AltWeeklies Wire
Texas Agency Decisions on Public Notices Draw Criticismnew
Public notices in local newspapers are a key element in keeping citizens informed about government goings-on. Giving people a heads-up on public hearings on everything from annexations to zoning, contract bids to new ordinances, the notices are all about transparency of government. One might think that government agencies would have some strict rules to abide by when posting public notices. But in Texas, the rules are all over the map.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
12-05-2011 |
Policy Issues
Knocking on the Doornew
Latino political power is at stake in Texas redistricting battles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
11-02-2011 |
Race & Class
Let the Right Ones Outnew
Fort Worth folks play key roles in the work of freeing the wrongly convicted.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
03-09-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Wrongly Convicted
'Copters or Community?new
The city of Fort Worth is bleeding red ink, but officials still want to build a new heliport to serve mostly corporate bigwigs and sightseers. Why? Because the city has a huge pot of gas-drilling money it can only use for one purpose: aviation.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
06-30-2010 |
Economy
A Synthetic Substitute for Marijuana is Drawing Raves and Warningsnew
The stuff that’s flying off the shelves of head shops all over the country goes by brand names like K2, Spice Gold, and Hawaiian Haze, and it’s replacing marijuana in the lives of student athletes, police officers, and stoners.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw and Susan Costa |
03-25-2010 |
Drugs
Tribes, Tracks and Casinos Push to Widen Texas Gamblingnew
The economic crunch could mean 2011 will be the year that gambling promoters finally open up Texas (the biggest untapped market in the U.S.) to casinos and racetrack slots. If that happens, the economic effects will be felt in Oklahoma, Louisiana... and maybe even Nevada.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
Two North Texas Daily Papers Have Reached a Partial Detentenew
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News have begun sharing content, but the cooperation between competing media companies in the same media market is raising red flags. Some question whether the agreement may violate federal antitrust laws.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
01-08-2009 |
Media
High-Speed Solutionsnew
The idea of passenger rail travel to major Texas cities picks up speed.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
03-07-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Tradition Won't Pay the Rent for Bull Ridersnew
Are all the injuries a bull rider gets throughout the year worth his measly salary?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-07-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Too Little, Too Late on Predatory Lendingnew
Predatory lending action is helping some, but the worst may still be ahead.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-13-2007 |
Economy
Policing Speech in Fort Worthnew
A GOP poll and an anti-war protest produce a novel theory on use of city streets.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Deep Watersnew
Haltom City's getting the floods, but Fort Worth's getting the money.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
08-24-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Labor Disputenew
The Minutemen are trying to discourage day worker hires in North Texas.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
12-01-2006 |
Immigration
