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HonkyTonk Heroes
Two years before Billy Bob’s Texas became reality, its namesake, Billy Bob Barnett, invited Stockyards fixture Steve Murrin on a tour of the old...
Bravos to the Brave Ones
It’s always nice to see folks get the recognition due them, and Static gets to let loose a double-barreled rendition this week.
First there’s Adriana...
Open Season
Incumbents in Fort Worth political races rarely lose. That’s why Fort Worth City Council members largely go unopposed (three races this year fall into...
Trinity River Mirage?
To the editor: According to press reports, scores of officials from Tarrant County descended on the state capitol last week to tout a range...
Paying the Piper
Static is no stranger to large bar tabs. But the Fort Worth Police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission should really think about the one...
Tough Route to Medical Care
Christopher Alan Gillette is in a world of hurt. He’s also in a world of trouble. And they both stem from the same place:...
Today Libya, Tomorrow Syria?
Last Friday saw the first nationwide protests against the Baath regime in Syria. If these protests develop into a full-scale revolt, the regime’s response...
Dark and Scary Wells
When the Barnett Shale drilling boom first swam into the public consciousness almost a decade ago, people all over Tarrant County had questions, mostly...
Direct from Frac to Fish
Unnoticed by most local news media, on March 9 a tanker carrying toxic wastewater from a gas field overturned just north of the intersection...
Radioactive
On Fort Worth’s North Side, tons of copper, aluminum, old cars, sheet metal, and steel pipe arrive each day at huge scrapyards. According to...
