You Are There
A few weeks ago, my oldest son told me that Afghanistan is probably in his immediate future. It was only a little over a...
Let’s Call the Whole Thing “Augh”
On a trip to Ireland some years ago, my brother and I checked into a hotel in Galway. The clerk asked for our reservation,...
Told You So
It's not nice to say "I told you so," but ... in February I predicted that the United States would seek a one-to-one deal...
Fixing TxDOT’s Wagon
In the Texas Legislature, today's solution often turns out to be tomorrow's problem. The latest example is the effort to make changes at the...
The Real Builders
Living as I do near downtown Fort Worth, I frequently seek out my friend John and his lawyer compadre Bo for a few drinks...
Not-So-Suite
There's an interesting tale to a civil lawsuit filed recently in a Tarrant County District Court. Not because of the dollar figures or the...
A Bit of Armor
A reporters' "shield" law that had died in the last two legislative sessions was finally passed by the Texas House of Representatives April 30...
Tune In
A few Sundays ago, my kids and I laid some plastic over the dining room table and broke out the clay. I gave them...
Illiberal Education?
When I started college about 30 years ago, I moved into a dormitory at a university in Chicago. I didn't get to choose either...
Not for Fun and Games
I took on one of the toughest assignments of my career last year when I picked up the phone and learned from a reporter...
