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Pandora’s Wells
In 2006, with drillers poking gas wells into the Barnett Shale beneath Fort Worth as fast as they could get mineral leases signed, Fort...
Foxes, Henhouse
On Tuesday, the Fort Worth city council voted unanimously to dissolve the 14-year Crime Control and Prevention District board and replace the appointed members...
Linwood Fights Redevelopment
What was supposed to be a feel-good meeting between an urban developer and a few friendly residents in the Linwood neighborhood was instead turning...
The Candidate
You have to hand it to Gov. Rick Perry: If he or his handlers identify a vote-getting trend, they are on it like white...
Not in Vain
The parents of Michael Jacobs Jr., killed last April by a Fort Worth police officer wielding a Taser, have never been satisfied with the...
Got Gas?
A year and a half ago, around the time four gas wells were being drilled in my Southside neighborhood, I was driving down Berry...
At the Gate
Steve and Marie Davis of Tyler decided to spend a romantic Valentine's weekend in the Metroplex this year, a little spur-of-the-moment getaway. On Saturday...
A Crack in the Near Southeast Shell
On Feb. 8, a Fort Worth neighborhood group pushed the latest effort at revitalization of the Near Southeast Side a little closer to reality....
Green House
On a bluff above Eagle Mountain Lake sits a rustic-looking house in the final stages of construction. The frame "casita" (Spanish for small house)...
Shock and Awe
To the editor: Thank you so much for allowing me to grace the cover of your newspaper ("Weapons of Choice," Dec. 23, 2009). It's...
