edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
The City of Lewisville has hired Jim Wear as the city's first Art Center Manager. He begins duties Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Thomas More's Utopia
Those of us who pursue a progressive vision of America’s future are disappointed so far in Barack Obama. We should keep in mind, however, that neither America nor any other nation has achieved anything near our hopes for political equality and economic justice. [...]
Fending off a Republican filibuster threat, the Senate passed an omnibus spending bill that includes “language that frees up Washington D.C. to use local money to implement a medical marijuana measure approved in a referendum by nearly 70 percent of voters in 1998, resurrecting an effort that has been [...]
With 89 percent of precincts counted, Parker holds a lead of nearly 8,000 voters, a divide that former City Attorney Gene Locke cannot make up with the relatively small pool [...]
As of today, there are two declared Democratic candidates for Harris County Treasurer – Chad Khan, a three-time candidate for State Representative, and attorney Billy Briscoe, whose press release is beneath the fold. As you may recall, I spent a lot of time in 2006 arguing for the abolition of [...]
The Dallas-Fort Worth area was named to a list of top ten terrorism targets in the country this week by the federal government, a designation that will bring nearly $6 million more funding to the region.
Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington, Boston and Philadelphia were all added to the coveted "Tier 1" category of [...]
Executions in Texas slightly lower homicide rates there, about five to 10 killings in the year afterwards, suggest criminologists.The executions also may displace homicides to nearby states, however.
"Does the death penalty save [...]
The fight against a plan to expand the Simon David store on Inwood Road near Love Field has finally come before the City Council and many residents opposed to the plan have lined up to be heard.
The Simon David would be replaced by a larger Tom Thumb with a larger [...]
Here comes the Rick Perry unemployment tax increase that we’ve been waiting for.
Nearly two-thirds of Texas businesses will see the unemployment taxes they pay per employee per year nearly triple – from $23.40 to $64.80 – under rates announced today by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The minimum tax is [...]
