Clouds of Suspicion
A small storm has broken out in the Fort Worth school district over nearly identical letters sent by two school board trustees to the...
Nine Lives for the Trans-Texas Corridor?
As predicted months ago by Static, the Trans-Texas Corridor has more lives than a cat and simply refuses to go away. Governor Slick Rick...
Bravos to the Brave Ones
It’s always nice to see folks get the recognition due them, and Static gets to let loose a double-barreled rendition this week.
First there’s Adriana...
Paying the Piper
Static is no stranger to large bar tabs. But the Fort Worth Police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission should really think about the one...
Direct from Frac to Fish
Unnoticed by most local news media, on March 9 a tanker carrying toxic wastewater from a gas field overturned just north of the intersection...
Drilling for Hardware
OK, it’s not the Pulitzer Prize or the Nobel, but Fort Worth Weekly is honored to receive this year’s Environmental Reporting Award given by...
Water Wars … um … Ignite
You couldn’t say it’s the opening salvo in the Texas water wars. Those battles started when Texas was still a republic (“H2Ow,” Nov. 10,...
High Interest, Deep Fang Marks
Static once knew a pit bull named Daisy, which is a funny name for a dog both feared and revered for its immense biting...
Seeing No Evil, Re-Redux
For, what, the umpteenth time, critics of the city’s actions on gas drilling and ethical issues got no respect Tuesday from the Fort Worth...
Today’s Lesson: Intimidation
Fort Worth school district attorneys are apparently willing to intimidate witnesses in their scramble to stick a fork in former Arlington Heights High School...
