Wheel Right
Four years ago, Amber Herndon was volunteering at a banquet being held at her church. The event was a fund-raiser for a new program...
Ducks of Death
The other day at Bedford Boys Ranch Lake, a jogger was momentarily distracted by a dead duck floating on the surface nearby.
“That’s pond life,”...
Welcome, Dickies Arena
Dickies Arena, the new multipurpose venue anchoring the Will Rogers Memorial Center in the Cultural District, opens Saturday, October 26, two and a half...
Taser Gets Zapped
The Arizona company that makes Tasers, the allegedly “less-lethal” weapons that have killed hundreds of people around the world, has lost another lawsuit. This...
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...
No Buck Left Behind
All kinds of government workers get refresher courses and mid-career training from time to time, via in-house classes or professional seminars.
But a new...
Giving Citizens a Voice
When Fort Worth leadership recently backpedaled on commitments to allow citizens to redraw the city’s district lines (“ City Officials Backpedaling on Promises?” Jan....
Open Government or Legal Loopholes?
Government accountability is impossible without transparency. The single most powerful tool for fighting governmental corruption, nepotism, and waste at the local and state levels...
Vying for Position
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday grilled attorneys for abortion providers, the federal government, and Texas over the state’s near-total abortion ban — and...
A Cup of Union
In late December, a small group of Starbucks employees blocked the drive-through window at the company's coffee shop at Rosedale Street and 8th Avenue...
