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Strippers Have Rights. But Do They Want Them?

In courthouses across the country, lawyers are fighting for strippers' rights -- and winning. But dancers are worried the lawsuits will cut into their cash flow.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Deep in Credit Card Debt

​Late Wednesday, we received in the in-box this list of 25 cities ranked by the average amount of credit-card debt its residents carryin their back pockets. At the top of the pops was San Antonio with $5,177, but, as you can see, Dallas wasn't far behind at No. 5; says credit-reporting agency Expe ... More >>

Dallas ISD Just Announced Its New Chief Financial Officer On the Facebook

​And his name is Alan King. My mom'll be thrilled -- she's a big fan of the late comic. Ah, wait. Wrong one, of course. No, this is the current deputy superintendent of the Lewisville Independent School District, who replaces the headin'-back-to-Austin Larry Throm. Before he was up in Lewisville, ... More >>

You Love His Work on Unfair Park. Tonight, See (and Buy) Justin Terveen's Photos in Person.

Justin Terveen"Self Apparition," one of the few self-portraits taken by Justin Terveen​It was three years ago I was first introduced to the work of Justin Terveen, though I didn't know it then -- clearly. But since then, of course, I've fallen in love with his photos -- clearly. Hard to say which ... More >>

In the War of Attrition Waged by the Texas Attorney General Against Robert O'Donnell, There Were Unintended Consequences

Immigrants Detained in Texas Aren't Getting the Medical Care They Need, Human Rights Watch Says

Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch on Tuesday released a report blasting the government for delaying, withholding and botching medical care for immigrants detained in Florida, Arizona and Texas. In the Lone Star State, the researchers conducted interviews with women held at the Port Isabel detenti ... More >>

Bless Us, Oh Lard

Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.

Clinton's Coming to Texas, While Obama Takes His Campaign to Spanish-Language Radio

For the Birds

Meet some undocumented immigrants that aren't illegal

Dallas is Good for Two Things: Jobs and Cheap Houses. Well, Damn, Ain't That Enough?

House of Death

A dozen men were tortured, killed and buried in a small house in Juarez. Three years later, the U.S. government is still trying to cover up what happened.

Ford Foundation's Gotta Art of Gold

Hope in Hell

Cameron Park, Texas, is the poorest town in the U.S.A. But its residents say life has never been better.

Feeling Small

Plus: Lambs to Slaughter, Silly Boy, War Is Hell

Ride 'Em, Surferboy

As coastal Texans head inland to escape heavy weather, landlocked beach boys are catching waves and sitting on top of the world

Killing machine

It is 6:07 p.m. John Albert Burks salutes the Oakland Raiders and says goodbye to his friends. Minutes later, he is a dead man. This year's 21st execution.

Born again

The Texas-Louisiana league claims it's about to resurrect the Fort Worth Cats

Letters

The Few, the Proud, the Battered

At Harlingen's Marine Military Academy, the line between discipline and abuse is sometimes as thin as a knife's edge

Brawl in the family

LULAC's show of support for Dr. Yvonne Gonzalez hides a bitter feud within the ranks

The art of the plea

Trammell Crow's son-in-law admits to illegal dealings with Libya

Crow associate charged

New York advisor indicted in 'Libyan connection' scheme

The Crow-Qadhafi Connection

How a mythic Texas family won the gratitude of a dictator

Dis and demos

From the bottom of the drawer come real gems and fool's gold of local music