No, thank you.

We recently told you Fort Worth was spending another $12 million dollars for another Wal-mart.

Last night on WFAA we learned this new Wal-mart site is a mere 3 miles from another one.  And that there are a handful of Wal-mart's in a 7 mile radius from the new site.

WFAA took a poll to see if that's what THE PEOPLE (read:Voters) really wanted.  83% said no.

Let's hope those 83% go vote.

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What's another $30 million?

What's another $30 million?

"Clearfork developer seeks $30 million in tax breaks from Fort Worth" is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram headline.  It talks all about how  greeat this is and how bad it is needed.  And about the $12 million Fort Worth is thinking about giving another Wal-mart.

How many Town Center's does one town need?  If you have a Town Center in your town that already has the same 10 chains located there, would you drive on 820, 183, or Heaven forbid I-35, to get to another one?

And how deep is the city of Fort Worth in for the Trinity River Vision, again?

Maybe they should just start dumping money in the river.  Save time.

If you want to read what YOUR elected officials plan on doing with YOUR cash, you can read it here.

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FW Star-Telegram doesn't hold water...

WHY would a local "news" paper "reporting" on a local lawsuit leave out the fact that a very similar lawsuit has already been ruled on?  Especially when the Judge in the Federal suit cited such?

If you want to read the watered down propaganda piece on the TRWD lawsuits, you can at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

If you want to read what the judge said, you can on Durango.

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Tweet!

Speaking of birds and poop (see previous post)...

We've been tweeting up a storm, seems Bill Maher has offered to help some lucky town #flipadistrict.  They will pick a "lemon" congressperson and make visits to the district and report on them.  Ongoing.  On National TV. We have R's and D's tweeting for Tarrant County.  It takes a village to toss a lemon.

Once they get a load of the level of poop floating in the Trinity River, Fort Worth is a shoe in.  So far we've seen activists, non-Tarrant county award winning journalists and novelists, the FW Weekly, and occasionally the Fort Worth Business Press put out the call...

Now it's YOUR turn.

Start Tweeting, Peeps.  It's YOUR chance.

#flipadistrict

Save YOUR stuff.

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Fort Worth "River Turkeys"

 The Fort Worth Weekly has the "scoop" on the dirty birds we mentioned back when the Woodshed opened.  An employee advises how to get a free meal. Though they didn't mention who cleans the pooh off the furniture.  As appetizing as all that is, we'll grab dinner elsewhere.

Turns out cattle egrets aren’t the only protected migratory birds causing problems for Fort Worth residents. Across the Trinity River from Woodshed Smokehouse, off South University Drive, is a vast network of cormorant nests.

The cormorants are also unflattering called “river turkeys.”

“They’re very fond of pooping,” a restaurant employee told Static.

The birds mostly keep away from the restaurant but, “If their poop ever lands on a customer’s plate, then we replace it for free,” the employee said. “They can be a little bit of an annoyance.

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Different day, same crap

Trans Texas Corridor back... AGAIN

TxDOT Study maps look eerily similar to TTC

TxDOT is hosting public meetings along the I-35 corridor to solicit public feedback on its Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study. Their documents show a map of a passenger rail in the I-35 corridor from Brownsville, McAllen, and Laredo, Texas, up into Oklahoma -- just like the original Trans Texas Corridor!

If you can attend any of the meetings (see remaining schedule below). Please do so. 

30 SECOND ACTION ITEM
Please submit public comments opposing any passenger rail throughout our state. The eminent domain and lack of proven feasibility of any these projects is grounds enough to nix it. But the possibility remains that it could fall into the hands of a foreign corporation. Both China and Japan are possible players in bringing passenger rail to Texas. 

So tell them you want the 'No Build' option!

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE:

Laredo, TX
Thursday, January 30
6 - 8 p.m.
Texas A&M Int'l University
5201 University Blvd.

Arlington, TX
Wednesday, February 5
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
N. Central Texas COG
616 Six Flags Dr.

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Breaking News

We're told TRWD Directors called an emergency board meeting then voted to kick Director, Mary Kelleher, out of Executive Session.

Mary Kelleher says, hell no, I won't go.

We don't know that she actually said that, but sources say she's still onsite and isn't going anywhere.

#TEAMKELLEHER #GOMARY#STANDWITHMARYKELLEHER

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