When the Star-Telegram launched one of the first watchdog investigative columns at a U.S. newspaper in 2005, editors turned to longtime metro columnist Dave Lieber to fulfill the role. The Watchdog column runs on Fridays and Sundays. In 2009, Dave won two top awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. "Every city needs a Dave Lieber," one judge commented. "Dave Lieber's columns quickly and easily create a sense of outrage in a reader. He writes about rip-offs, scams and jerks who take advantage of the most vulnerable people in society."
E-mail: watchdog@star-telegram.com | Phone: 817-390-7043
Granbury man, 85, faces steep increase in life insurance premiums
| |Sunday, May. 27, 2012
Millions of people who bought universal life policies years ago face the same issue.Read more
Tips for lowering your property-tax appraisal
| |Thursday, May. 24, 2012
Also, blood transfusions, a misleading public service announcement and crummy new tires.Read more
City manager's departure hasn't saved Keller all that much money
| |Saturday, May. 19, 2012
An official with a $176,000 salary leaves, saving the city $55,000. Huh?Read more
Tracking down Rachel and stopping her robo-calls
| |Thursday, May. 17, 2012
The federal government says automated calls from companies without written permission are likely scams.Read more
Fairness questions are raised when retired Fort Worth school librarian is rehired
| |Saturday, May. 12, 2012
The Fort Worth school district hired the woman over 66 other applicants.Read more
On way to vote, be careful of red lights
| |Thursday, May. 10, 2012
Also, how to get informed, save money and protect yourself from phone scams.Read more
Texas Insurance Department has made disciplinary information harder to find
| |Saturday, May. 05, 2012
Less than two months after Gov. Rick Perry appointed Eleanor Kitzman state insurance commissioner, the department abandoned its longtime practice of naming names.Read more
Member zaps electric co-op over improper tax
| |Thursday, May. 03, 2012
Holding an electric cooperative's feet to the fire, catching its leaders making a mistake and then forcing them to correct it is as rare as a summer electric bill under $100.Read more
Theft of personal documents in Fort Worth led to two-year crime spree
| |Sunday, Apr. 29, 2012
A nurse's aide helped herself to a Fort Worth woman's purse and then posed as her to find work.Read more
Be skeptical of pitches at 'free' seminars
| |Thursday, Apr. 26, 2012
Customer service that serves? A woman finds a company's promise too good to be true.Read more
Contest: Submit a Daddy & Me photo to win Texas Rangers tickets
Submit a Daddy & Me photo for a chance to win a family 4-pack to the Rangers game on Father's Day.
Mark Davis returning to DFW radio on KSKY
The conservative radio talk show host, who was taken off the air in early April by WBAP after 18 years, will return to the air June 4.
