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Drug-War Violence Has the Border Under Siegenew

The current violence is beyond anything anyone has ever seen here before, an epidemic of murder and sadistic violence that's being waged with American weapons and aided by American government dollars, led by forces trained by the American military.

Fort Worth Weekly | Peter Gorman | 12-04-2008 | Crime & Justice

Friend and Foes of Illegal Immigrants Deal with the Delugenew

As the number of undocumented immigrants in this country continues to grow, so does the volume of the debate over how to fix the problem. The controversy has no clear end in view, or even likely to come into view for a long time.

Fort Worth Weekly | Eric Griffey | 10-10-2008 | Immigration

Tags: illegal immigrants, Immigration, Texas, border wall, Congress, ICE, anti-immigration groups

David Noblett's Last War Was to Get His Doctor Backnew

When the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Noblett's doctor, it left him and hundreds of other patients unable to get meds because there aren't many doctors willing to specialize in treating chronic pain, a field of medicine that is drawing the wrath of regulators.

Fort Worth Weekly | Jeff Prince | 10-02-2008 | War

Tags: health care, veterans, chronic pain doctors, David Noblett, oxycodone, Texas Medical Board, William D. Littlejohn

The Fight is On Over Teaching 'Intelligent Design' in Texas Schoolsnew

The basic fight is expected to be over what kids are taught about evolution -- which takes up only about three days of teaching in a 180-day school year. But scientists and teachers argue there are much bigger things at stake: the intimidation of teachers and the possible beginning of biblical beliefs being taught as science in Texas public schools.

Fort Worth Weekly | Laurie Barker James | 09-05-2008 | Education

Tags: religion, Texas, science, Education, creationism, evolution, intelligent design, Texas Education Agency

Putting a Face on Texas' Death Row Populationnew

Shooting through the glass of interview cubicles, photographer and investigator John Holbrook has made eloquent portraits of some of the men -- and one of the women on Texas' Death Row.

Fort Worth Weekly | Gayle Reaves and John Holbrook | 05-08-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: photography, Texas, death penalty, death row, documentary, inmates, crime & justice

Another Carswell Convictionnew

AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)

Fort Worth Weekly | Betty Brink | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

"Africa Screams," "Diary of a Mad White Woman," "Chow Fun"new

AltWeeklies Award - Arts Criticism

Fort Worth Weekly | Kristian Lin | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

The Disappearing North Texas Cowboynew

There are still foremen and cowboys working long-term on the handful of big ranches still left in Tarrant and surrounding counties, or riding full time on their own smaller spreads, but their numbers are small and -- with the region's cities growing faster than most in the country -- getting smaller by the day.

Fort Worth Weekly | Peter Gorman | 04-17-2008 | Business & Labor

Tags: Texas, Cowboys, sprawl, business & labor