Gas-Powered Politics
District 9 on the Fort Worth City Council is one of the most influential districts in town — and one of the most diverse.
Its...
School’s Out
A controversial program that forced more than 60 public works inspectors in the city's engineering department to add almost a full load of college...
Shale Regulation: Drilled
It’s not a good sign, to those who were hoping the Texas Legislature might strengthen regulation of the gas drilling industry, when the only...
Changing of the Colors
In recent years, Tarrant County has become something of a star in the Republican crown: Among urban counties with more a million in population,...
Pyrrhic Pollution Finding
Medical records, a woman who refused to be silenced, and state laws have led regulators to take action against a gas well site near...
The Harley Switch
The idea of realigning Harley Avenue near the Will Rogers Memorial Center to provide better access to a future new rodeo arena has been...
A New Drill
Rules for gas wells are changing, but the fight's not over.
By Peter Gorman
After months of meetings, citizen outrage, industry resistance, and relatively little official...
Chopping from the Top
“Every time we are asked to make cuts, we start at the bottom, not the top,” said Fort Worth schools trustee Carlos Vasquez. “I...
Broken Connects-ion
Connects, the multimillion-dollar “student information system” software program sold to the Fort Worth school district in 2008, may be headed for the trash bin....
Travel Advisory
A discount travel club operating in North Texas didn't provide promised benefits to many of its customers, but its principals apparently have made the...
