Capitol Contentions
Did State Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, insult two Fort Worth-area black ministers last week? That's what the ministers are saying, while Whitmire's...
Will the Water Be Unnaturally Blue?
A dirty wind was blowing in from the west last Saturday, but many of those listening to proposals for Gateway Park flood control at...
No-Go for GEO
Static is ec-static. The Texas Department of State Health Services has turned thumbs down on the proposal by GEO Care, the mental health arm...
Cruising Gateway Park
A recent spate of arrests at Fort Worth’s Gateway Park for public lewdness and indecent exposure has left some residents of Panther City scratching...
Frauditor in Chief
Though the title lacks panache, the county auditor is one of the most powerful and lucrative positions in the Fort Worth region. The commissioners...
Lockheed? Sad, Pathetic
The Tweeter in Chief keeps getting his way.
Two companies with local ties recently caught the unwanted attention of the reality TV star (who also...
Onward (Yikes) Democracy
The rain and cold didn’t keep them away. The fact that it was a midterm election didn’t stop them. Not even the mind-numbing confusion...
Lost (or Tarnished) Gold
The bizarre news a few days ago that Newsday had, um, lost three of its storied Pulitzer gold medals for public service, reminded Static...
Tax Tittilation
What is it about tax collection that attracts what our grandmother used to call “colorful characters?” The resignation of Ron Wright (“Whence Red Light...
Bullies on the Bricks?
Stockyards entrepreneurs are complaining about the smell of bull manure, and not the kind that goes splat on the bricks during cattle drives. They...
