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The Judge Giveth, The Judge Taketh Away
After working so hard last year to diminish minority-voting power, the Texas Legislature received two black eyes from Uncle Sam last week.
Federal courts struck...
The Right Thing
To the editor: Peter Gorman’s “Ethics: Chipping Away” (Aug. 15, 2012) brought back memories. I was formerly a member of the Ethics Review Committee...
Elementary Ethics
A handful of pissed-off parents are shaking things up in the Kennedale school district, where a private daycare business run by two district administrators...
Crying ‘bout the Chapel
The contentious meeting was winding down; a church official and architect were wearying after listening to neighbors vent frustrations for an hour. Fort Worth’s...
Judge Allows Trans-Canada to Take Crawford Land for Keystone Pipeline
An August 22 ruling by a county judge that will allow the Canadian TransCanada corporation to seize land by eminent domain for the controversial...
More Ship-Jumping
Anyone with business savvy can compare the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News and spot the differences. The Star-T is owned by...
Gossage Owes Us an Apology
Eddie Gossage, president of Texas Motor Speedway, offered some rather disparaging words for the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer community during Mike Huckabee’s “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” earlier this...
End Run for Chesapeake
A company that failed to get a zoning change on a piece of Eastside land last year — which would have permitted Chesapeake Energy...
Sucking It Up
Tom B. Saunders’ family has been ranching for five generations. Surface tanks and wells provide water for the cattle and horses on the Twin...
Burnt Orange You Ashamed?
You have to credit the University of Texas at Austin for being consistent — consistently sleazy. In June 2011, the school’s website described how...
