Seagoville

Turns Out, Cops Couldn't Find Eric Williams' Missing Getaway Car Because It'd Been Towed

When police officers raided former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams' Seagoville storage shed earlier this month, amongst the guns and other items they found a white, four-door Ford Crown Victoria that they were pretty sure had been the getaway car in the March 30 murder of District ... More >>

Former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams Now Charged with Capital Murder in Kaufman County Slayings

Two days ago, few people foresaw that Kim Williams, the ailing wife of a former Kaufman County official, would be arrested and charged with capital murder. But everyone's been expecting this: law enforcement officials announced today that former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams has been charged wi ... More >>

Eric Williams, Suspect in Kaufman County Killings: "My Life has Taken a Drastic Turn"

When Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse convinced a jury to convict a former Justice of the Peace on felony theft charges, Eric Lyle Williams said his life was effectively ruined over a "misunderstanding" and a "political grudge." County information technology personnel came into ... More >>

Faking Car Accidents Not A Great Business Model, Will Get You Sent To Prison, Fort Worth Family Learns

There must be easier ways to make a living than faking car accidents and submitting false insurance claims for those fake car accidents. It also sounds like a ton of work to set up fake chiropractic clinics to generate fraudulent medical records and bills to submit with those fake insurance claims. ... More >>

Handsome Guy Bandit Steven Ray Milam Sentenced to 35 Years In Federal Prison

Steven Ray Milam's long run as the "Handsome Guy Bandit" came to a sudden end on a rural Mississippi highway in January of this year, as the former casket salesman turned bank robber led local police on a chase along Interstate 10. Officers tried no less than three times to spike-strip his vehicle, ... More >>

DISD Has Plans For Two Schools Left Behind. But What About the 29,349 Kids Also In Need?

​The Texas Education Agency released its federally mandated, No Child Left Behind-backed Adequate Yearly Progress report back in August, at which point it was revealed that the Dallas Independent School District missed the mark for the third consecutive year -- which interim superintendent Alan Ki ... More >>

Competence on Trial: The Strange Odyssey of Serial Dallas Lawsuit Filer Lester Ruston

Every decent-sized courthouse in the country has its own serial pain in the ass, the guy who thinks nothing of suing the kids who threw a ball over his fence or the cat who pooped in his yard. But there's a special subset of filing addicts: the inmates who while away their time in the pokey filing k ... More >>

Do You Miss Pro Basketball Enough to Want to Watch the Josh Howard All-Stars?

​Your World Champion Dallas Mavericks were supposed to take on the Indiana Pacers tonight at the American Airlines Center, the sixth of eight preseason games leading to November 1's regular-season opener against Chicago at the AAC. But with each passing day, it's looking more and more like the loc ... More >>

Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​Game 1   at Dallas       Sat.                    8:30 (ESPN) Game 2   at Dallas       Tue.    &nb ... More >>

Hacker Known as "GhostExodus" Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison

From Jesse McGraw's video "Post July 4th Infiltration," posted before his intended attack on the hospital's computer system​For those who do not recall the name Jesse William McGraw, a brief refresher: He's the 26-year-old Arlington man Formerly Known as GhostExodus of the Electronik Tribulation A ... More >>

Boy, That Was Quick: Brian Potashnik to Spend March Outside Federal Prison on Work Release

Photo by Sam Merten​Merely two months after Brian Potashnik was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn to 14 months in federal prison for his role in the Dallas City Hall corruption case, he's been approved for a month-long release from behind bars. In a notification sent to victims of ... More >>

Dallas ISD Scores With 63 Exemplary Schools. But Completion Rates Take Their Toll.

​We warned you in early June, when the Dallas Independent School District crunched some TAKS test scores and released its list of exemplary and recognized schools well ahead of the Texas Education Agency's official date of, well, today: Those numbers were very preliminary. As TEA spokesperson DeEt ... More >>

Warrior Dash to the Kaufman County Courthouse: Hold On to Your Helmets

​[Update at 11:14 a.m.: Cramer sends word that the hearing's still going on and is expected to wrap between noon and 12:30 p.m. He will call afterward with an update, which I will promptly post.]Dallas attorney Michael Cramer is in his car at this very moment, heading toward the Kaufman County Cou ... More >>

DISD's Ranger on Graduation Rates and "The Disintegration of The Family Structure"

DISD trustee Carla Ranger​As we mentioned Monday, the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees will discuss at tomorrow's meeting its contingency plans for Kimball, Roosevelt, Pinkston and Seagoville high schools should the Texas Education Agency deem them academically unacceptable for ... More >>

While DISD Waits for Word From TEA, Board Considers Contingency Plans For Four Schools

​On Thursday, the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees will have their "second reading" of contingency plans for four high schools at risk of being labeled academically unacceptable by the Texas Education Agency for a fifth straight year. The at-risk campuses are Kimball, Pinksto ... More >>

Rocking With Honors

Show Announcements: Ying Yang Twins To Skeet Skeet On Trees Feb. 27

​Not a lot of news this week in the way of concert announcements, but there is some interesting news from Trees: Ying Yang Twins will whisper in your ear Saturday, February 27. The Twins' club-friendly crunk beats and sexed-up rhymes aren't exactly the brainiest example of hip hop, but it's nice t ... More >>

Last Night at W.T. White, Michael Hinojosa Reminded Everyone Who's in Charge of DISD

Mark GrahamMichael HinojosaIt was the last question of the night: "What do you think of the mayor's concept for taking over the Dallas Independent School District?" The audience, consisting of only a few folks scattered throughout the W.T. White High School auditorium last night, let out a collectiv ... More >>

Spruce Goose: Or, How the DISD Will Try to Turn an "F" Into a "D"

Gosh, There Sure are a Lotta Bricks in That Pyramid Scheme

Holy Land Family Fights Terrorist Label

Despite a hung jury, the trials are far from over

Why They Fight

Boshketball

Dallas hoops legend comes home to spread good in the 'hood

Rough Draft

Pot-bellied Cowboy

Finally catching up with the late, great Nate

Best Place to Watch High School Basketball

Forester Field House

The Shootist

Terry Anderson thought he'd be in Athens right now, chasing his lifelong dream of Olympic gold. Instead, he's in prison, his life plugged full of holes.

Shhh!

What Mike Moses doesn't want anyone to know

He Wants to be a Millionaire

So why did LaMarcus Aldridge put off NBA riches?

Idiot's Highway

That toll road they want for the Trinity is a loser

American Sex Tourist

Caught in the act of molesting young boys in Thailand, Coppell businessman Nicholas Bredimus came up with a last-ditch defense: obstruct justice

Leonard Bishop

Lincoln High

Best Place to See Old-School High School Football

Seagoville High School, Seagoville Stadium

Romano Flies Solo

Eatzi's founder breaks from Brinker International

The Shell, the Pea and We

How many times can we play City Hall's little sucker games?

Big-House Guru

Ron Cohen counsels new inmates on surviving life behind bars. He should know. He's been there.

Dead Giveaway

A plea bargain closes the book on the mysterious disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

They Walk by Night

Join us for a chilling tale of the (highly paid) un-dead at DISD headquarters

Home Again

Horace Caraker got what he wanted: jail time

Bloodhounds

New DNA evidence points to a gruesome end for atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Turn of the screw

Authorities make another arrest as they press to solve the O'Hair disappearance

Squeeze play

Federal authorities indict a suspect in the O'Hair disappearance, but the atheist's body is still missing

The net tightens

Investigators close in on a suspect in the disappearance of atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair

The Case of the Headless, Handless Corpse

A reporter's tip helped detectives identify a mutilated body dumped along the Trinity, but finding the man's name led to a deeper mystery -- the disappearance of atheist gadfly Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Buzz

Flood money

The Trinity River Plan's billion-dollar vision of levees, parks, and ponds has Mayor Ron Kirk--and most of Dallas--spellbound. But engineers warn it could lead to a flooding catastrophe and destroy the same poor neighborhoods it's designed to help.

Bad boys

The voters could care less. But someone's gotta win the runoff for the last lowly DISD board seat

Boomer bust

In the rockin' '80s, Bill Brosseau's sexy success story put his face in Money and Cosmopolitan. Times and fortunes change. Now he's a broke former cocaine addict facing a stint in federal prison.

Mouse

Paul "Mouse" Millender is in hiding after being stabbed 24 times. He says his old skinhead running buddies did it. But he swears he's not a rat.