Police Union Parler
The relationship between white supremacists and cops is deep. To deny it is to lack self-awareness and live in Lalaland.
In 2017, according to the...
Remembering “Landslide” Clyde Picht
Clyde Picht had an uncanny nose for misconduct, and he always pointed it out without any niceties. In a 2006 Weekly cover story, Picht — the...
Democracy Prevails, Barely
Every morning, first thing, I take the dog for a walk. In fall, we wade through dead leaves, a downside of living in the...
First Steps Toward Justice?
Beyond fighting well-funded police unions, tight-lipped district attorney offices, and apathetic public leaders, families of victims of police shootings often struggle to keep the...
Dividing Fort Worth
Representative government should (in theory) be just that — a governing body that proportionately reflects the race, gender, and beliefs of constituents. Three-fifths of...
City Spokesperson Talks Open Records on the Record
Last week’s Metro (“Open Government or Legal Loopholes?” Nov. 24) detailed how an ever-increasing number of open records requests (which are used to access...
We Still Like Beer
Let me get this out of the way first by saying that bars should remain open at limited capacity, especially if they have outdoor...
Restoring Accountability
Leaders from the city and Fort Worth police department recently took steps to present a friendlier, less militarized-looking budget for the Crime Control and...
No Justice, No Peace
Police shootings of unarmed civilians leave a trail of victims. Atatiana Jefferson’s older sister Amber Carr recently described the feelings that result from the loss...
Vote Blue All the Way
Pay us to stay home, pay us parents to do what we signed up to do when we had kids in the first place...
