Take an issue that's full of sometimes-complicated details like Texas public school finance, throw in an element of urgency like the need for better transportation solutions in Dallas-Fort Worth, add a healthy helping of local interest spiced with some controversy and you have the perfect assignment for Mike Norman to examine in depth. Mike is the newspaper's editorial director.
E-mail: mnorman@star-telegram.com
Legislating in Texas is not all fun and glory
| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013
Most bills aren’t marquee material, and working on them is tedious.Read more
Texas Dems hold water money hostage for school funding
| |Friday, May. 10, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry threatens a special session unless lawmakers agree to tax cuts and funding for water infrastructure.Read more
If the lottery is in trouble, so is Texas
| |Thursday, Apr. 25, 2013
A McKinney lawmaker sparked a move in the House to get rid of the Texas lottery. Be careful what you ask for.Read more
Tarrant County voting from the 'fresh start' point of view
| |Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013
With May 11 city and school board elections coming up, some voters might go for new faces.Read more
Fort Worth looks for the place where money and love of arts collide
| |Thursday, Apr. 11, 2013
A task force shows the Fort Worth City Council a way to provide public money for the arts, and where to find it.Read more
