Bail bond system rife with controversy about preferential treatment
| |Monday, Apr. 02, 2012
Bondsmen say attorneys can wiggle out of paying forfeitures, but the lawyers say the dispute is about competition.Read more
Part 2: Defendants, bondsmen sometimes get off the hook
| |Sunday, Apr. 01, 2012
Bonds that judges declare insufficient, for whatever reason, may fall through the cracks.Read more
Part 1: Millions of dollars go uncollected in Tarrant County bail bond system
| |Sunday, Apr. 01, 2012
Critics want to know: "If the bondsman never has to pay a penalty, then what is the point of having bail bonds?"Read more
Tarrant bridges: How long will they hold up?
| |Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
Of the 29 poorly scoring bridges in the county, 21 are considered structurally deficient.Read more
Critics call casino-style video sweepstakes a bad bet
| |Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011
A Star-Telegram investigation shows that legal challenges to video sweepstakes games -- many of which are run by a Haltom City company -- are mounting amid criticism that they are addictive and that some players are losing their shirts.Read more
Part 2: Questions raised about charity linked to North Texas video sweepstakes company
| |Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011
Second in a series: The charity is linked to Hest Technologies, which makes video sweepstakes machines and programs.Read more
Is this Fort Worth man a master jewel thief?
| |Monday, Dec. 12, 2011
John O'Brien insists in a lengthy interview with the Star-Telegram that he's not the brazen rooftop burglar who helped ransack jewelry stores for a decade. But court documents show that he has a lot of explaining to do.Read more
Squatters claim more than $8 million worth of Tarrant County properties
| |Sunday, Dec. 04, 2011
Unwinding the deals is a legal and real estate nightmare.Read more
Part 1: A Southlake couple's quiet evening takes a bewildering turn
| |Sunday, Nov. 06, 2011
It's one of many, it turns out, as a most unusual medical story unfolds. First of three parts.Read more
Part 2: Betting on the cold
| |Monday, Nov. 07, 2011
Bill Eden was still alive but doctors had no idea of the damage caused by his heart attack. Their hopes - and the family's - were riding on hypothermia treatment.Read more
Part 3: The death of Bill Eden: Back to the beginning
| |Tuesday, Nov. 08, 2011
On that Wednesday morning last April, the Rev. Betsy Godbold found Bill Eden in the precarious netherworld between life and death, clinging to existence in the intensive-care unit of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine.Read more
Part I: Glitches marred Tarrant County computer project
| |Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011
Questionable bidding practices, weak oversight, and cozy relationships between vendors and county employees have marred the county's technology program for years.Read more
Part II: Computer complaints roil Tarrant County courthouse
| |Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Criminal files have disappeared. Cases were missing from the docket. Prisoner intake was threatened.Read more
Experts say county records have notable security gaps
| |Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Audits raised concerns about sensitive information, but officials express confidence in the system.Read more
Tarrant County told to stop accepting 'squatters' documents
| |Monday, Nov. 07, 2011
The filings allow people to illegally take possession of other people's homes, the district attorney said Monday.Read more
Part 1: Airman who lost both legs in botched surgery fights for compensation
| |Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011
A gallbladder surgery that went horribly wrong nearly killed him. Now the Pentagon won't pay.Read more
Part 2: Fort Worth attorney considers challenging Supreme Court ruling for airman
| |Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011
Air Force Senior Airman Colton Read's legs were amputated after a botched gallbladder surgery in 2009.Read more
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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.
