How Fort Worth is mustering to fix its schools
Shortly before Thanksgiving, a constellation of Fort Worth civic and nonprofit leaders gathered around tables in a shared…
Beef prices are high but Texas ranchers deserve a break
“So, you want to be a cow man?” This was the question posed to me by LC Young,…
What online gambling is doing to young men
I’m raising a college-age daughter, so I’m fully accustomed to complaints about the maturity of boys from her…
A lesson from the Massachusetts ICE-themed Nativity scene
A Catholic parish in Massachusetts stirred up controversy recently, enough to appear in The New York Times. The…
Texas-sizing Trump accounts is a mixed bag
It’s not often that Texas voluntarily adds to a federal spending program. But that’s exactly what Dan Patrick…
My father was the only vote against City Hall. Looks like he had it right
A surprising amount of joy has come my way following my father Willie Cothrum’s recent death. Many people…
The end is near for DART. Dallas has its fingerprints all over
I used to think everyone enjoys watching a train wreck, until it involved the entire public transportation system.…
Ralph Strangis is going into the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame
I’m happy for my friend Ralph Strangis. This weekend, along with Joe Nieuwendyk, Strangis will be inducted into…
A Far North Dallas office building gets its reckoning
The Preston Plaza office building at 17950 Preston Road is a 10-story office building of nearly 260,000 square…
After HB 840, NIMBYs can’t stop North Dallas development
I was excited about attending the first community meeting for the proposed redevelopment of the southwest corner of…
Don’t Austin my College Station
In the summer of 1976, I was a student at Texas A&M University, taking a political science class.…
Teachers say Texas’ classroom phone ban is improving attention
We’re nearly 90 days into the 2025-26 school year, and teachers across North Texas say the state’s new…