Christian Nationalists’ Slow Invasion of the Near Southside Continues
Painting, songwriting, filmmaking, noodle sculpturing — they’re gratifying endeavors executed by empathetic souls seeking deeper truths about our shared existence, which is why creatives...
Disentangling Church and State
The Texas Tribune and ProPublica just spotlighted 20 churches (mostly in Texas) that routinely violate the Johnson Amendment, which bans nonprofits from endorsing or opposing political candidates....
Dereliction of Duty
The disdain that local lawyers and judges have toward ordinary citizens recently made national news when a citizen journalist published a video from a...
Trans-Her Portal
It’s August in an odd year in our state, so the normal business of Texas is afoot: ERCOT threatens imminent system failure if citizens...
St. Bates’ Passion
Oh, look. Another stupid culture war that doesn’t create any jobs, improve public safety, or better humankind in any material way. This time the...
Pulling Favors?
The levels of savagery that led to Corey Rodrigues’ mid-2020 hospitalization are beyond dispute. Video footage shows Tarrant County jailer Reginald Roy Lowe entering...
Last Stand for Free Speech?
In the Cultural District, near the entrance to the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, a green spherical polyhedron sits covered with messages etched on...
Square Roots
If you’re confused about which companies with “Roots” in their name to boycott, here’s a refresher: Wandering Roots and Roots Coffeehouse are fine. Roots Market is the...
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...
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...
