Disabilities

Roy Tarpley Returns, This Time to Sue the Dallas Mavericks

Bar none

Local gay nightclubs are sued for shutting out a man with cerebral palsy

Meter cheaters

Handicap parking cheats need not fear a new state law

Fourteen Years After Lifetime Ban, Roy Tarpley Settles Mavs, NBA Suit

Roy Tarpley in better days as a Dallas MaverickEvery few years, Dallas Mavericks fans are reminded of the team's greatest failure -- not the loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, not the one-and-done against Golden State in '07, not the 11-win season under Gar Heard. Rather, it's two simple words: "Roy" ... More >>

Fast Food Fun Run

Whataburger sponsors a mad Dash

Off the Short Bus

Steve Fleming fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched

Best Roadside Attraction

Webb Gallery

Best Impression of Granny's Attic

Metro Retro

Not So Special

DISD's special education program is anything but, say parents and state officials, and it too often abandons the children who need attention most

Stand-Up Guys

DISD's special education program is anything but, say parents and state officials, and it too often abandons the children who need attention most

Today In Music News: David Lynch Rocks Out, Fred Durst Hates Bullies and Jacko Needs A Disabled Kid

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 19, 2009... Do you think David Lynch writes lyrics that are as weird as his movies? Well, we're all about to find out: He's coming out with his own rock album. Well, sort of--he actually just wrote the lyrics. Limp Bizkit is back after a four- ... More >>

Why Should You Pay for Park Cities Dowagers' Trinity Baubles?

​Check me on this. In an atmosphere of federal, state, county and city funding crises, where we may even see the defunding of federal health care reform, the gutting of the Environmental Protection Agency, an absolute decimation of support for public schools and impoverished children, drastic ... More >>

Eight is More Than Enough? Avalon Group Homes Square Off Against Dallas (Again).

An Avalon home in Fort Worth.​As we've mentioned before, Dallas has been grappling for some time with how to regulate the city's nearly 280 group homes, those halfway houses and assisted-living facilities that are protected by federal housing laws. But the operator of 14 North Texas group hom ... More >>

A Date with Duckie

An Avalon home in Fort Worth.​As we've mentioned before, Dallas has been grappling for some time with how to regulate the city's nearly 280 group homes, those halfway houses and assisted-living facilities that are protected by federal housing laws. But the operator of 14 North Texas group hom ... More >>