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...
That’s One Way to Spend Retirement
Former Deputy Police Chief Planning Retaliation?
A recent slew of confidential tips has made one thing abundantly clear. Someone or, more likely, a handful of...
The Summer of Our Discontent
August is now officially awful. At 10pm the other night, it was 90 degrees. Truly soul-killing. Summer, which always begins with such high hopes,...
Mask Fight
It was right after the first day of school, and our brand-new fourth grader (don’t look for his “first day!” picture on Fakebook or...
Letter to the Editor: E-Editions
First, I am an old guy, and most of the things I use are obsolete. My telephone is a landline at home. My cell...
Splitting Hares
When Tarrant County narrowly went for President Joe Biden last November, Texas’ third-largest county appeared to have finely dusted its boots of a self-imploding Republican...
Forget the Alamo
As a former student of Texas public schools, much of what I remember from Texas history class boils down to this: General López de...
Disgraced Former Guy Only Has Eyes for Kenny P
Long-distance relationships aren’t easy, but two disgraced public figures are showing the world that, when there’s graft to be had, love will find a...
Snidely Abbott
On Thursday, June 24, 2021, leaders of several indigenous groups in Canada announced that investigators utilizing ground-penetrating radar had located the bodies of at...
Don’t Mess with the Elderly
Normally, I’m a thoroughgoing lefty and totally against the death penalty, but on certain days, I could be talked into an exception for one...
