My homeless friends don’t hide their mistakes. The city should help them
Let me tell you about some friends of mine. Thomas watched his father murder his mother when he…
Why we opened Bird’s Bookstore in Dallas
A year ago, I left a comfortable career for something with more uncertainty and, I hoped, more meaning.…
Downtown Dallas is always at a crossroads, so why does this time feel different?
I was taking a lap around downtown Monday afternoon when I ran into a friend of a friend…
Dallas’ Nighttime Entertainment Strike Team is why we can’t have nice things
Jason Roberts has spent the last 20 years trying to make Dallas a much hipper town. And, at…
Here’s why Texas needs $1 billion per year for water
There’s an old expression in Texas. “You don’t miss the water ‘til the well runs dry.” For too…
Dallas firefighters broke down a woman’s door — accidentally. The city won’t pay.
Just before dawn, Deborah Kane of Dallas was brushing her teeth when a deafening crash echoed through the…
Texas has a historic opportunity to take on Alzheimer’s
Texas is getting older. Not the state itself, but those of us who call it home. The number…
Why Cowboys should be better suited to handle any Broncos scoring frenzy
In 41 years of announcing NFL games (along with 39 seasons with the NBA), Kevin Harlan has seen…
Texas is guinea pig in test of how ‘prior approvals’ will work in Medicare
From a reader: “Please report on the Medicare issue. Who in Texas state government is coordinating with this…
It’s straight A’s for Schotty’s bunch
A team that scored 40 points in each of its first two home games raised its scoring average…
It’s straight A’s for Schotty’s bunch
A team that scored 40 points in each of its first two home games raised its scoring average…
Where do rural Texans go for news?
Laurie Brown sits in the offices of the largely defunct Canadian Record, which her family has owned in…