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Shoring Up Victories
Just three years ago the Downwinders at Risk environmental activist group was celebrating a major victory after members convinced several North Texas government entities...
Let the Right Ones Out
Cory Session is busy these days. The Fort Worth native is spending a lot of time in Austin, lobbying the Texas Legislature to make...
Water Wars … um … Ignite
You couldn’t say it’s the opening salvo in the Texas water wars. Those battles started when Texas was still a republic (“H2Ow,” Nov. 10,...
Make-Up Game
FedEx delivered a settlement package from the National Football League to Fort Worth resident Steve Sparks yesterday, providing a resolution to his nightmare visit...
Chilling Effect
As part of his continuing effort to deter women from having abortions, Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston has gotten the Texas Senate...
The Deficit Monster
In 2006, Texas had a multi-billion-dollar budget surplus. Under state court order — yet again — to come up with a school finance system...
High Interest, Deep Fang Marks
Static once knew a pit bull named Daisy, which is a funny name for a dog both feared and revered for its immense biting...
Halfway Scared
When Brian and Lori Aitken went house-hunting about seven years ago, they settled on the circa-1925 house on Scott Avenue in the West Meadowbrook...
Car-Buying Caveat
To the editor: Regarding the Metropolis article (“Treading on Trouble,” Jan. 26, 2011), I have a similar story: I bought a new 2005 Altima...
An Immodest Proposal
Tell me if this sounds familiar. The U.S. trains another country’s paramilitary forces to wage war against American enemies. Those forces do fight U.S....
