — and uses COVID relief funds inappropriately.
This is another instance...
Keeping Safe
As I drop off my 9-year-old son at school, I am filled with worry more than excitement. He is one of the few kids...
Kvetching in Kennedale
Note: Kennedale Schools Supt. Gary Dugger wrote to Fort Worth Weekly asking for a retraction of our Sept. 5 story “Elementary Ethics.” With minor...
Dear Editor
Legalize It
To the editor: Hey, I just wanted to say thank you for Jeff Prince’s story “Buying American” (Jan. 23, 2013). Marijuana legalization is...
Dear Editor
Hydraulic Hypocrisy
To the editor: It seems a bit hypocritical the way the government is presently handling natural gas drilling. Just a few years ago,...
Dear Editor
Heart of Gold
To the editor: I wanted to say thank you for Andrew McLemore’s story on Nathan and Judy Obregon (“Bait for Cruelty,” May...
