Crime on West 7th
Our recent look at plans for an $8.5 million redesign on West 7th Street (“West 7th Breakdown,” Aug 22) examined the challenges of having...
Republicans to Texans: Drop Dead!
Today, let’s take a needed break from the frenzied 24/7 Trumpapalooza Show, even though in the latest installment we finally learned his perfect post-president...
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...
Nowhere to Flee
Fighting back against an abusive boyfriend landed Maria Molina in Tarrant County Jail with a one-way ticket back to violence-ridden El Salvador.
Jessica Ramirez, member...
National Journalism Award Winners
In the Weekly’s 24 years of existence, we’ve never had a better showing.
Announced last week in San Diego, site of the annual convention of...
Paz’s Preemptive Strike
Ashley Paz recently made history by possibly becoming the first elected official in the universe to initiate an investigation of herself. The Texas Education...
Separating Families: A U.S. Tradition
The backlash caused by the United States’ recent caging of immigrant children in mass holding centers has ignited another fiercely debated topic. Some of...
Grady Speared
Business is booming at Horseshoe Hill despite the arrest earlier this month of the restaurant’s chef and “face” – Grady Spears – on a...
Gone Dog
A German shepherd pup that was fatally shot by an Arlington police officer might still be alive today if not for the city’s policy...
Not so Supreme Court
Not much to report. Just another Racism Week in America, this time thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court. A day before the highest judges...
