Tarrant County

The Feds are Suing a Euless Apartment Complex for Refusing to House 'Curry People'

By most measures, the Stone Bridge at Bear Creek in Euless is a typical mid-priced suburban apartment complex. There's covered parking and a couple of swimming pools. What little green space there is is well-manicured. The building facades are done in a bland but tasteful red brick. To spot the dif ... More >>

Fifty-Six Year Old Community College Student and Republican Precinct Chair Wants a White Student Union at Tarrant County College

Richard Railey is definitely not an idiotic, racist troll. Nope, he's just your average 56-year-old community college student, pursuing an associates degree in IT security while trying to form a White Student Union at Tarrant County College. Burnt Orange Report wrote about Railey's quest this morni ... More >>

As Legislature Mulls State Parks' Closure, Would-Be Sites Languish For Decades

The budget ax brought down by the state legislature in 2011 gouged a huge chunk from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which lost more than a fifth of its funding. The result was layoffs and a reduction in staffing and hours of operation at a number of state parks. The initial spending propo ... More >>

Hurst Police Officer Won't Face Criminal Charges Over "Move and Fuckin' Die" Incident

Back in November, Hurst 17-year-old Andrew Rodriguez was being arrested by Officer M. Jimenez on an outstanding trespassing warrant. Rodriguez was lying on the ground with his hands behind his back when another officer, Disraeli Arnold, decided to assist with the arrest. Arnold did that by taking a ... More >>

Killer Steven Lawayne Nelson Calms Down on Death Row -- For Now

Last time we checked in with Steven Lawayne Nelson, the scent of flame retardant and his screams were carried into the courtroom shortly after the jury handed him a death sentence. In October, the 25-year-old convicted killer of a beloved, young Arlington preacher -- and suspect in the murder of a m ... More >>

"The Carpet Was Still Wet in the Courtroom When He Sat Down For His First Lovely Meal On Death Row."

Tarrant County jailers are breathing a collective sigh of relief: Ladies and gentlemen, Steven Lawayne Nelson has left the building. Convicted and sentenced to death for suffocating a 28-year-old Arlington preacher and suspected in the killing of a fellow inmate, Nelson's new home is the Polunsky Un ... More >>

Imaginary Monsters Chased Jonny Holden All His Life, Then a Real One Caught Him

City Wants First Presby to Get Low Income Tax Credits. State Says it Probably Won't

The list of projects in Dallas that could, maybe, get a chunk of the paltry $7.6-million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits allotted for the Dallas-Denton-Collin-Grayson-Tarrant County region was whittled down to four a while back, and city staff told the City Council's Housing Committee today how th ... More >>

Rolling Stones Ready Plans To Theatrically Release Film of 1978 Fort Worth Concert

​No date has yet been announced -- just a "Coming Soon!" promise -- for the stateside release of the new Rolling Stones concert film, The Rolling Stones: Some Girls -- Live in Texas. But, starting early next month, the United Kingdom and Ireland (followed shortly by Denmark, South Africa, Cro ... More >>

Fort Worth Weekly Announces Schedule For This Weekend's 2011 Music Awards Showcase

Fort Worth, a city awash in sepia tones. ​We here at DC9 have heard the joke about how the arts and culture center of Dallas is called Fort Worth. It's a good one!But, much as we love Dallas, we've gotta admit: There's an almost preternatural amount of good music coming out of Cowtown these days. ... More >>

With Another Branch on Mockingbird, Fuzzy's Taco Shop is the New Starbucks

​We're putting it out there: Fuzzy's is the New Starbucks. The Fort Worth-based juggernaut is set to open its 32nd store in four states in late summer -- in The Shops at Mockingbird at Mockingbird Lane and Lemmon Avenue. That would make it the second location on Mockingbird. An outpost opened ... More >>

Liveblogging City Council's Look at Gas Drilling Task Force. Or: The Return of Lois Finkelman!

Welcome back to City Hall, where the council's settling back into their seats in the briefing room after a much-needed break for lunch. Word was that the council was going to treat us to its gas drilling update in the morning -- but after taking an extra-long executive session to work out just who' ... More >>

Man, That Was Quick: The First Lawsuit Over Super Ticket Snafu at Cowboys Stadium

​On the other side you'll find the 11-page complaint filed yesterday in Dallas federal court titled STEVE SIMMS and MIKE DOLABI, individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, vs. JERRAL "JERRY" WAYNE JONES, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CLUB, LTD., JWJ CORPORATIO ... More >>

Whitt's Merten's End: 12.31.10

One of Sports Pickle's best photos of 2010​It's been a fun two weeks, sports fans. Richie's back on Monday, but before I give him back his blog, here are some week-end thoughts before I go. *Sunday's Cowboys-Eagles game looks like it might be the first NFL start for Stephen McGee as Jon Kitna ... More >>

More Suits Over Suites and Unpaid Rent at Cowboys Stadium. (Pssst, Wanna Buy a PSL?)

Patrick MichelsJerry Jones charges the stage for the Cowboys Stadium ribbon-cutting on May 27, 2009.​Back in February there was that story about Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys suing some 10 bidnesses for failing to pay the rent on their sweet suites at Cowboys Stadium. Total rent owed back the ... More >>

Randol Mill Road, You Ready For a Parade?

​Remember waaaay back in July when I posted this and took all kinda heat for getting ahead of myself and/or jinxing your Texas Rangers? With the Rangers seemingly headed for their first World Series championship, even the folks who matter are starting to ask the question: Where the heck ... More >>

Now Objecting to the Sale of Your Texas Rangers: Attorney General Greg Abbott, Comptroller

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott​Once again, the Texas Rangers Baseball Partners Information Site provides us with a wealth of morning must-reads -- chief among them, the 12-page objection filed yesterday in Fort Worth bankruptcy court by the Texas Attorney General's Office and the Texas Comptro ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Concerts I've Been To In Dallas

​Saw Blue October Friday night at House of Blues. Good. But not the best I've seen them. That would've been the show back in the summer of 2004 at the Lakewood Theater when lead singer Justin Furstenfeld - bum knee and crutches be damned - was as passionate as any singer I've ever seen. Got m ... More >>

The police raid on the Rainbow Lounge has rocked the world of Fort Worth gays

They're Fergainst It: Turns Out, Folks Like the Hotel. They Just Don't Want to Pay For It.

As folks go to the polls to vote yea or nay on Propositions 1 and 2, we thought it might be instructional to ask folks who might not necessarily deposit comments on blogs how much they know -- and care -- about the issues on the ballot. This week, Patrick Michels and Megan Feldman trolled the West E ... More >>

Russ Martin to Prosecutors: “No Deal!”

BREAKING NEWS: Russ Martin Charged With Three-Count Misdemeanor

Kids Go Holistic at Robert Muller Center

Wait, you can teach kids without boring them? Since when?

A Troubling Video Sweeping the Nation

Oscar Oversight

Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

Roll Out the Barrel

This cowgirl has a need... a need for speed (but not too fast)

Every Rose Has its Thorns. Maybe. So We Hear.

MoveOn, Michael Burgess

Spared

Dead Wrong

Death for a Killer

Plus: Off the List, Maybe

Letters

Ho, Ho, Vroom

Bikers saddle up with Christmas spirit

Letters

School for Scoundrels

They get elected with stolen votes, and then they start divvying up the goodies

Unhappy Campers

Critics of a private prison firm that ran two juvenile boot camps in Dallas wonder where the love is at these "tough love academies"

Crunch Time

Admit it. You were worried about the Stars. And now you're not.

Sects and Lies

Did the isolated, unhappy life of an Arlington family of Jehovah's Witnesses breed false charges of sexual abuse? Absolutely, says a family member who never got a chance to tell her side of the story.

Buzz

They the people; Free stuff

Fallen Angel

True-crime author Barbara Davis fought hard to redeem Darlie Routier's reputation. Now she's caught in her own bizarre web of death, drugs, and family hatreds.

Events for the week

Letters

Events for the week

Events for the week

BeloWatch

Events for the week

Deadly serious

Bounty-club founder rests on fame and fortune while waiting for someone to pull the trigger

BeloWatch

A Metroplex mega-autoplex?

Buckle your seat belts, Dallas: NASCAR is coming

Buzz

STEAM ed