Protesters Call for Compassionate Release of Carswell Prisoners
The all-female Federal Medical Center-Carswell recently received national attention following the COVID-19-related deaths of three inmates. At its peak, more than 500 inmates were stricken with the...
Down the Toilet
Donald Trump vowed to “drain the swamp” if elected president – who knew he was talking about Panther Island?
For many years, U.S. Rep. Kay...
Memo to the Texas Taliban
I received a message a couple of days ago from a local critic, and it made me smile.
it’s a shame no one has not...
Mask On, Mask Off
The phone call in late June went something like this: “Hello, Mr. Gorman. I want to tell you something,” and then the woman on...
No Skin in the Stockade
Conjugal visits aren’t allowed at the county jail, unless you can figure out a way to cut a hole through the thick pane of...
Sharen the Snitch?
More than 13 months have passed since video of a white Fort Worth cop bullying a black mother during a service call went viral....
Conservative Cronyism
County prosecutors are afforded wide discretion when deciding whether to accept criminal cases. In 2016, a special prosecutor found that Tarrant County District Attorney...
Greg Abbott: Bootlicker in Chief
When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, the press told her to go away. When Donald Trump lost reelection last year, the mainstream media scrambled...
Writing a Wrong
Question: What do United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz and Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald have in common? Answer: Public relations nightmares that became...
Losing Territory
To open her presentation on human trafficking to the members of a Northside neighborhood association last Saturday, Heather Schott got a little personal.
“Around the...
