Tornado-ravaged communities in North Texas will need our help
Thursday, May. 16, 2013
Caution: It’s unfortunate, but disasters often attract shysters too willing to prey on victims.
Texas Senate must move quickly to pass exoneration bill
Wednesday, May. 15, 2013
There is a stain on the Texas criminal justice system that no spot remover can erase.
But Texas’ indelible shame of having sent too many innocent people to prison should not keep lawmakers, law enforcement officials, judges and prosecutors from working to improve the procedures whose flaws have led to serious mistakes.
Districts rejected on school bonds will have to rethink and return to voters
Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
Trust is a key factor in winning approval for multimillion-dollar capital-improvement packages.
Obama team suffers from its mistakes
Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
On Monday, President Barack Obama called Republicans’ continuing focus on the fatal terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, “a sideshow” and “a political circus.”
Election a slap in the face for Tarrant Regional Water District board
Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
If the campaign and vote totals in Saturday’s election for three seats on the Tarrant Regional Water District board of directors struck a bit of fear in the hearts of current board members, that would be a good thing.
Sexual assault in the U.S military
Saturday, May. 11, 2013
Usually when one thinks of an escalation by or within the U.S. military, it is about an an armed conflict, an increase in personnel to fight a defined enemy.
Key Fort Worth area elections up for voter decisions today
Friday, May. 10, 2013
Today is Election Day for city, school district and Tarrant Regional Water District elections in Tarrant County. Polls are scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Hospital pricing couldn’t be more confusing, could it?
Friday, May. 10, 2013
When the Obama administration released a report Wednesday on prices charged by more than 3,000 hospitals for the 100 most common medical procedures, the results could have been summed up in one word: chaos.
Restraints on Texas payday loans are worth another try
Thursday, May. 09, 2013
Two years ago, the Legislature brought more transparency to the destructively high cost of consumer payday and deposit advance loans.
Editorial: Texas lawmakers put teens in charge of educational rigor
Wednesday, May. 08, 2013
To launch a nationwide tour focusing on jobs for middle-class Americans, President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit an innovative high school today in Manor, a cotton town turned high-tech hub about 13 miles northeast of the Texas capital.
