Cop on Trial
The savage takedown of a young black man in a hospital lobby by an off-duty Fort Worth police officer was kept largely out of...
Ethics Review? What Ethics Review?
The City of Fort Worth has an uneven at best and hostile at worst track record when it comes to allowing independent commissions to...
Who’s the Bandit?
A couple of residents in southeastern Fort Worth have made it their mission to rid their part of the landscape of bandit signs. You...
Dog, Pony, Sheriff
ICE was hot last week, so the White House hosted a press briefing. Bill Waybourn showed up in his traditional cowboy attire, and by...
Honkytonk Handshake
Honkytonk Handshake
Appellate judges from the court of last resort –– the Supreme Court of Texas –– came to Fort Worth recently to help decipher...
Best Of Praise
While our annual Best Of produces a little whining, it also drums up some genuine feel-goodness. For winning Best Performing Arts Organization, Deb Wood...
“Illegals”-Tweeting Teacher Out
It’s “a good first step.” That’s according to local activist Lizzie Maldonado, referring to the Fort Worth school board’s recent decision to once again...
Homeless Camp Chaos
We understand why homeless advocates don’t like the idea by Fort Worth city leaders to squash squatting. A proposed revision to a city ordinance...
Static
A Matter of Opinion
Since whether someone is racist is mostly a matter of opinion – unless you’re actively wearing a hood and sheet around...
Adios, Ms. Clark
Another August, and again I suffer through my usual bout of sympathetic nervousness, thinking about all the teachers and students getting ready for that...
