In Mineral Wells, Pigs Fly
When a press conference was held last month on the steps of the allegedly haunted Baker Hotel to announce that the historic structure would...
Boycott Texas!
Boycott its blue cities, its red rural towns, its tony exurbs. Don’t choose Texas for your vacations, staycations, or conventions. Don’t worry. The Riverwalk will...
Needed: Recipe for “Fish in a Barrel”
Oh joy, it arrived just in time for the holidays - Static's very own copy of the Wal-Mart Family Cookbook, of course! (Maybe Santa...
Family Court Cartel?
When Rebekah Montgomery read a court order stating she appeared before 231st District Judge Jesse Nevarez last month, she was unsettled but not surprised.
Montgomery...
Love Letters: H-O-O-T-E-R-S
Fort Worth billionaire Ed Bass and Sasha Camacho were married this past weekend. Congrats to them. Camacho led the “Just Say NO to Hooters...
Best Of 2011
TV Journalist:
Readers’ choice: Karen Borta, CBS/Channel 11
Critic’s choice: Brett Shipp, WFAA/Channel 8
This Dallas native is the son of newsman Bert Shipp, and the apple...
Gentrification and its Adorable Violence
On West Magnolia Avenue on the Near Southside, a new sign outside of Melt Ice Creams reads, “Thumbs down for panhandling, thumbs up for...
A Trek through Trump Country
Heading to Kerrville for a COVID-delayed 90th birthday celebration of my one and only’s father, I was looking forward to wildflowers dotting the fields...
Rape Culture Apologist Trolls TCU
Navigating TCU has been difficult since Monday. Survivors of sexual violence were greeted on University Drive that afternoon by a person known to the...
Local Elections Cheat Sheet
If times were simpler, ballot choices would be public referenda on taxation, government policies, and spending priorities. And while those issues largely remain at...
