People in 2011

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram put out it's 2011 DFW Newsmakers.We'd like to salute the citizens that ended up on the list.  THE PEOPLE who ended up there by standing up for what they believe in and protecting their neighbors.  A firefighter, a veteran, an urban gas drilling opponent and a man...

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Coming soon to a sewer near YOU

If you didn't see the History Channel show, America's Crumbling Infrastructure, you should.You should also read the article on Yahoo.com, US Cities struggle to control sewer overflows.   And remember it next time appointed and elected officials want you to Tube the Trinity River.  Thousands...

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Good Question

Possibly the best question we have ever seen in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  We're still waiting on the answer.It's in a column about the Fort Worth retirees and their pension, but it applies to all things Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Way. The sheep have been asking this question for years,...

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Another Tarrant County "Study"

Funny thing about "studies", they usually produce the outcome those hired to produce it are looking for.  It's what you call a win/win.  Unless, of course, you're the one paying for it. This one was done by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.It...

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3 LLC's and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Earlier this year, the Fort Worth Weekly had an article on the dealings of the Haltom City Economic Development Corporation and the LLC it created.  It was smartly titled, A High Priced Can of Worms.  Today, on Reuters.com there is another telling article about an LLC, this one a Chesapeake...

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WHY is that?

The last sentence in on an ABCNEWS.com article caught our attention. Perry is the only candidate, other than President Obama, whose security is funded by taxpayers.Rick Perry’s security costs have risen since he entered the presidential campaign in August, costing Texas taxpayers as much as $400,000...

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WTH is going on in Trophy Club?!

Good thing for the citizens that THE PEOPLE are following the trail.  Too bad the "news" isn't.  As with most things in Tarrant County, it leads back to water and money.Here's the latest incoming from Trophy Club concerning their water, MUD, SLAPP, corruption and lack of "news" coverage.We...

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How's that TIF workin out for ya? NRH

This one in North Richland Hills.  WHY is the TIF not working out?  Declining property values.Read about the latest TIF tiff in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.The city must scale back a project that is part of redevelopment efforts along Boulevard 26 south of Northeast Loop 820 because revenues...

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Everything is right,

The Lone Star's shining bright,It's a Texas Christmas tonight.Merry Christmas to all our friends, supporters, and contributors.A special Merry Christmas to our troops serving both near and far. YOU are all stars.May the New Year bring you all many blessings and an end to the Culture of Corruption.Anything...

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WHO's involved?

WHO bought the Fort Worth Cats? WHO do you think?Trinity Vision Partners Llc.  WHO are THEY??Read the article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. And check out what the Dallas Observer had to say.  Yeah, Dallas is watching too. We 'll hold off on saying, we told you so.Owner Carl Bell has...

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WHO controls YOUR water?

It's a tricky question.  For a reason.  There are many water districts in Texas.  Nine times out of ten, they are above the law, as in they don't have to follow any.There's been a lot of talk about the Tarrant Regional Water District lately, but it hasn't been due to water.  It's...

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Pulitzers and Pickets

Incoming from a local taxpayer concerning the JD Granger, Tim Love, Trinity River Vision, Tarrant Regional Water District, Woodshed Boondoggle...I'm boycotting....I hope it fails HUGE...The Business Press should get a Pulitzer for this cover up....Not only am I boycotting, I'm looking forward to picketing,...

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The Quiet Advocate

A message from one of our readers....Dear Active Activist,We hope you are enjoying a Happy Holiday season. We have written before thanking you for your efforts to expose the real workings of our North Texas political-monetary system of cronyism. Our belief and support remain unabated. We remain loyal...

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Remember when

We said Place your bets on WHO will end up with LaGrave field?According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, your bet is about to pay off.  Notice there is always a "but".  The taxpayers will then own a restaurant and a ball field.J.D. Granger, executive director of the Trinity River Vision Authority,...

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Don't worry

If you missed the presentation on the NCTCOG this week.  It's coming soon to everywhere near YOU.Apparently many people are interested in WHO they are and WHAT they do.  For a stormy night, less than a week before Santa arrives, the house was packed!  And more people were visiting that...

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The RINO's are coming

This past Saturday, the Republican Precinct chairs voted for the Interim Party Chair for Tarrant County.  The vote was somewhat of a cluster.  It came down to Bob McGrath, Jen Hall and Adrian Murray.McGrath insulted Mr. Murray while he still had the floor, so Mr. Murray asked his supporters...

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Another day, another NTTA...

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram it seems the NTTA doesn't want to conduct a national search to find a director.WHY would they?  They run off those WHO don't believe in giving contracts to the same firms for as far back as anyone can remember.  And when you have those that will tow...

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"Egomaniacs running amok"

In Tarrant County...well, duh.  Where have you been, under a rock?! While it's a quote a local columnist used to describe our Constables, (which he refers to as "tin-horn sheriffs") we say if the shoe fits...Ego continues throughout the 60+ comment string on Facebook, as well as insults.Maybe YOU...

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WTH?

The gas drilling industry swears fracking and drilling doesn't cause earthquakes.Seismic definition:pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.If the "artificial causes" such as gas drilling doesn't cause earthquakes,...

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WHO pays WHO?

Alex Mills is the President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.  We're not really sure what that is, but if we had to guess we'd say that was an organization similar to those like the Trinity River Vision Authority, NTTA, the NCTCOG...you get the picture.  Created, appointed and paid...

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WHO do you Love?

The Fort Worth Business Press has a follow up article on the Tim Love Woodshed on the Trinity River.  We've added our own questions.  YOU should too.  Calls to David Hall and Randal Harwood at the Fort Worth planning and development department requesting information about the code compliance...

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Article or comments...

Read them both in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  As usual, YOU can't afford not to.The new Precinct 4 Northwest Subcourthouse, which opened in March and includes the office of longtime Commissioner J.D. Johnson, is a monument to government. At 57,000 square feet and a $16.9 million cost, it's an...

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Fort Worth has a new owner

"Time to get to Fort Worth. Tim Love owns this town. It’s a great honky-tonk town."So. In the world of celebrity chefs, apparently, it is known that Tim Love owns Fort Worth. This is the best explanation yet as to how it was Tim Love got his sweetheart restaurant deal for his new Woodshed restaurant,...

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Well?

Read the Letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Campaign contractWhat we need is a law that says elected officials are legally bound by their campaign promises, and if they break them, they can be sued for breach of contract. If they are found guilty, they would be immediately removed from office...

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What do THEY do, again?

WHO appoints them?  WHO pays their salary? (YOU guessed it).Want to know more about THE COG? (The North Central Texas Council of Governments)Then don't miss this meeting.  YOU can't afford to miss it. Neither can your local "news".Monday, December 19, 2011 6:00 pm Social Hour 7:00 General...

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THE People want more

Many were looking forward to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram becoming YOUR paper.  Some still are.Read the following Letter to the Editor.More letters, pleaseHas anyone besides me noticed that, since the Star-Telegram implemented its latest reformatting of the paper, the letters section has been dramatically...

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Hush Money?

More than a few readers have noted the glaring differences in the news coverage of the Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) in Trophy Club. This follow-up article should provide some clarity on how two news sources can publish such radically different stories about the same event.By...

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THEY bought Santa!

We received the following from a local Cowtown resident....Dear Lone Star,I haven’t written before but I couldn’t pass this up.Last night I was listening to 95.9 The Ranch on my way home from work.  They had a commercial about Chesapeake and the Cowtown Santa program.  Knowing what we know...

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Leading by example

How much of that $46,000 per child is due to Texas projects asked for by the same Texas Senator asking about fairness?Remember this? In a year when U.S. House Republicans have taken a pledge against earmarks, Senator John Cornyn is stepping forward to request $10 million in federal money for Fort...

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Kids vs. Industry

We've said it before, if your kids can't get an education...they won't learn to stop buying the BS. WHO should get YOUR taxes?  Schools or refineries? "With Texas schools already facing cuts of more than $5 billion over the next two years, we cannot afford to allow political maneuvering to...

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WHO's news??

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently claimed they were YOUR paper.Funny, we received an email from an active Fort Worth citizen that tells a much different story.  What happens when the officials and industry are your only customers?The Fort Worth Startlegram has blocked me from making online...

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HE has a way with words

THEY have a way with your money.A Letter to the Editor of the Fort Worth Business Press....The WoodshedNews flash! Earmarks are back! Alive and well! No matter that our country is in financial rigor mortis with Chinese undertakers feeling our pulse while tenderly asking what more can we do for their...

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Free parking

Yeah, right.  This is Fort Worth.Those being affected by the parking fees have come up with alternate plans.  We love when the citizens work together.Now, if the City will listen.Read about it in the Fort Worth Business Press.Some Fort Worth merchants have proposed their own parking strategy...

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WHO's talking - Part 2

Josh Fox that's WHO.Read about the EPA and fracking on the Guardian.The EPA's findings about fracking's contamination of ground water have sent a shockwave through a gas industry in denialHaving investigated fracking myself for three years, I have heard the same story hundreds of times, from residents...

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WHO's talking

About Texas air quality?WHO isn't?Read the New York Times article.  YOU can't afford to miss it.Don't miss the connections...Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are the only Texas cities currently considered in "nonattainment" for ozone, meaning they do not meet Environmental Protection Agency standards....

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New "News"

From Arlington.  THEY get it.Good luck to the Arlington Voice! Coming soon, to everywhere near YOU!Here's hoping Fort Worth gets a Voice, t...

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Old Tickets?

Seems lots of folks in Fort Worth are getting notices due to unpaid tickets from, get this, 10 years ago!Fort Worth doesn't have records on some of it, but their hired guns do.  We noticed a couple of things in the Fort Worth Weekly article, like how many people in Fort Worth want to remain "unnamed"...

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Catching on

The Fort Worth Weekly makes note of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recent changes. Is it new?  Or old?  Are they targeting the young? Or old?  We can't tell anymore.Though we like the fact the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is going to expand Cheers and Jeers over many days, since it's the "most...

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Another Earthquake?

Another earthquake has been reported.  This one in Johnson County.  People in Burleson and Venus felt the earthquake right before 6:00 p.m.We can't find any mention of it anywhere yet.  Just from THE PEOPLE so f...

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Well said -

A letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tells you how to fix this mess our politicians have made.Voting strengthIt seems to be the common belief among most citizens that this country is gradually sinking into nothingness. It also seems to be common knowledge that the main reason behind our decline...

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Remember...

Pearl Harbor. Remember our Veterans. Honor them.Dec 10: NETTP to Particpate in Wreaths Across AmericaThe NE Tarrant Tea Party will join in the efforts of Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths on the grave sites of our veterans.  Wreaths Across America’s mission, Remember, Honor, Teach, is carried...

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How's that TIF workin out for ya?

The Fort Worth Business Press tells you what another one cost YOU.TIF board agrees to pay hotel developer full reimbursementTrinity Bluff Development Ltd. will receive a complete $206,864.08 reimbursement related to developing the Marriott TownePlace Suites hotel on East Belknap Street just west of...

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Did that just happen?

We hear the Fort Worth City Council unanimously voted down the Cheseapeake Compressor Station command center on Randol Mill Road near Mallard Cove.We also heard talk of letters sent to the residents saying the request for the 15 compressor station site had been pulled, and there was no need to attend...

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Haltom City explodes

Earlier this week a family in Fort Worth was taken to the hospital due to a gas leak in their home.  Tonight a gas leak caused an explosion in Haltom City.Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.An explosion apparently caused by a gas leak rocked a neighborhood Tuesday night, setting a house...

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Behind closed doors...

Is the Fort Worth Way.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram tells you how murky that can be at City Hall.Today, the council is scheduled to receive a closed-session briefing from city attorneys about how to fill vacancies. The process, as outlined in the charter, is not all that complicated: Except under limited...

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