Texas - Toilet to Tap. Drink up

What happened to OUR water?Men's Journal explains.Who Stole the Water?How greed, drought, and rampant overdevelopment are sucking Texas dry.And so on, from Oregon to grain-belt states like Kansas and Oklahoma: They've faced droughts before, but this one is different, particularly in a place like Texas....

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Trinity River Trash

The Water Board spin off, the Trinity River Vision, is keeping it classy. Good thing they are spending their own money. Oh, wait...none of that is true.Read about the latest fiasco on Duran...

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You heard that right...

No we're not talking about the ads the water board is running on the other stations. We're talking about the ad on WBAP, for Dallas. Hu...

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And the winner is...

Haltom City had a run off election on Saturday and Trae Fowler won, again. That is after having to fight all the rumors that some city employees were spreading (is that legal? ethical?).There seems to be a lot of rumors floating around Haltom City these days.  Some with proof showing up in snail...

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More, Nothing was ever done....

They are jacking up your air and your water, now it's all gone to sh**.  Literally.Read about the biosolids battle in Wise County on WFAA. Is Wise county upstream from YOU?"The notion that the TCEQ is proactive is a joke,” said Midlothian resident Craig Monk. “They are reactive, and they are only...

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Fort Worth Floating

No, we don't mean the Tubing the Trinity/Floating with Feces.  We mean the inadequate storm drainage that caused havoc all over Fort Worth yesterday when a few inches of rain fell.Since "nothing was ever done", can you image what is going to happen when we get a few feet of rain falling?We noticed...

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No free rides

Texas Toll Roads going bankrupt. WHO really pays?  YOU know the answer.From San Antonio to Dallas, these roads are failing. And YOU are picking up the tab.In less than two years in operation, the southern 41-mile stretch which opened in October 2012 with much fanfare and boasting by Governor Rick...

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Hello, is this thing on??

It's Business Press. It's not online. Surprise...not.&nb...

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God Save Texas

That's the name of a new HBO series based onTexas politics.Are the writers are Star Telegraph readers?While we're waiting, people like Mary Kelleher, Terri Hall and Calvin Tillman are working to save Texas. One failed agency after another...Read Calvin's letter and join the League of Independent Voters...

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You did it to yourself

HBO is creating a show about Texas politics.Who could blame them?Some of our Texas politicians and Texas politics provide the world so much embarrassing material that it's so good (which is bad) that it's like a funny sit-com that writes itse...

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YOU are invited

Media Alert Citizens’ Groups to Take on State and EPA over “Close Enough” DFW Air Plan for NewSmog Standard at Monday MeetingDownwinders: Agencies “breaking the law” if new controls aren’t required for cement kilns and gas compressorsWhat: Regional Clean Air Meeting on New Anti-Smog PlanWhen: Monday, June 16th 10 to 12 noon(citizen presentations from 11 to 12)Where: North Central Texas...

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Panther Island Boondoggle drowning Tarrant Taxpayers

A $65.5 million contract has been awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation for construction of three bridges for the Trinity River Vision boondoggle.  The bridges are the first phase of creating Panther Island, which will include digging a new 1.5 mile channel for the Trinity River, creating...

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School's out......

PRESS CONFERENCEDATE: Thursday, June 12, 2014TIME: 1:30 p.m.WHERE: Neave & Scott, PC, 1819 S. Buckner Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75217WALTER DANSBY SAGA CONTINUES. DAYS BEFORE FWISD SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS, JUDGE SIGNS MULTI-MILLION JUDGMENT AGAINST FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. SEPARATE LAWSUIT...

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You're Invited

The now earthquake-prone region of Azle and Reno will be the focus of the panel discussion “What’s Behind the North Texas Quakes?” set for 7 p.m. June 18 at Azle High School, 1200 Boyd Road.The area northwest of Fort Worth was rocked by more than 30 minor earthquakes in a three-month span, rattling...

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They are coming for the Stockyards

Sounds like the two old cowboys are having a showdown over our stomping grounds.So those of you who love it for what it is , better hurry. It's about to be a strip mall.And don't even get us started on when they finally get their beloved casino down there. Ever been to Shreveport?Read all about it ...

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If you know what's good for you

You'll be here on the 21...

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What kind of water does Texas have?

Flaming water.You can now see it on national 'news'.Watch Lipsky on MSN...

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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Dansby Resigns

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