Lake Closed

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers have determined Lake Texoma has a toxic algae caused by extreme heat and prolonged drought.No swimming or fishing is to take place in the lake.  They say the lake is still open to boaters for Labor Day weekend.  WHO wants to be on a boat in 100 degree weather...

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The Weekly tells you where to go

For the Labor Day Weekend. Take a TRIP out to Glen Rose. Start Watching - from the Fort Worth WeeklyThe Glen Rose Neo-Relix Film Festival has chosen Layla Caraway’s Up A Creek as one of the featured documentaries to be shown on Labor Day weekend.Production of Up A Creek was sponsored by the Trinity...

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Councils say the darndest things...

Critics have said for years, if it looks likes a tax, it's a tax.  Regardless if you call it a fee.Now, some council members have caught up to saying the same thing.  Some council members are asking how we got here.  We have been asking them the same thing for years, remember they have...

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Restrictions...What Restrictions?

From Don Young...A Fractured Fracking Tale> August 30, 2011.> Fort Worth, Texas.> Worst drought in Fort Worth history is underway.> Stage 1 water use restrictions went into effect yesterday.> I took a little hike along the Trinity River today.> Hundreds of gas wells and related infrastructure...

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Trinity River Irony

The Fort Worth Star Telegram has two articles - one titled, "TCC raises property taxes, tutition".  The other, "Classes begin at TCC Trinity River East Campus".  YOU do the math...Tarrant County College trustees on Monday adopted an estimated $348.9 million budget for fiscal 2011-12 that raises...

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Do YOUR job

A letter to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram makes a good point, we need a hero.  And a new Water District.Cool, clear water In his 1962 Farewell to the West Point Cadets, Gen. Douglas MacArthur sternly told them that their primary duty was to win their country's wars, that should they...

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Hold the phone...

Did we just agree on something?Read Mitch's column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram concerning Fort Worth Tax abatements.We also agree with Betsy - we'd like to know what's in the water too.  Better yet, WHAT water?Contrast those deals with the small ball that the city was playing last week. The...

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More Fort Worth Abatements

Fracing abatement's at that.Back in the day, they called that "giving away the farm".Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Some of the other abatement's didn't meet their projections.  HOW are these companies going to be different?  Shouldn't the public (those paying for the abatement)...

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Flood control scams?

White Settlement has a real flood control problem, one where homes actually flood.  They voted to spend money years ago to correct the problem.  So, what happened? Congress and the Corp of Engineers, that's what.  Read the excerpt below from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.In the meantime,...

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How much more?

It's only the beginning.The "City Council Brief" article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram could have been called "TRV wants more".  Remember when our new mayor was on the campaign trail, one of the promises was Fort Worth would not spend a dime over the double digit millions (of OUR money) they...

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THE PEOPLE get it

WHY don't the "leaders"?  Oh yes, greed.Another good Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Water shell game Public Relations 101, courtesy of the Barnett Shale industry: The issue should not be that we're quite frankly poisoning your water, but more that we welcome every opportunity...

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Affordable Education?

Not.One of our favorite letter writers is back, read the letter to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  THE PEOPLE get it.  You know, the ones paying for it.TCC priorities The Star-Telegram reported that Tarrant County College trustees are contemplating raising tuition and their portion...

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Old News Bandwagon

For a couple of years we (and Durango) have been telling you about water being removed from the creeks and river for gas drilling purposes.  Now that we're in a drought, someone is finally paying attention.  Reminds us of local flooding issues, no one cares, till the rain starts again.Odd...

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Congrats to TRIP!

Good example of what THE PEOPLE can do when they come together.  Read the message below from the Trinity River Improvement Partnership.  Dear Friends of the Trinity River, TRIP is pleased to announce that our documentary video project, Up A Creek, has been selected by the Neo-Relix Film Festival...

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Just say no

To fracking.  That's what the subject of another New York Times post is about.  This time in Andes, N.Y.If a reporter calls something "inspiring", YOU might want to pay attention.There might be limited short-term benefits to a few, but the boom will be followed by a bust, and when it...

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Being Railroaded?

Read the letter concerning the Railroad Commission from former DISH, TX Mayor Tillman.Worth your tax dollars?I recently spoke at an event with a representative from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), which regulates and promotes the Oil and Gas Industry in Texas. After dealing with the organization...

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Hello? Anyone there?

Part of another letter from a citizen to the City of Fort Worth.  Do they read their emails?  Concerened about lack of transparency? Gas Drilling? Budget?  Water?  It's all here...everything but a response.Dear Mayor and Council Members:The CITIZENS of Ft. Worth are not pleased with...

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Fracing up the river...

Seems we've mentioned this before...Gas drillers removing water from OUR rivers and creeks.  Ultimately, WHO pays?  YOU do.Read about it on FWCANDO.  Then, DO something.Now, in the middle of a record-breaking drought and with the blessing of the Fort Worth Mayor and City Council, Chesapeake...

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Trinity River Safety

Another idea from THE PEOPLE.  These people should be involved in planning the Trinity River Vision.  Sounds like they need some help.Read the letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.River safetyThe next dime spent toward developing the Trinity River must include safety equipment to assist...

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It worked on YOUR kids

So WHY wouldn't it work on you?The NCTCOG (yes, the COG that held the TDML meeting last week and the Recreational Use Attainability Study meeting this week) is sponsoring a video contest with TREES and WFAA to solicit YOUR ideas to clean up the Trinity River.Does that mean those responsible for doing...

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Reporting Reporters

We love them.We learned about this one from the Fort Worth Weekly.   Read about Lee Morris in the Fort Worth Weekly here. Then you'll know what's wrong with the local "news". Once a paper loses its willingness to write the truth, poke sacred cows, and point out graft and corruption, it’s dead.So...

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Calling Fort Worth

A local resident had some questions concerning a gas drilling site in Fort Worth, so he emailed the Mayor and Council and many others.  Watch for the response in the next post.  August 12, 2011City of Fort WorthI wish to file a complaint regarding M&C G-17346 which is the Chesapeake Rutherford...

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Calling Fort Worth back

We told you we'd post the response from the City of Fort Worth.  However, there wasn't one.So we're posting the citizen follow up letter instead.  Below the follow up letter is the letter sent after the permit was issued without any of the questions asked being answered.  Scroll down...

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Trinity River Vision Unraveling

First, in Dallas.And a man being threatened with his livelihood for telling the truth and saving lives.  Hey Fort Worth, any of this sound familiar yet?  Wait till they start asking questions on this end of the Trinity River.Read, Drowning the Whistleblower on the Doomed Trinity River Wave...

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You can't make this stuff up

We're not sure which of the Fort Worth Weekly Static stories we like better.  The Revolving Door Star-Telegram courthouse reporter, now working for the courthouse....or having your drillers spayed and neutered.  Read them both.  YOU don't want to miss them.The application’s minimum requirements...

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Another Trinity River Tragedy

A devastating family tragedy.  Another one.  WFAA has reported a woman has drowned in the Trinity River.A mother trying to save her child.  There are no words. Wednesday's incident happened at the same location where a man died in July 2010 trying to save a child who fell into the water....

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It Can Happen Anywhere

Two more children dead due to an amoeba they contracted by swimming in a river.  A teenage girl in Florida and a young boy in Virginia.Last year in Texas, a young boy died from the same brain eating amoeba, Primary Amoebic Meningoecephalitis (PAM).  This amoeba thrives in slow moving and stagnant...

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Dogs and Ponies...

Streams and Valleys.They will be the speaker at tonight's Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club meeting at the Botanic Gardens at 7:00.Wear boo...

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What's more important?

Flooding or recreation?A program sponspored by the COG and TCEQ.  WHAT could possibly go wrong with that?A public meeting to discuss the preliminary results of the Recreation Use-Attainability Analysis (RUAA) Study for numerous streams in North Central Texas will be held August 16, 2011. The meeting...

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