Email Author ANNA MERLAN

2011 Stories by ANNA MERLAN

• Art Conspiracy Presents "Better Gnomes and Gardens," This Friday at Sons of Hermann Hall

  published Jul 14, 2011

  I had a really horrible landlady one time in Northern California. For more than a year after I moved out of that house, I fantasized about slowly and stealthily populating her yard with garden gnomes ... More >>

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  Redistricting Commission Nixes Halstead's Map But Praises the Work of One Sam Merten

  published Jul 13, 2011

  At last, an interesting Redistricting Commission meeting. And a vaguely star-studded one too. Among those in attendance at last night's meeting: council members Dwaine Caraway, Carolyn Davis and Tenne... More >>

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  IHOP To It: A Little More About the Prayer Warriors Behind Rick Perry's "The Response"

  published Jul 12, 2011

  We're sure that you've been shocked (shocked!) to hear that many of the leaders and endorsers of Rick Perry's upcoming prayer-palooza, The Response, are people from organizations who really disapprove... More >>

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  On This "Very, Very Sad Day," Nolan Ryan Asks Media For Restraint and Ponders What Now

  published Jul 08, 2011

  Once more Nolan Ryan gathered the media together to discuss "a very, very sad day for the Texas Rangers organization" -- the death last night of 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter Shannon Stone, who fe... More >>

• Here's One Way to Keep Main Street Garden Nice and Tidy: Shoot a National Nerf Ad

  published Jul 07, 2011

  If you were were strolling through Main Street Garden late this afternoon, perhaps accompanied by Angela Hunt and a homeless acquaintance or pausing to let your dog take a leisurely crap on its spacio... More >>

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  Dallas Attorney Part of the Team Trying To Get Courts to Toss Out State's New Sonogram Law

  published Jul 06, 2011

  As we've noted before, the Texas Legislature special session this year was awfully concerned with abortion -- namely, making it as hard as possible for anyone to get one. Now, House Bill 15 is heading... More >>

• We Went to Grapevine Last Night For a Sneak Peek at Sarah Palin Doc. A Tea Party Broke Out.

  published Jul 01, 2011

  If you drove to Grapevine last night, entered the mall on the corner of Grapevine Mills Boulevard and Stars and Stripes Way, hurried past the Legoland, the Foot Locker and, outside the aquarium, two c... More >>

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  Rais Bhuiyan Will Continue Fight to Save Attacker's Life After Supreme Court Passes

  published Jun 29, 2011

  On Monday Mark Stroman, the white supremacist who shot three men he believed were of Middle Eastern descent, killing two, lost another appeal to prevent his execution, which is scheduled for July 20 i... More >>

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  Fried Pickles: A Vegetarian's Solace in a Meat-Sodden City

  published Jun 28, 2011

  Dallas, I've been feeling a little bit left out. You've been great to me so far: The bars are plentiful; my rent is cheap; my boss sent me on assignment to a strip club. Everything should be awesome,... More >>

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  Alice Murray, President Of The Dallas Holocaust Museum, On Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945

  published Jun 28, 2011

  Through September 5, a special exhibit at the Dallas Holocaust Museum is dedicated to some of the lesser-known victims of the Holocaust: gay men. Paragraph 175 was a provision of the German Criminal ... More >>

• Prosecutors Accused Hilliard Fields of Rape With Zero Evidence. Now, His Name is Cleared.

  published Jun 27, 2011

  In the end, it only took minutes for Judge Larry Mitchell to clear Hilliard Fields of the sexual assault charges that have followed him for the last 14 years."Sir, I'm very sorry for the misery this h... More >>

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  Dawn Rizos, Newt's Favorite Strip Club Owner, Welcomes the Latest "Pole Tax" Setback

  published Jun 24, 2011

  Around lunchtime yesterday, Dawn Rizos was walking through The Lodge, the Spangler Road strip club she owns, when her adult daughter handed her a freshly printed-out copy of this Texas Tribune story. ... More >>

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  As Objections to Supportive Housing Project Grow Louder, Solutions Become Harder to Find

  published Jun 23, 2011

  As we noted just last month, a group of parents with kids at the First Presbyterian Church Developmental Day School on St. Paul are upset that a permanent supportive housing project (PSH) for the chro... More >>

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  Rais Bhuiyan, Victim of Post-9/11 Hate Crime, Calls for Forgiveness for His Attacker

  published Jun 17, 2011

  On September 21, 2001, Rais Bhuiyan, then 27 years old, was working behind the cash register of a Texaco station in Pleasant Grove when a man wearing a bandanna, sunglasses and a baseball cap wal... More >>

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  Some Details on That Questionnaire Lawmakers Want Women To Fill Out Before Abortions

  published Jun 16, 2011

  Last week we told you about a questionnaire that Arlington state Rep. Bill Zedler wants Texas women to have to fill out before they can get an abortion, the answers to which would eventually show up i... More >>

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  Center for Reproductive Rights Has New Site For Lone Star Ladies and Other In Utero News

  published Jun 15, 2011

  Starting September 1, if you're a woman in Texas seeking an abortion, a few new things are going to happen at the doctor's office. You're going to be given a sonogram, have the image of the fetus desc... More >>

• Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color Showcases The Works Of One Badass Artist

  published Jun 13, 2011

  Dr. Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998) was a painter, textile designer, teacher, basketball coach, piano player, and total badass. She made art well into her 90s, traveled all over the world, lived in Pari... More >>

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  Arlington Rep. Bill Zedler Wants To Hear All About Your Abortion

  published Jun 10, 2011

  In the latest piece of depressing women's health news from the Texas Legislature, The Dallas Morning News reported today that the House has voted to deny state funding to public hospitals that either... More >>

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  When City Unveils Its New Districts, It's Hoping to Avoid Mess Facing State and Dallas County

  published Jun 08, 2011

  In case you hadn't heard, the state and county redistricting processes have already gotten a tad ... heated, let's say, what with all the threats of lawsuits and the temper tantrums. The city of Dalla... More >>