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English for the Test
Lots of folks in North Texas want to become U.S. citizens these days: Federal agency records show that the rate of applications for naturalization...
Nuclear Threats
About 9:30 a.m. on June 7 last year, workers at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant near Omaha, Neb., raised the alarm.
Some minutes earlier,...
Dewhurst’s Drive-Thru Prayer
As the state’s tight Senate race drew to a close Tuesday, Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst carefully chose the place of his last-ditch election gimmick...
High Interest in the ’Burbs
Driving along Denton Highway, the main thoroughfare of Haltom City, you pass churches, fast-food restaurants, and automotive repair shops. Here and there amid the...
Stray Cats Doing Well After Rescue
The clock — that damned clock atop the LaGrave Field scoreboard — is the unwitting symbol for every disappointment the Fort Worth Cats have...
Tempest or Tea Kettle
The natural gas leak at an XTO drilling site last Friday was (1) scary as hell or (2) ain’t no thang, depending on whom...
Dammed
Mary Kelleher and her neighbors on Randol Mill Road in East Fort Worth thought they had discovered the causes behind the severe flooding problems...
(Almost) No Room at the Inn
For six years the Dallas woman suffered physical abuse at the hands of her partner. Now he was threatening to kill her or her...
Air: It’s also good for breathing
Good news, everyone! Texas’ environmental protections could soon raise the bar set by the Roman Empire.
That’s because a district court judge ruled last week...
Shaken and Stirred
A window that’s popped out of its frame allows spiders to creep into Keary and Kristina Rosalez’ Cleburne home. New cracks about six inches...
