Water Bully

No, we're not talking about the Tarrant Regional Water District, for once.  This time it's Dallas.When are they going to learn?  Marvin Nichols isn't the answer. Will someone please get the board bobble heads to think outside of the box?Kudos to Rep. Simpson for standing up for THE PEOPLE....

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Obstacles Wasting YOUR money

WHEN will THE PEOPLE of Tarrant County say ENOUGH ALREADY?WHEN will you tell them to STOP wasting YOUR money?Remember way back, oh, six months ago, when the "news" papers were touting that the Tarrant Regional Water District was going to hire someone to look into their ethics, or lack thereof? Star...

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Election victory: Power shift to benefit anti-toll cause

(Austin, TX - May 27, 2014) It was another great night for the anti-toll cause in Texas. Today was the Republican primary run-off election and voters toppled the incumbent David Dewhurst, replacing him with tea party favorite State Senator Dan Patrick for the powerful Lt. Governor seat. The campaign...

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Save OUR Water

Regional Round Up – Stop the Water Grab!June 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | FreeThis is the first Regional Round Up for the League of Independent Voters of Texas. We are beefing up our organizing, membership and chapter building now across the state. (So, if you can’t make it to this one, help us plan one...

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Breitbart's back

And you're gonna be in trouble.Read the article to find out who is gonna be in trouble. And why.The first four paragraphs of ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION AT THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT---Two members of the Texas TEA Party Caucus, along with a Democratic colleague, demanded that the ethically-challenged...

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Rollin' in the dough

The Tarrant Regional Water District is handing over more money to Austin attorney Ross Fischer.Wasn't he the guy they hired to look into the ethics of the board? Now he's looking at campaign finances and how to handle the expired terms of Lane and Leonard.Speak up. It's YOUR moneyTRWD board hires outside...

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Isn't it ironic?

What will they say when the Trinity River Ditch is half dug and out of money?Star-Telegram sues Chesapeake over royalty paymentsA day after the Fort Worth ISD sued Chesapeake Energy over its royalty payment practices, the Star-Telegram filed its own suit against the natural gas producer, alleging two...

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Thank your lucky stars...

For women like Ann Sutherland and Mary Kelleher. Read about the latest Fort Worth School board scam in the FW Weekly.Now she’s back on the warpath, with two new issues in her crosshairs –– the amount of money the district has in reserve and another round of central office and non-teacher rais...

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River Vision: Money meandering down the drain

Excerpt from article screen-capped on the left---Dutch legend has it that there was once a small boy who upon  passing a dike on his way to school noticed a slight leak as the sea trickled through a small hole. Knowing that he would be in trouble if he were late for school, the boy poked his finger...

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You can't make this stuff up

This was a screen shot sent to us from Sunday morning where the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was posting online that the Haltom City election was won by Trae Fowler.  While it's true that the candidate received more votes than the other two, seems by the time the "news"paper went to print, they had...

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"Almost every project involves controversy"

Can you guess which agency said that?  You got it, the Tarrant Regional Water District.  Seems someone might have inflated numbers again.  No one is surprised.  You can read about it in the Texas Tribune.Calculations in the report suggest that if such conservation measures are built...

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In the name of flood control and news...

Not really.  We're talking about Trinity Boondoggles and the Star-telegram. We just wanted to make you laugh this morning. Apparently so did ST.Durango's got the scoop. As deep as it's getting in Fort Worth, he's going to need a bigger one---"In this morning of May 9 Fort Worth Star-Telegram there...

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A "news"paper really has to ask??

The Daily STEW asked if THE PEOPLE think the Tarrant Regional Water District should look into what fracing, etc. does to our water supply. THE PEOPLE think the TRWD should have looked into it before they started.And to the lady with the Dallas question, remember, almost 9,000 people in Tarrant County...

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Local Politics - Down and Dirty in Keller

While we expected the dirt to be flung in places like Haltom City, it seems upstream is where the mud is slinging.  Keller's been clogging up our newsfeeds lately.  We told you how the candidates stood up the League of Women Voters event.  Now someone has created a Facebook page called...

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Lunch Tomorrow

Too bad we didn't read this sooner. Seems everybody thinks the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a joke.Host: Kit J.Where: Fort Worth Star-Telegram When: Wednesday at 12:00 p.m.What: This is to be an informational and persuasive demonstration at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to demand that they stop their...

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It's back to Austin for the first frackquake hearing

Come to the state capitol on May 12 at 1pm Earthquakes across the country have been directly tied to fracking and fracking wastewater injection. And the frackquakes are happening right here in Texas.In January, we took a bus load of concerned citizens from the Azle area to Austin to demand action....

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Keller Politics

Read the letter.Then pay attention. You can learn a lot from business owners and citizens. You can lose a lot t...

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Incoming from Haltom City

If you need another reason to vote for Trae Fowler, see the election violation below....

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DOUBLE TAX ALERT

Obama proposes lifting ban on tolling interstates!Sec. of Transportation Anthony Foxx unveils Obama's highway billObama highway bill would lift Hutchison's ban on tolling existing interstatesFormer Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison ensured Texans were protected against tolls on existing interstates when...

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Question for Arlington

Do Mayor Cluck and His Council Need to ...

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YOU are invited

Transportation Town Hall on May 12th. This meeting will be a time to hear your questions, concerns, and ideas regarding transportation. Also, there will be a panel of six experts from the State and County providing presentations on transportation in HEB.Where: Birdville Center for Technology & Advanced Learning, 7020 Mid-Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills, TX 76180.When: May 12, 2014 from 6:30...

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The best article on Tarrant County Earthquakes comes from....Dallas

Earthquakes and the Texas Miracle.Mind you it didn't mention the activist meeting where the new concerned citizens group was formed and got those people on an Austin bound bus, nor did it investigate why the Reno Mayor tried to cancel a meeting with candidates from all over the state 24 hours in advance,...

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Data Shows High Chemical Levels In Denton Air - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

A California lab showed benzene readings at 6.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air. That is two points higher than the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s limits for long-term exposure risks.A TCEQ monitoring network that the city refers visitors to on its website does not have equipment in that...

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Arlington's freeways a thing of the past?

360 Tollway Project to convert free lanes to toll lanes in D...

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