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Bombs Away
After insisting for a year that he had no interest in running for president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said a few weeks ago that...
Thank You, Dear Stranger
For over a year, we have been stuck in a perpetual loop of the same tropes of fear, stories of sadness, and feelings of...
Open Government or Legal Loopholes?
Government accountability is impossible without transparency. The single most powerful tool for fighting governmental corruption, nepotism, and waste at the local and state levels...
Not So Suite Deal
Only three years out of cosmetology school, hair stylist London Vincent considered giving up her career. After the salon where she was working unexpectedly...
Journalism 101
Hiring former Fort Worth Weekly staff writer Dan Malone in 2006 was a smart move by Tarleton State University officials. They wanted to better...
Systemic Indifference
Life at Tarrant County Jail is rough and inhumane, but June was particularly tough. That’s when two prisoners died within three days of each...
Book of Bias
Gay rights and child welfare are at stake in a Fort Worth-based lawsuit, and recent comments by the presiding judge might indicate that Bible-thumping...
Getting Past the Buggy Stage
When the Fort Worth Streetcar Study Committee started meeting a few months ago, the panel members often acted like they were Amish folks being...
A Victory for Prevention?
They’re not co-pays or premiums yet there’s no doubt that polluted air and water exact a high price on our health. Still, the arguments...
Family Court Feud Follow
Last Wednesday, just hours after we published “Family Court Feud,” a news story about a legal battle in federal court chiefly between two Republican...
