Bill Brewer

SEC Says Sam, Charles Wyly Illegally Pocketed $550 Million Over the Last 13 Years

​The Securities and Exchange Commission just sent word: In New York federal court today it filed a 78-page complaint charging Sam and Charles Wyly with violating federal securities laws over the last 13 years, during which the SEC alleges the Dallas brothers pocketed more than $550 million in "und ... More >>

Paul Quinn's Accredited Again! For Now.

​So agreed the respective parties and ordered the federal judge in Georgia who's handling the college's lawsuit against the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which stripped the 137-year-old Paul Quinn College of its membership back in June. However, the school remains on double-secret ... More >>

Paul Quinn's President is Defiant in Wake of Ruling: "There is No Doomsday Scenario."

Kimberly ThorpePaul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell​Turns out, Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell was available to talk to us today, following the news that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools refused to reinstate the the 137-year-old institution's accreditation. Not ... More >>

Paul Quinn College Supporters Take Fight to Keep the Doors Open to the Internets

​When last we heard word from the campus of Paul Quinn College, local and state legislators had gathered to voice their unconditional support for the college stripped of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in late June. While the school works through the process o ... More >>

Bill Brewer and the Battle for Farmers Branch

Bill BrewerThis morning the Associated Press catches up with Dallas attorney Bill Brewer, who's leading the legal charge against Farmers Branch's efforts to keep illegal immigrants from renting apartments and houses in the suburb. Says Brewer, who was recruited into the battle in November 2006 by Ad ... More >>

What Rufus Wrote

Fin Fight

The hunt for lunkers lands two Amazon touring companies in court

Letters

Rambo Justice

Are bad-boy lawyers Bill Brewer and John Bickel building a bridge to Dallas' minority communities, or trying to sell them one?

Reader beware

Combatants in DISD's political battles play spin-the-media

One Fine Mess

Elected by no one, John Scovell and a clique of Dallas business leaders brought you DISD's most infamous cast of characters: Yvonne Gonzalez, Dan Peavy, Bill Keever, and Sandy Kress. Thanks a lot.

Cat Eyes' last meow

Yvonne Gonzalez calls it quits after her darkest hour in that tear-jerkin', mind-bendin' DISD

See Yvonne. See Yvonne run. See Yvonne run from the truth.

She's the toughest superintendent DISD has ever had. But Yvonne Gonzalez's administration has already developed a dangerous tendency for bulldozing the facts.

Executive sweet

DISD Superintendent Yvonne Gonzalez spent a lot more on her new office than taxpayers were told