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Burnt Orange You Ashamed?

You have to credit the University of Texas at Austin for being consistent — consistently sleazy. In June 2011, the school’s website described how...

Snarls In Cat Land?

Fort Worth Cats fans raised a collective eyebrow after General Manager Chris Hart resigned last week. Hart was considered a sales wunderkind and effective...

Protecting Whom?

This is one of those weeks when it seems like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should remove “environmental” from its name and simply call...

Dewhurst’s Drive-Thru Prayer

As the state’s tight Senate race drew to a close Tuesday, Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst carefully chose the place of his last-ditch election gimmick...

Tempest or Tea Kettle

The natural gas leak at an XTO drilling site last Friday was (1) scary as hell or (2) ain’t no thang, depending on whom...

Air: It’s also good for breathing

Good news, everyone! Texas’ environmental protections could soon raise the bar set by the Roman Empire. That’s because a district court judge ruled last week...

Fracktivism on the Hill

Talk about being green. The Hulk, or at least the actor who portrays the heroic beast in The Avengers, is heading to Washington, D.C.,...
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson (right) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Rex’s Water World

What was the best quote and/or revelation of the last week? Anderson Cooper acknowledging that he is gay? Nah, not even close. Fort Worth schools...

Here’s Your Hat

Hello, kiddos. Static is your substitute teacher for the day. Today’s lesson is called Bittersweet Irony of Life 101. The Fort Worth school district hired...

Tough on (Not Reporting) Crime

Tarleton State University administrators thought they were getting a good deal when an administrative law judge let them off with the equivalent of one...