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Courthouse Gusher
In August 2008, the Southwest Fort Worth Alliance, a collection of homeowners associations representing about 25,000 property owners, approved a natural gas leasing deal...
Unhealthy Rhetoric
When the healthcare reform bill passed the U.S. House last week by a vote of 220 to 211, it wasn’t hard to find things...
Hailing a Problem
When veteran cab driver Robert Spence stepped into his bright yellow taxicab on a summer morning a little more than a year ago, it...
Heart-Stopping Humor
It had to be the best quote of the last week, perhaps of the year thus far. The occasion was the annual dinner of...
Housing the Homeless
Homelessness is a big problem in Fort Worth, said Mike Wallace, a retired homebuilder who grew up here and still lives here. “And I...
Good Neighbor
To the editor: What a lovely feature on such a local treasure as Barry Corbin (“Good Country for an Old Cowboy,” March 17, 2010). ...
The Real Deal on Fake Dope
It’s 3:40 p.m., and Paschal High School is letting out. The kids scatter, heading home to study or play sports or chill out. But...
Can We Fill Out the Form Under the Covers?
There are days in this country when being a sentient human seems to have become a lost art (look no further than some comments...
No-Fault Call
The scene has been the premise for dozens of movies and thousands of funny stories: Mom and Dad go out of town, and the...
Mad Dogs and Mayors …
To the editor: After reading Kendall McCook’s article (“Got Gas,” Feb. 17, 2010), I looked up the Texas Railroad Commission map that lists gas...
