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 a 28-year veteran of the Star-Telegram staff. He is the newspaper's editorial director for Arlington and Northeast Tarrant County.

E-mail: mnorman@star-telegram.com

Who will be 'Mr. Conservative' in state Senate District 9 race?

| |Thursday, Mar. 08, 2012

Three House members, two of them Northeast Tarrant County veterans, should produce an interesting race in state Senate District 9Read more

Breaking the chains that bind Texas public schools

| |Thursday, Mar. 01, 2012

Kent Grusendorf is trying again to turn Texas public schools upside down. Or maybe it's right side up.Read more