Under Water, Under Siege
While most of North Texas is well on its way to getting cleaned up after the floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Hermine...
Which Ox to Gore
The witching hour is approaching for Fort Worth’s city budget: By the end of the month, the city council must decide how to chop...
Moving the Mud Elsewhere
In May, when a Joshua police officer spotted a truck entering a vacant lot, he decided to investigate. The muddy mess he discovered and...
New Heights of Controversy
"I reported illegal conduct to the district, and the district transferred me and cut my pay,” Joe Palazzolo said. “Now they are bringing baseless...
Fusing Fear and Data
In December 2008, State Rep. Lon Burnam had a one-car accident. The Fort Worth Democrat didn’t even get a ticket. Nonetheless, Burnam is convinced...
The Barnett Keeps Bubbling
The ink was barely dry on a recent industry-financed study showing healthy air around local gas industry sites when activists and independent scientists started...
Shell Game
Six months after the Fort Worth City Council took control of a $50 million tax-supported crime prevention fund, local watchdogs are still growling over...
Old Rip’s vs. Neighbors
It’s lunchtime by Texas Christian University. Cars fill nearly every parking space outside Old Rip’s Tex-Mex off West Berry Street. But inside only a...
Ethics Alive
Questionable ethics at city hall have gone mostly unchallenged in recent years because residents weren’t sure how to combat them. Not anymore.
A recent...
Tearing up the Track
Three weeks ago, a city-hired engineering firm released its first study on modern streetcars, identifying six possible routes that Fort Worth should consider. These...
