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Julie Wilson participated in a Fort Worth City Council pre-council meeting in 2008. Gary Hogan is at left, and XTO Energy’s Walter Dueease is in the center. Courtesy FWCANDO.org

Wells, Well-Being, and Julie Wilson

The hiring of former Chesapeake Energy Corp. spokeswoman Julie H. Wilson to lead a health initiative in Fort Worth has many local people astounded...
The Union Gospel Mission has been turning away 200 families a month for lack of space. Brian Hutson

More Homeless on the Avenue

Six years ago when the city adopted a 10-year plan to end homelessness in Fort Worth, officials promised to start finding ways to get...
One cattle egret is a pretty bird, but hundreds can be a real nuisance.

Birds Sit

Dot Kent has learned a lot about migratory birds the past two years. As neighborhood education director for Fort Worth, she coordinates the efforts...

E-headache

Fort Worth attorney Jason Smith had been screaming at his computer for an hour, over complications in using the state’s new electronic filing system,...
Tanker truck traffic around injection wells is just one of the reasons they’re unpopular with neighbors. Gayle Reaves

Toxic Torts

Texas property owners can post their land against trespassers. But what do you do when the interloper is toxic liquid spreading far beneath the...
Natasha Lawry leads a prayer near what’s known as “Marty’s bench.” Jeff Prince

Hard to Help

Marty Wilson’s friends would never have known what happened to him except for Driss Siyas. Siyas, owner of the Casablanca Coffee shop, counted himself as...
Neuharth: “Kids become psychotic; they have ... hallucinations.” Lee Chastain

Not Your Older Brother’s K2

In 2011, Fort Worth Weekly ran a story about K2, the common name of a type of designer drug marketed by head shops as...
Tillman, left, with Wilson: “We had a very good year.” Gayle Reaves

ShaleTest Is Cruising

It felt like being a witness to history: watching Sharon Wilson learn how to use a FLIR camera to detect otherwise-invisible streams of toxic...
Kim: “The potential for ethical nightmares is huge.” Courtesy Alex Kim

Working for Judges They Work With

The March 14 primary elections for Tarrant County criminal court judges are months away, but they’re creating a buzz in courtroom hallways as two...

Far From Home

You’ve done the crime, been caught, found guilty, and sent to a state prison. Your primary connection to the outside world is via visits...