The Judge Giveth, The Judge Taketh Away
After working so hard last year to diminish minority-voting power, the Texas Legislature received two black eyes from Uncle Sam last week.
Federal courts struck...
More Ship-Jumping
Anyone with business savvy can compare the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News and spot the differences. The Star-T is owned by...
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.,...
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...
