Thứ Sáu, 21 tháng 12, 2012

Grapevine, not Fort Worth, says WTH??

Kudos to Grapevine for pushing for answers before committing to blow OUR money.  We can only hope they won’t be bought into selling us all out. Questions all cities involved should be asking is WHERE does the money come from?Keep in mind a federal...

In what universe?

Does the Fort Worth Star-Telegram write a column that calls out elected and appointed officials spending millions without anyone knowing what’s really going on?  It could have only been better if they were talking about TRV…if you read between the...

All roads lead to …

Your pocket.  And your rights, or lack thereof.Several interesting articles in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as of late.  Seems like they are finally starting to pay attention to what is going on with our roads. First was the NTTA article by...

WHAT Senators?

A letter in the FW Star-Telegram makes a valid point.  Does Texas have Senators? Texas senatorsThe recent letter by Herman Morris about Texas' U.S. senators was in error. Texas has no senators. We do have two people in Washington, but the man represents the Republican Party and the woman represents herself-- Don Prager, Fort Wo...

Thứ Bảy, 15 tháng 12, 2012

Thứ Ba, 11 tháng 12, 2012

Sold to the public...Fail

We were forwarded this note so we're not sure WHO wrote it, but we are sure they know what's up.  Too bad those river ruining, convention center building, public money spending folks don't.  Maybe they don't read..."How many more cities are...

Thứ Hai, 10 tháng 12, 2012

No ethics?

No problem.  It's Fort Worth.Read the letter to the Fort Worth Mayor and council.  Then show up, tomorrow.  YOU are the only one that can save YOU.UNDERSTANDING THE CODE OF ETHICS CHANGEAt the recent Fort Worth City Council meeting, the City Officials appearto be in a rush to change the Code of Ethics. I was very disappointedin the absolute...

Fracking Lousiana

Truthout shares the latest on the sinkhole forcing people from their homes.  Think it can't happen to YOU?  Think again...And for those that claim the industry and their actions would never harm an aquifer...please, shut up.On...

Chủ Nhật, 9 tháng 12, 2012

Hard hitting journalism...

Just kidding.  It's as soft as ever from the Fort Worth cheerleader, um, "news"paper...WHY are they just now writing on the Fort Worth ethics fiasco?Just when you think they might do the right thing, along comes a line like this - Residents who have expressed alarm about the proposals have every reason to do so, though some council members say...

That's nothing...

If they think this Fort Worth spending is ridiculous, they should come visit for a day or two.  They'd be amazed at what a city that can't pay its bills will waste money on.Read about Texas making yet another list in the Statesman.com, Texas...

Thứ Bảy, 8 tháng 12, 2012

Another conflict of interest?

In Texas?  Say it isn't so.This time it's UT and their "Fact-based" Fracking Study.  How much drilling is done on the UT campus?  How much money has the industry donated to UT?  WHO would expect anything less?Two more bite the dust. ...

Thứ Sáu, 7 tháng 12, 2012

Word of the Day...

School.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has two front and center articles that if weren't so sad, would make us laugh."North Texas classrooms getting crowded as districts seek waivers" and "Lieutenant governor says Texas needs to speed up process for closing...

Are you really that dumb?

The Trinity River Vision Authority has used YOUR money to send out their latest propaganda piece.  If you read between the lines, you have to ask yourself, are you really that dumb?  And aren't you just a little insulted they think you are?Durango...

MONDAY!

Worried about fracking?  Worried about the impacts gas drilling has on your kids and their health?Your chance to do something about it is Monday.  Don't miss it.Get the scoop in the Fort Worth Weekly.  We couldn't find any mention of it in the Barnett Shale spewing Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  (We couldn't find any mention of the...

Thứ Ba, 4 tháng 12, 2012

Thứ Bảy, 1 tháng 12, 2012

Snowball Express

Snowball Express will be bringing children of our fallen military hero's to the Fort Worth Stockyards, Sunday December 2nd at 10:30 a.m. Come out and give them a Texas welcome.  Show your appreciation for their sacrifice.  Bring your flag, bring your family.   &nb...

Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 11, 2012

YOU should be too

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the main lobbying group for ranchers, takes no position on fracking, but some ranchers are beginning to speak out. “These are industry-supporting conservatives, not radicals,” said Amy Mall, a senior policy...

Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 11, 2012

More MUD in Trophy Club

With all that money, you'd think they'd have more sense....Trophy Club MUD customers will get a strong sense of deja vu as they look through the MUD's November 20, 2012 meeting agenda.   The Wallace Group, a consultant hired by the MUD...

WHERE'S the money?

Ask TXDot. Or your elected officials. Then ask your local news WHY they aren't asking.Remember Fort Worth's Streetcar named Conspire?  This ranks right up there...Cato scholar slams street car as obsolete 'fantas...

Chủ Nhật, 18 tháng 11, 2012

Thank you, may we have another?

Do people not know WHO pays for a TIF?Those selling it to you (not like you had a choice) will tell you, the TIF pays for itself.  That's code for, get your checkbook out.  You ever notice, it's usually a lot of "conservatives" pushing these projects?And we love the comment on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about the new TIF at...

Thứ Bảy, 17 tháng 11, 2012

What a difference a year makes...

Just last November, Frac Tech made the news for a lawsuit and a Fort Worth abatement.  This November it's for a $21 million dollar loss.  See the blurb in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. FTS said that it billed oil and gas producers for 4,420 hydraulic fracturing stages, down 8 percent from 2011, and that average revenue per stage fell 26 percent...

Thứ Sáu, 16 tháng 11, 2012

Young, but not dumb

Seems the Young Conservatives of Texas have figured out, just because someone says their conservative, doesn't make it so.These young 'uns caught on to the Bryan Eppstein act and they are calling him out on it.  Wendy Davis won Senate District 10,...

Thứ Hai, 12 tháng 11, 2012

Protest and Death

130 in Texas is making news.  Again.Seems they started charging the tolls on the most controversial Texas toll road to date.  They also had their first fatality.  Could that be due to that stretch having the highest speed limit at 85mph?...

Chủ Nhật, 11 tháng 11, 2012

Thứ Năm, 8 tháng 11, 2012

Thứ Tư, 7 tháng 11, 2012

Wendy Wins Again

With folks like Senator Cornyn, Kay Granger and Joe Barton supporting her opponent, some would say it’s easy to see why.We like Wendy, apparently we aren’t alone.  There were Republican’s all over town supporting her, even former Republican Lt....

Thứ Hai, 5 tháng 11, 2012

Thứ Sáu, 2 tháng 11, 2012

Chủ Nhật, 28 tháng 10, 2012

Again, WHAT royalties?

Lots of folks showing up here looking for the information on the WFAA.com report about gas drilling companies not paying THE PEOPLE as promised.(Their next one should be, those WHO did get paid, HOW much was it?)It's our understanding WFAA.com made a...

How quickly they forget...

In 2011 the Fort Worth Star-Telegram picked their People of the Year, one was the head guy from the National Weather Service.  His "standard line" for Texas weather is -"Episodes of drought punctuated by periods of catastrophic flooding."The Fort...

Thứ Năm, 25 tháng 10, 2012

Two-faced?

This silly blurb in the Star-Telegram made us laugh.  It also made us wonder, if you're a Democrat turned Republican, but you have a "Republican look"  what does that mean?  A commenter summed it up eloquently.Kay Granger was a Democrat, does that mean she is "two faced" ? Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/13/4333692/if-theres-a-republican-look-she.html#storylink=cpyAlso,...

Thứ Tư, 24 tháng 10, 2012

WHAT media? WHAT jobs?

If you believe the TransCanada pipeline is good for us...well, there's a name for that, but we'll refrain.We've read three articles on it today, by far the best being Fort Worth Weekly.  No surprise there.Eminent domain, unsafe practices and does the word export ring any bells?The first article talks about the New York Times reporters that...

Thứ Ba, 23 tháng 10, 2012

Fort Worth PD & TRV

If you have Facebook, you should check out the posts being left on Betsy Price and the Fort Worth Police Officer's Association page.  Seems not all Fort Worth citizens are blind to the fact that the Trinity River Vision and friends are soaking...

Thứ Sáu, 19 tháng 10, 2012

Bridges for sale

Don Woodard does it again.  His recent piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram asks Susan Combs some good questions.  WHERE is the response?  Maybe some of our elected and appointed ones should answer.  Perhaps they are too busy following the Fort Worth ship around the country.Meanwhile back on the ranch, crickets are chirping as...

Fay for Prez

One of our favorite letter writers is back.  Read Betty's latest in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Keep in mind, there are no jobs where there is no water and no air...The rocks that our homes are built on are being cracked apart, water underground is poisoned, and across Texas, Canadian oil sludge is piped to the gulf. Nuclear waste that is trucked...

Thứ Năm, 18 tháng 10, 2012

WHO didn't see that coming?

The company from Spain owns the roads in DFW. Does that mean they own YOU?How's that for conservative?Didn't all these same groups meet with a 'conservative' recently?How'd that work out for ...

Thứ Hai, 15 tháng 10, 2012

Thứ Tư, 10 tháng 10, 2012

For whom the road tolls...

A few days after Terri Hall spoke at several events around town, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram actually said something about toll roads.  Don't be fooled by all the highway construction you see around you in Tarrant County. Texas roads are in bad shape, and there's not enough money to fix them or build all the new ones needed.Wasn't it just today...

The Doctor is in.

"An election based on merit?"Not in Texas.But a letter writer to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram gets it.  It's good to know someone does.As a physician in Tarrant County for more than 30 years, I'm embarrassed by the attack on Sen. Wendy Davis by a colleague from my profession. The accusation of corruption against her and the prestigious law firm...

Thứ Bảy, 6 tháng 10, 2012

Thứ Sáu, 5 tháng 10, 2012

WHO is Eleanor Fairchild?

She's the 78 year old Texas grandma who was arrested, with actress Daryl Hannah, for trying to protect her own land.  In Texas...We know some Texas grandma's like that.  Tell us, what would YOU do if they came to take your land?Better...

Thứ Năm, 4 tháng 10, 2012

Thứ Tư, 3 tháng 10, 2012

Thứ Ba, 2 tháng 10, 2012

Thứ Hai, 1 tháng 10, 2012

Fracking Texas

Oh wait, that's North Dakota.Same story, different state.The drillers dump their stuff into creeks and waterways, or private land.Those that oversee are elected or appointed by the industry.  Therefore, it's YOUR problem.  "It's happening often...

Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 9, 2012

Stupid is as stupid does...

This guy gets it.  You better.  It's here.We've witnessed it in Fort Worth and the surrounding cities.- As a side note, Texas Lone Star does not agree with all points below and we are not endorsing a national candidate.  This email...