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Don’t Smoke It
Quick: What single plant can you use to build, insulate, and heat a house; help build and run cars; turn into the finest textiles;...
Not-So-Suite
There's an interesting tale to a civil lawsuit filed recently in a Tarrant County District Court. Not because of the dollar figures or the...
A Border Under Siege
American military training and Texas guns are helping boost drug-war violence.
By PETER GORMAN
The sun is shining on the low rolling hills covered in...
Shine On
Fort Worth Weekly fans, break out the cheap beer and leftover pretzels. Officers, holster your Tasers. College administrators, clean up your act. Citizens -...
Another Round to TransCanada
Static’s first thought on hearing that a Texas appeals court had ruled against Julia Trigg Crawford in her family’s ongoing legal battle with TransCanada...
Be Happy at JPS
To the editor: Way to go! "Nurses Unite" (May 6, 2009) has really helped the nursing shortage ... to continue. What could be worse...
Drilling for Voices
Fort Worth is facing one of the most critical debates in many years, one that will affect our city profoundly for decades to come...
It’s Beautiful, Man
Editor’s note: This week’s letters aged a bit in our inbox but were too interesting to keep to ourselves any longer.
To the editor: So...
Inner Universe
God particles and dark matter may sound more like topics for theological debate than terms of science, but they're both part of a global...
Hooked
Ah, the lottery.
Texas House members recently voted to kill it, some posturing to curry favor with anti-gambling constituents. But everyone was surprised — including...