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’Tis of Us
If you are reading this on the Fourth of July, rest easy in the knowledge that, somewhere in North Texas, Static, like normal people,...
Air Ball
Two years ago, when Fort Worth city officials decided to rob Peter to pay Paul, minor-league-sports-wise, there were plenty of signs that it was...
Oh, for a Reality-based President
On a September evening in 1956, Marian Keech, a middle-aged woman living in the American Midwest, claimed she received a message from a planet...
‘Tis of Us
If you are reading this on the Fourth of July, rest easy in the knowledge that, somewhere in North Texas, Static, like normal people,...
Politics and Power
I started my first business in the obscure solar electric installation field in 1993. Over the years, I have witnessed the gradual decrease in...
Shaky Foundation
In Lydia Gonzalez’ house on Fort Worth’s old South Side, leaky pipes rotted the floor under her bathtub, and the whole bathroom had to...
Tempest in a Bass Pot
The demonstration over comedian D. L. Hughley’s appearance at Bass Performance Hall last weekend could produce another protest, this one involving legendary comedian/actor Bill...
Grove 0, Gas Well 1
When Colonial Country Club signed a contract in May to allow gas drilling under its property off University Drive, it joined the long line...
Goin’ Long
Mayor Mike Moncrief never talks to Static's colleagues here at the Weekly, so when he opens up to our broadcast media sistren, we gather...
Ropin’ No Ghosts
Funky Town’s funkiest arena turns 100 in October and still plays host to Wild West shows and rodeos.
Sure, the old Cowtown Coliseum is...
