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Eyes on TxDOT
It's looking like a tough year for toll roads in Texas, and no one could be happier about that than Terri Hall, the San...
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...
Who Pays?
For three decades the United States has conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this:...
A Tribe at the Track
Those who have never been to a stock car race perceive NASCAR fans as rednecks with mullets and toothless grins — big southern...
Inherited Agony
Ten years ago, when he was 28, Juan Wertz, who was waiting tables at the time, began experiencing swelling in his hands and feet....
Purple Pride
To the editor: Regarding your recent story on Texas Christian University ("Higher Math," July 1, 2009): Here's just a partial list of where recent...
Sacrament of the Trinity
Crickets swell, lush autumn night, silence buffering me as soon as I shut the car door, even with University Drive a few hundred yards...
Clowns and Flags
To the editor: In his article, “Bigots’ Last Stand,” writer E. R. Bills obviously implies that the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism....
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...
Coming Soon to a Field Near You?
In quite an extraordinary turn of events, Chevron, the oil giant, has ubpoenaed 600 hours of outtakes from the makers of Crude, a documentary...
