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  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    How Will Raising the Cap on Electricity Prices Affect You? How Do You Think?

    When Texas Public Utility tentatively voted to increase the ceiling on the wholesale price of electricity by 50 percent by August 1, public reaction was swift. It sounded like this: chirp ... cheep ... when you wish ... chirp ... cheep ... upon a star. Which was surprising. Stereotypically, you'd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    One More List of Things to Do In Dallas Reminds: There Are Much Better Things to Do

    ​The librarians have landed, as today's the first day of the estimable American Library Association Midwinter Meeting at the Dallas Convention Center, so you know what that means. Good timing, then, for Reuters' freshly minted "48 hours in Dallas/Fort Worth" itinerary, which is a little better tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    DA Craig Watkins Insists Mortgage Processor Has Shorted Dallas County "Tens of Millions"

    ​A Reuters story from last month tells you everything you need to know about Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, heretofore "a little-known institution in Reston, Virginia." Says the story, it's a 16-year-old entity created in 1995 by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other Big Banks intended to " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Ever Wanted to Own J.R. Ewing's Hats and Boots? Larry Hagman's Having a Garage Sale.

    Ro Kim's original painting of Jim Davis as Jock Ewing can now be yours.​TNT's still in and around town shooting that next-gen Dallas pilot; Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy and the kids are due to wrap this week, after which network execs will decide whether to move ahead with a full series ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Would-Be Owners of Your Texas Rangers Have Been Parading Through Arlington This Week

    ​Reuters was right: Last week, the news service reported that the three parties interested in taking the Texas Rangers off Tom Hicks's hands would be in Arlington this week to meet and greet with team bigwigs. And, so far, so good: According to Official Statements from the LeMaster Group, which ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Report from Reuters: Just Maybe, the Texas Rangers Will Be Sold By the End of the Year

    ​I see the Texas Rangers can't afford to refund True Believers' playoff-ticket money till November at best -- klassy! But good news, Rangers fans: Reuters reports today that the three parties interested in taking the team off Tom Hicks's debt-heavy hands are due to meet with management as soon as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    The Trinity River Audubon Center "Beats the Hell Out of a Landfill or Dump." Sure Does.

    Jeremy Woodhouse/AudubonOver on the Reuters environment blog, Ed Stoddard sings the praises of the Trinity River Audubon Center, to which he paid "an eye-opening visit." Writes Stoddard:This is a "good news" green story that shines a spotlight on many different issues: the environmental costs of pov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    A New Trade: Ron Kirk's Wait May Be Over

    Flickr photo: Obama__Dallas (Adam Jefferson)Ron Kirk at Gilley's on the night his "buddy" Barack Obama was elected presidentBarack Obama nominated Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative a week before Christmas. A month after that, Obama was sworn in as president. A month after that, the former Dallas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Chewing the Fat: Eating Healthy In Houston

    APWe gotta give Houston some credit. Sure, the city continues to suffer from its reputation as the home of Texas-sized residents, consistently placint near the top of Men's Health's over-hyped, under-researched "Fattest Cities" list...but at least people are doing something about it. The Chroni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Merry Christmas, Ron Kirk! You're the New U.S. Trade Representative!

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    From Texas Death Row, a Blog

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    Miss Jackson May Be Sick, But She's Still Nasty. In A Good Way, We Think.

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    In Canton, Is First Monday on Its Last Legs? Because Vendors Are Worried.

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Still, Glenn Ford's Hideous Couch Will Really Tie the Room Together

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    What Ross Perot's Thousand-Dollar Investment Has Yielded

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    They Know Why You Don't Fly

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    The Afters New Album, Video Get Our Attention

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Pfizer No Longer Ruling Out Chantix Side Effects: "Depression and Suicidal Behavior"

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2007

    T. Boone Pickens Picks Up His Son's Bill For Stock Fraud Scheme

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    No, Baby, You're So Money

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2007

    Because God Loves a Good Hangin'?

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    PAC It Up, People

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    See, told you: No way former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be named secretary of anything by President-Elect Barack Obama -- all that lobbying, yech. (Or not.) Nope, ever since Monday it's looked more and more likely that First Buddy Kirk would be tapped for something a little less high-profile: U.S. ... More >>

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    My So-Called Life

    In real life or virtual, all we want is a pair of jeans that fit—and sex

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Canary in a Coal Mine

    In real life or virtual, all we want is a pair of jeans that fit—and sex

  • Calendar

    October 5, 2006

    Not Again

    John Ashcroft visits Dallas

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2006

    No Knock on the Maquiladora

    John Ashcroft visits Dallas

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2006

    Clean Your PIPEs

    John Ashcroft visits Dallas

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2006

    Drunk with Power?

    John Ashcroft visits Dallas

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    On the Download

    Is the online music store the Apple of digital music's eye? It should be.

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Last Rites

    Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Last Rites

    Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Past Due

    Plus: Hell by Numbers

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Mr. Fixit

    "Ex-gay" minister Randy Thomas prays to put gays and lesbians on the straight and narrow

  • Music

    June 15, 2000

    Hit her. Really.

    Britney Spears opens up and says, "Duh"

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Fooling with Mother Nature

    Plano-based Frito-Lay finds it's better to be safe than sorry with genetically modified foods

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    Bugged By the Millennium

    A computer glitch has some Dallasites predicting an apocalyptic meltdown. They may not be that crazy.

  • News

    July 18, 1996

    Rough Justice

    The trails of covering the Irvin case

  • News

    February 15, 1996

    Dead man waiting

    After a decade on death row, Andre Lewis grasps at straws Andre Lewis is a dead man waiting.

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