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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Still voting for a RINO?

WHY?Check out Dave Robinson....

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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...

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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...

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When will 820 be complete?

Better yet, what's it going to cost YOU?Those lanes in the center of the picture above are what the new "managed lanes" will look like.  What is a "managed lane"?  Read it and weep...Managed lanes are toll lanes in the middle...

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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...

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A "culture of deviance"

Sound familiar?  These are the boys up north, in Canada, that are taking land from Texans.  They sound like the ones that are already here...Occupy CanadaOctober 1st - A TransCanada pipeline engineer, the man responsible for ensuring that pipelines...

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What does PBS stand for?

We thought it was 'public'...After the exchange in the Dallas Observer between KERA and John Jay Myers, one has to wonder. John Jay Myers, Texas' Libertarian Senate Hopeful, Barred from KERA's Deba...

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Sooner or later...

All bubbles burstSpecial Report: The casualties of Chesapeake's "land grab" across Ameri...

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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...

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