Pete Sessions

WFAA Probably Won't Let Libertarian John Jay Myers Into Senate Debate, So He's Protesting Its Downtown Headquarters

John Jay Myers owns the Free Man, a Cajun joint in Deep Ellum. He also runs a wholesale embroidery business, has a "deep, deep mistrust of the government," would like to legalize medical marijuana, and thinks we should bring all the U.S. troops home. And he believes Texans are being denied a chance ... More >>

In Dallas Federal Court, Those Swindled by Allen Stanford Sue SEC For Failing to Stop Him

R. Allen Stanford​Spencer Barasch is a partner at the downtown Dallas law firm Andrews Kurth, where he is in charge of the corporate governance and securities enforcement team. But before that, and for close to 20 years, he worked for the Fort Worth office of the Securities and Exchange Commission ... More >>

Before Mayoral Candidates Make Issue Out of Political Affiliations, a Look at Who's What

During the 2007 mayoral campaign, former city council member Ed Oakley sent out mailers depicting himself and convicted felon Don Hill as Democrats and Tom Leppert and former Mayor Pro Tem Max Wells as Republicans. Oakley also accepted the endorsement of the Dallas County Democratic Party and printe ... More >>

SEC Says Texas Financier Sir Allen Stanford Swindled Investors Out of Billions.

It didn't have to happen.

Who'd Be Mayor If Leppert Left Early? And, Why Would Leppert Do It?

Brian Harkin Is Dwaine Caraway positioning himself as Leppert's replacement? While speaking with one of Mayor Tom Leppert's consultants last month, I asked if Leppert was considering running for Kay Bailey Hutchison's senate seat. At that point, I heard he was contemplating the political leap from ... More >>

When the Levees Break: Behind the Scenes of the Trinity Toll Road Campaigns

Behind the Trinity River Toll Road Scenes with Angela Hunt

Do Lies Come with that Shake?

Last Men Standing

Leppert and Oakley show that what you think about Dallas politics could be wrong

Ralph Isenberg Heading Back to the U.S. and A

Sore Winners and Losers

The Broke Leading the Broke

Plus: Back to China

Pretty Woman

The strange tale of a man and his Chinese bride that has Dallas talking

The Big Squeeze

Thinking about taking out a payday loan? Think again, sucker.

BBQ Sauce for the Soul

When he's not catering for the president, barbecue maven Eddie Deen caters to the spirits of the indigent

Democracy Inaction

Mr. Gonz doesn't go to Washington

Sweetheart Deal

How does Virginia McGuire make a profit in the nonprofit business of creating affordable housing? Simple. She pays her husband.

Testing Patience

A gun-toting fugitive gets a hand from Chuck Norris, while a father waits for help from anywhere

Buzz

Magnum CPA; Advise and consent;Regina who?

Mr. Nobody

Bill Simpson is eager to dig up dirt on you. He'll even write down your license plate number if you visit a topless bar. But the self-appointed guardian of Dallas morals doesn't want you to know anything about him.

Publicity Paul

U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins loves feeding his name to the papers. But what's he done that's news?