Hoist By Their Own Arguments
A Texas oil-and-gas lawyer who probably figured he was using a crafty defense technique during a recent deposition may have shot his whole industry...
Buy Me Some Peanuts and Two Six-Packs
Six old friends decided to get together last week and attend a Texas Rangers game. They'd all grown up in Arlington in the 1970s...
Ding, Dong, the Bell is Dead
The Texas Rangers' three-year tradition (which is long for them) of ringing a 15-foot-high bell whenever a home run is hit has come to...
JPS Under Microscope
Some local business owners are saying that JPS Health Network doesn’t want to work with minority-owned businesses.
“JPS spends millions of dollars monthly on all...
To the Quick
In about six weeks, The Dallas Morning News is expected to announce that its free weekday paper, Quick, will change formats and switch to...
The Whole Ball of (Melting) Wax
Static’s boss asked for a little research help: Is this the earliest that watering restrictions have ever been instituted in Fort Worth?
Well, um, yes,...
Save the Economy: Grow Dope
The way Static sees it, the only madness about reefer is the extremes to which the federal government has traditionally gone to police its...
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...
The Fest in Flower
A unique Fort Worth festival was in danger of going belly up just a few months ago when Fort Worth Weekly published “Prairie Fest...
Is the Trans-Texas Corridor Playing Dead?
During this election season, Gov. Rick Perry is trying to win votes in part by hinting that, per the loudly stated wishes of the...
