Check out item number 23, and VOTE for TXSharon!http://surveys.dmagazine.com/bestofbigd2013-cult...
Election in Big D
Thứ Ba, 30 tháng 4, 2013
Chủ Nhật, 28 tháng 4, 2013
Define Insanity
Doing the same thing and expecting different results.The Tarrant Regional Water District incumbents have sat on the board for a combined total of almost 60 years. In that 60 years, WHAT benefit have they provided you?A good plan for water supply? ...
Thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 4, 2013
This is it! Prairie to the people!
Prairie Fest starts Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Come on in to the greenest festival in Texas. More than 40 green Exhibitors, prairie tours, live music, from 10 bands, tasty food and beverage, kids stuff and much more at the most valuable 160 acres...
Thứ Năm, 25 tháng 4, 2013
Same old dog, same old tricks
The Tarrant Regional Water District just spent lots of YOUR money to put out their board report. Now, knowing many citizens in the district, we have a feeling they'd be happy with that info being free online, or at the very least, being printed...
Thứ Hai, 22 tháng 4, 2013
YOU only get one.
Don't screw it ...
URGENT: Texans' Property Taxes to Build Toll Roads???
THE GRASSROOTS TEXANS NETWORKFellow Grassroots Texans:Please find below an URGENT message from Terri Hall of T.U.R.F.PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.PROPERTY TAX TO BUILD TOLL ROADS?This week, the full Texas House will vote on whether or not to use property taxes...
Chủ Nhật, 21 tháng 4, 2013
The man was right.
Remember back when then Councilman Clyde Picht said the Trinity River Vision would cost taxpayers at least a billion dollars?And when he said Fort Worth should invest in tornado sirens?That's what people should be concerned with, their safety and their...
Thứ Sáu, 19 tháng 4, 2013
Double Talk
The incumbent endorsing Fort Worth Star-Telegram has been endorsing incumbents today. We know, no surprise.Thing is, do they read their own opinion pieces? There's one that says we need a "fresh start" and one that says "Change is inevitable",...
Thứ Năm, 18 tháng 4, 2013
WHO is looking out for YOU?
The New York Times is looking at Texas again. Of course for Oil & Gas. We can't wait till the start looking at the water. Get a rope!Friendliness toward the drilling industry is typical for Texas, where many lawmakers receive campaign...
Fort Worth, Dallas on Line 1
Finally.The Dallas Morning News writes about the Tarrant Regional Water District. Read what the Water District spokesperson had to say. YOU can't afford not to.Kudos to Dallas for having a real "news" paper. Y'all come back real...
Thứ Tư, 17 tháng 4, 2013
Down in flames
That's how one water board incumbent seemed to go last night at group meeting last night.There was some confusion on his part to whether or not the Tarrant Regional Water District owned a hunting lease or not. Apparently that depends on if you...
Thứ Hai, 15 tháng 4, 2013
Did he say swimming pool?
This weekend the candidates from District 2 debated over breakfast. You can read about it here. One of the interesting items we noticed was Espino discussing the new pool being built on the North side. Did we miss something? Didn't we close all...
Thứ Sáu, 12 tháng 4, 2013
Texas House Bill 2828 Removes Local Authority
Message from Calvin Tillman.........I wanted to make everyone aware of Texas House Bill 2828, which would essentially remove a municipality's ability to regulate ANY aspect of the natural gas pipeline industry. This would include above ground appurtenances...
Welcome to Texas
In a state that claims to be fiscally conservative, its actions continue to show its anything but.Toll agency seeks sweeping new powers, lawmakers detect misrepresentati...
Thứ Năm, 11 tháng 4, 2013
Cowtown Connections
So Mayor Price wants to hold a fundraiser for the Tarrant Regional Water District incumbents. Yes, the same Mayor Price who when asked WHY she was giving up her high paying job to run for low paying Mayor, responded, "because Kay Granger asked...
Thứ Tư, 10 tháng 4, 2013
More Toxic Trinity
From the Fort Worth Weekly. Morris’ job involved crawling around in dangerous chemicals, often dumping the hazardous material into underground pits and sometimes down the storm drains when the pits were full and his supervisors wanted to cut corners.The...
Thứ Hai, 8 tháng 4, 2013
WHO are they?
BNKCheck them out at FlushTRWD.com YOU can't afford not ...
Chủ Nhật, 7 tháng 4, 2013
Location, location, location...
Is it any wonder that the Fort Worth Star-Telegram would have large color ads for the Tarrant Regional Water District, right here at election season?This is the first time we've seen the board members listed by name.What about YOU? ...
Thứ Bảy, 6 tháng 4, 2013
Help is not on the way...
Help is stuck in traffic on 820.We continually read on the DFW Scanner that "emergency crews are having difficulty accessing the scene" when something happens on 820 or 183 in the "construction zone". Today we witnessed it firsthand. ...
Thứ Sáu, 5 tháng 4, 2013
Wedgewood Square and Overton South
Tonight two hundred people packed into a church and listened to Fort Worth City officials drone on about zoning. WHY?Because they wanted a say in what takes place in their neighborhood. They, like several other neighborhood groups (Oakhurst,...
Thứ Năm, 4 tháng 4, 2013
What's in the water in Tarrant county?
Durango knows.He's got the latest on the Betsy Price and Robert Cluck blog to Congress about a Tarrant County "water war" and the latest on the Tarrant Regional Water District candidates. Now might be a good time to start paying attention. ...
Thứ Ba, 2 tháng 4, 2013
Not if she can help it...
We've told you about Eleanor Fairchild. She is the one who was arrested with Daryl Hannah, ON HER OWN PROPERTY.Read the latest in the FW Weekly. Don't think it can't happen to YOU or your great grandmother. This is Texas, sadly, it...
