Downtown Hits Pay Dirt
The Fort Worth establishment had its prayers answered (assuming those folks can still pray without being struck by lightning).
On Saturday, voters elected two...
How Did They Die? Technically.
Last week's article on the never-ending medical horror stories oozing from Cars-well Federal Medical Center lacked answers to critical questions that were put to...
Frog Flap
The Weekly's story about wheelchair-bound student Adam Main being booted out of TCU's on-campus housing ("Handicapping Adam," April 26, 2006)drew about 80 postings (at...
At Least in the Movie, the Chief Got Away
The city's dogged efforts to cram gas wells down everyone's throats reminds Static of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The movie's sympathetic characters...
Sad Static
Well, ain't it always the way: You toot your own horn too much and all you do is give yourself and other people a...
Shutting Up the Scientists
Was it just coincidence that on the 10th anniversary of the first publication of this smart-mouthed rag the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection...
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Oil Hogs
Willie Nelson, friend of the farmer, pothead, and gay cowboy, has proved yet again he's the coolest guy ever. On April 1, he and...
He Fought the Law, and the Law Waffled
Remember Trevor Goodchild, the young Austin musician who was tasered repeatedly last February for the heinous crime of telling a cop he didn't think...
Hear No Evil, See No Money
"It wasn't our fault," the beleaguered president and vice president of the General Employees City of Fort Worth whined, as they tried to explain...
A Day Without Becky …
Readers rely on Static for their weekly "snark fix," and don't worry, blood flies before this column ends. But first let's talk about Sunshine...
