Radical Idea: Informed Voting
Early voting has started with a bang for the Nov. 2 elections. And while the contest for governor certainly has the most entertainment value,...
The Zero Tolerance President
In what will likely become known as the Age of Orange, cross-party unity is hard to come by. There was, of course, that short...
My Love Is Like the Sun: Cheap and Energy-Efficient
Is there anything sexier than saving the world? Heck, no. That’s why Static plans to spend its Valentine’s Day lunch hour at Avoca Coffee...
Guns, Shields, Pigs
Laura Elizabeth Morales, writing recently for the Texas Insider political web site, bemoaned the fact that a bill that would allow concealed weapons on...
Ken Paxton: Turning Dreams into Nightmares
Where on Earth do we start with someone like Ken Paxton? You know, the Jeff Sessions of Texas and just as crazy. How about...
Eminent Dough-Rain
The rains we’ve had in North Texas this year are what old folks used to call “frog stranglers.” The Trinity River in Dallas has...
Baylor University Has Cross to Bear
Is it naïve of Static to expect more honesty and forthrightness from universities that call themselves Christian? Baylor University wears its cross on its...
There’s Something about Mary Lou
Mary Lou Bruner seems harmless enough. The gray-haired, bespectacled grandmother running for one of 15 seats on the Texas Board of Education could have...
Redbud Feng Shui
Driving along East 1st Street and Randol Mill Road these days is part reality, part fantasy for longtime East Side commercial realtor Jerry Barton....
Decent Deeds Done By Davis
While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making history as the first female Democratic presidential nominee, we feel inclined to ask, “Where the hell...
