Fort Worth Bullies

Fort Worth Weekly does a good job reporting on the bullies in the Fort Worth School District.  It doesn't stop there either, Fort Worth is full of bullies from the classroom, to the ISD, from City Hall to Capitol Hill.Is there a law against that?Read the article here.  Don't miss the comments,...

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Government and Kids...

Two letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram make some very interesting points.About government...we'll have more to say on that soon.  YOU won't want to miss it, YOU can't afford to.  And we have to assume the Fort Worth swimming pool letter writer is 14.  Wouldn't it be...

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Feil giving them Hell

Another North Texas Watchdog, watching out for YOU.  Read about Kim in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Among her goals is to have Arlington, which has more than 380 active gas wells, and other cities require vapor recovery systems aimed at reducing the amount of smog-causing volatile organic...

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Trinity Turnaround

Don't get too excited yet, this one is in Dallas.  Though the truth is finally coming out about the Dallas Trinity River project/toll road, the FBI has arrived in Big D, and Erin Brochovich is almost to Texas (Oklahoma) - there's still hope for Cowtown.Read about it in the Observer.  There...

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There's a reason

They call him the Watchdog.See Don Young watching out for YOU concerning seismic testing  in Fort Worth here and concerning the Trinity Trees here.Lone Star sends thanks to DY and all the other Watchdogs out there!!  Keep up the good wo...

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Not all sheep

The letters to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram prove that while the majority may be blind as a bat, not all citizens are sheep.Letters about fuzzy math, one sided reporting, education, skewed priorities, groups that claim to represent all are just a few topics today.  Read them all. ...

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WHO does Fort Worth belong to?

YOU decide.Click here to see how many gas wells have been drilled in North Texas.  Don't worry, the industry and their political friends say it's safe and everyone is going to make money...

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20 years ago...

(Per News9.com) Haliburton stopped burning fuel on their land in Duncan, OK. Now, the water is contaminated.If it takes twenty years, what do YOU think Fort Worth will look like then?THE PEOPLE of Duncan, Oklahoma were smart enough to call in Erin Brochovich.  She attended the meeting last night...

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WHO is looking out for YOU?

What about YOUR kids?  WHO is looking out for them?    Get caught up on TXShar...

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Putting 2 and 2 together

That's what we were doing yesterday when we discussed Erin Brockovich and Duncan, Oklahoma.Guess WHO will be in Duncan tonight?  Many locals have had contact with Erin over the past couple of years.  We can't wait till she makes it to Texas.  Literally.Erin - When you're done in Duncan,...

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Breath of Fresh Air (in Texas!)

A hero at TCEQ?  Someone standing up for the citizens?  Doing what they were designed to do? We didn't believe it either, but a letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says it's so.Kudos, sir.  If there were more like you, Texans could breathe easier.Speak for yourself As an employee...

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Abominable Politicians

Letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram speaks volumes. Let's get some people like this in office and get rid of the career politicians.  Remember, if nothing is ever done, it just gets worse.  Yes, worse...It is both sad and abominable that the people we send to Washington to run our government...

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PAYING Attention

Not all are sheep asleep.  At least a few are standing up for YOU.  Too bad a forced pool is the only kind of pool Fort Worth has.Read the letters in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Gas leases "Protecting property owners' mineral rights," my foot. (See: Wednesday commentary) The Railroad Commission's...

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Speaking of Water...

While we are being told to conserve water by the full page, full color ads in the local papers, the Tarrant Regional Water District has been busy adding their new updated logo and sculpture(?) to their gated offices on the  banks of the Trinity River.Thank goodness, there were some that worried...

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Got Water?

Duncan, Oklahoma does.  Because Haliburton is supplying it.  In a country where the industry repeatedly claims, "there has never been a case of water contamination", there sure seems to be a lot of water buying going on.  And if YOU didn't pollute someone's water, WHY would you offer...

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Toll Roads - from Texas to Indiana

Earlier we mentioned your kids having to pay Spain to drive on the freeways in Texas (you'll get to explain to them HOW that happened).  Then we read a recent article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (via the TURF website) in which this Spanish company may default on the toll roads being...

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What does a Texas Hero look like?

Like her. Teri Hall.  A mother of 8 who travels all over the state speaking up for taxpayers.  That calls these un-elected (appointed) non- government boards out for what they really are.  (They have ARMA, we have the COG).   One of these ARMA non-elected (appointed)...

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Oh say can YOU see?

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial board has jumped on the Fort Worth City Councilman Sal Espino story.Problem is, there are MANY Tarrant County politicians with MANY stories to be told.  YOU'd be amazed what you can find, if you just look.  So, WHY is no one looking?Kudos again...

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Fort Worth Lost a Hero

RIP, sir.Joe Don Brandon, 57, was Fort Worth's most well known homeless person.Every year Joe Don would put on his Santa Claus outfit and stand on overpasses on I-35, waving at passing vehicles.Joe Don frequently showed up at Fort Worth City Council meetings, chastising the city for not righting the...

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Saltwater Disposal Hell

Oops, Well.  The word is well. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports on the city council meeting about extending the moratorium for Saltwater disposal wells in Fort Worth for gas drilling.  Since 2002, urban gas drilling has seeped into almost every corner of Fort Worth, Tarrant County...

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More Fort Worth Water Woes

The water main breaks in Fort Worth are increasing by the day.WHAT causes water main breaks?  Cold weather, hot weather, soil shifting, inadequate infrastructure, aging infrastructure...So if it's hotter than Hell in July and you bring in equipment that shakes entire houses on their foundation...

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Fort Worth Response

Oh wait, there wasn't one.  Not to the residents (taxpayers) anyway.  Reminds of us Carter Avenue...We've been receiving copies of letters to Fort Worth council members from citizens with questions concerning seismic testing in their neighborhoods.  We posted those letters here and here.Here's...

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Fort Worth Double Standard

During the elections, you might remember a candidate (running against an incumbent) had a run in with some Fort Worth Bike Cops.  The local paper told you all about it, the incumbent even commented on it.  WHY didn't we see the incumbent's run in with the Fort Worth police/courts...

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RIP Trinity Trees

I recently reported how gas drilling companies such as, Chesapeake and XTO have industrialized much of the Trinity River greenbelt in Fort Worth, including sections of the highly prized, Trinity Trails System. One of the first shots fired across the bow of the greenbelt was at a magical little place...

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Hey, Media!

Enough with the fluff already - WHERE YOU at?If you live in Texas, read the letter from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  YOU can't afford not to.  Brutal tactics Mike Norman's Thursday column speaks mildly of the gangster-like tactics of the oil and gas operators in Fort Worth and other communities...

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Divided they fail

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's recent article concerning the Fort Worth School Board was so divided it was laughable.  Leave it to the Fort Worth Weekly to turn the lights on. What happens when you turn on the lights?  They scurry, quick.  Notice WHO didn't respond for the article. ...

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Mary's Creek

The Fort Worth Business Press gives you the heads up about the Fort Worth Water Department meeting concerning Mary's Creek.  From the article it doesn't sound like much has changed, no matter how much the residents protest.  YOU should pay attention.  YOU could be next.And speaking of...

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Cease and Desist

30" water line breach in FW near Sycamore Park. July 14, 2011 and a follow up letter to Kathleen Hicks, since the first one went unanswered.Dear Councilwoman Kathleen Hicks-It has been more than a week since I requested that Seismic Testing be halted in Fort Worth until the public has proof that...

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Night & Day

Difference between two opinion articles about fracking and natural gas drilling, published on the same day in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Can you tell who is pro-drilling and who wants to protect our wat...

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Crooked is...as crooked does

Just when you think the laws concerning YOUR property can't get any more stupid, they do. WHY? Arrogance and greed.Read about the latest gas drilling move in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. We're just glad this one wasn't written by Smith.Arguing before the three-member Texas Railroad Commission on behalf...

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Time for another Trinity River Rhyme

And unlike most things associated with the river, this didn't cost you a dime!Keep 'em coming!The river is fetid and warm,So to tube you must fill in a form,To forgive the promoters,Who won't even be boaters,On the waters that you all will swa...

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Not Rocking on the River

Would you get in the Trinity River?  We asked an average, lifelong Tarrant county citizen this question last week.  After they quit laughing hysterically, they told us in no uncertain terms, they would NEVER get in the Trinity River and the reasons why.  However, we can't repeat...

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Could you repeat the question?

A letter to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram brings up the question that continues to come up at least once a week from citizens.  WHO's listening?Water woes According to news reports, we are experiencing a severe drought. Water supplies in our lakes and reservoirs are getting...

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FBI Warning

Special Agent in Charge Robert Casey told NBC 5 that federal agents are pushing to curb public corruption and that "there should be some nervous people if they're doing something wrong."This was after they showed up at the Dallas County District Attorney's office this morning.  Wonder WHO's...

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Texas is broke...

In more ways than one.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an interesting column on our debt growing faster than Washington's.  Still think sending Perry to DC is a good idea?Yet, we can't fund education...does anyone see the connection here?Notice the creation in new government bodies (how much did...

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Condos in Limbo

The Montgomery Wards condos are still in legal limbo, more importantly they are still sitting empty.They say "Build it and they will come".  WHO says?  WHO is coming?  WHERE are they?The Trinity River Vision should take a lesson from the Montgomery Wards condo fiasco.  Not more...

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Mayor Moncrief rides away in new Rolls????

Today, Betsy Price will be sworn in as the new Mayor of Fort Worth.  We wonder if Mayor Moncrief and Rosie will be rolling in their new ride to the ceremony.  Seems they drove their 2011 Rolls Royce to Betsy's campaign gathering on election night.  We hear it was quite a sight to see,...

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Forecast - Foggy with a chance of BS

In the Fort Worth Business Press, Alex Mills, President of a pro drilling group in Texas takes shots at New Jersey lawmakers for voting to protect their water supply from fracing.He claims:   How many times has there been a circumstance where groundwater has been contaminated by hydraulic...

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Whole lotta shakin

Going on in Tarrant County.When the seismic trucks roll through your neighborhood, what's the cost to YOU?  To YOUR home's foundation?  Anyone??Why do seismic testing crews hire police officers to escort them through city neighborhoods?District 8 Councilwoman Kathleen Hicks has said "properties...

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What NOT to do this week

Read the latest Trinity River Vision scheme courtesy of Durango.  Good questions, anyone from the Trinity River Vision, Trinity River Vision Authority, Tarrant Regional Water District, District of Columbia, City of Fort Worth, or Tarrant County want to answer?What is the reason the Trinity...

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Due West - Part 2

The new Irving Mayor would like a city ethics overhaul concerning campaign contributions.  Seems she learned a thing or two on the campaign trail.One being while it may be "legal", it's unethical for a candidate to accept half a million dollars from a contractor that has many contracts and lots...

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Due West

Seems John Wiley Price isn't the only one the FBI is looking at in Dallas.The list continues to grow- Politicians, Businesses and their representatives, longtime political consultants, Senators, exes, the list goes on and on of "associates" being investigated.Read about the search warrant details on...

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That's all, folks!

Seems we aren't the only ones with questions about OUR water.What happens when it's gone?  Or contaminated?Check out the letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on water conservation.Meaningful conservationUse rain barrels: check. Put in drip irrigation system: check. Turn off water while washing...

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