Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Tosses District Judges' Redistricting Maps, Says Texas Needs a Do-Over

​Back in November U.S. District Judges Orlando Garcia and Xavier Rodriguez down in San Antonio drew up new congressional and state House and Senate maps, since they so hated the ones submitted by the Texas Legislature. The judges claimed the state willfully ignored the state's growing Hispanic pop ... More >>

While We Wait for Election Returns, Look at NY Times's Front-Page Story About Harlan Crow

Photo by Brian HarkinHarlan Crow​I'm killing time at this point ... and this bottle of Old Fitzgerald. And while we wait for the county to update its election totals, I'm reading tomorrow's New York Times, which is full of local-interest stories -- more than our own daily, probably. Like this nice ... More >>

Tea Partiers and Dallas County GOP Unite Around President Obama's Visit

Photos by Patrick MichelsThere wasn't much silence at all from the crowd at Franklin Stadium last night. Check out more photos here in our slide show.​As Sam noted yesterday, the local Republican party shelled out three grand for a proper venue to accommodate the mammoth crowd they expected at the ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Reign of Terror Becomes State Policy, Thanks to State Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer

Photos by Patrick MichelsThere wasn't much silence at all from the crowd at Franklin Stadium last night. Check out more photos here in our slide show.​As Sam noted yesterday, the local Republican party shelled out three grand for a proper venue to accommodate the mammoth crowd they expected at the ... More >>

SMU's Tate Lecture Series Gets Its Buzz On

The sorrow and the pity: Diane Keaton's May 2010 SMU appearance is, alas, already sold out.I was just on the SMU Web site and noticed that yesterday, the university announced the complete roster for the 2009-10 Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series, which tends to sell out fast -- as evidenced ... More >>

Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

The sorrow and the pity: Diane Keaton's May 2010 SMU appearance is, alas, already sold out.I was just on the SMU Web site and noticed that yesterday, the university announced the complete roster for the 2009-10 Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series, which tends to sell out fast -- as evidenced ... More >>

Nantzy Boy

The sorrow and the pity: Diane Keaton's May 2010 SMU appearance is, alas, already sold out.I was just on the SMU Web site and noticed that yesterday, the university announced the complete roster for the 2009-10 Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series, which tends to sell out fast -- as evidenced ... More >>

Godspiel

Risk Theatre puts Judas Iscariot on trial; Oleanna goes to academic hell

Steve Blows

Why is the DMN's mild-mannered columnist suddenly impatient about the Trinity River?

A Voice for Radio

Why is the DMN's mild-mannered columnist suddenly impatient about the Trinity River?

Trial by Fire

A rookie Democratic judge faces tough on-the-job training

RIght Cross

Is George W. Bush a conservative? Author Bruce Bartlett doesn't think so,

and saying that cost him his job.

Mine Kampf

A female ironworker fights back against abuse in the riveting North Country

Undiplomatic

Plus: UTD orders investigation of Waterview

Life After Death

Andre Lewis was eight hours from being executed, until the courts realized they had made a big mistake

Porn Pawns

The kings of smut escape while the feds cook up small fry like former Dallas cop Garry Ragsdale

Mercy Mercy

New wine bar to open in late January

The Colonel's Other Recipe

Chicken-fried steak...why?

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

Fighting fire with fire

Twenty years after Sherrie Wilson became Dallas' first female firefighter, she discovered the department's hiring practices were discriminatory. When she tried to do something about it, she got burned.

See your world on a small screen at the 11th Annual Dallas Video Festival

Twenty years after Sherrie Wilson became Dallas' first female firefighter, she discovered the department's hiring practices were discriminatory. When she tried to do something about it, she got burned.

A great spirit

Barbara Jordan, a woman of firsts, was faithful to the last

Man trouble

Screen version of Oleanna comes off shrill, empty