U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Texas Has More Uninsured Veterans Than Any Other State. So That's Lovely.

The difficulties faced by military veterans returning home, from elevated divorce and suicide rates to a harsh job market, have been well documented. Turns out, many of them also don't have health coverage. According to a study released last week by the Urban Institute, 10 percent of veterans lac ... More >>

Gulf War Syndrome Is Brain Damage Caused By Nerve Gas, Not Psychological Issues, UT Southwestern Study Proves

​There's no denying it now: Gulf War Syndrome, characterized by memory loss, lack of concentration, neuropathic pain and depression, is a physiological illness, not a psychological one. A UT Southwestern study, published in the journal Radiology, used a specialized MRI that specifically measu ... More >>

In Dallas Veterans Court, Desert Storm Soldier Gets His Promised Second Chance Today

Photo by Mark GrahamJudge Mike Snipes​Back in October, Sam wrote for the paper version of Unfair Park a lengthy piece about Dallas County's relatively new veterans court, which gives second chances to soldiers who come home from war -- some damaged in some way, many broke, most alone -- and turn t ... More >>

Running on "bubble gum and duct tape," a new court aims to keep damaged vets out of jail.

No Get Out of Jail Free Card, Dallas County's Veterans Court Heard Its First Two Cases Today

Judge Mike Snipes​A Vietnam veteran accused of forcing a 6-year-old girl into his car to ride on his lap became the first to sign on for Dallas County's new veterans court program on Tuesday, with a chance to avoid having a conviction on his record if he completes a six-month treatment program. Ch ... More >>

In D.C. Today, UT Southwestern's Haley Will, Yet Again, Make Case for Gulf War Syndrome

Dr. Robert Haley​For more than a decade, UT Southwestern epidemiologist Robert Haley has been at odds with naysayers over the existence of Gulf War Syndrome; here, from 1998, is Ann Zimmerman's piece in the Observer about the doc's battle with government officials who insisted that those symptoms ... More >>

Blown Over: Galveston and Texas Gulf Coast Struggle After Hurricane Ike

Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston residents try to put the pieces back together

Has John McCain Abandoned His Fellow Veterans?

Soldier Suicides

Two Texas brothers fall in the war on terror—one in combat, one by his own hand

Gustav Isn't Screwing Around, and Neither is the City of Dallas

Family Members Blame Dallas' VA Hospital for the Suicides of Two Veterans

Soldiering On, One Grant at a Time

When it Rains at the VA, It's Probably a Faulty Sprinkler System

Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior

Full-Court Press Releases

Curl Up and Die

Steel Magnolias: To the salon with the sisterhood of graveling rants

Make Yourself at Home

Want to know why the city is making plans for the homeless downtown? Visit the library, but don't take the kids.

The Ex-Con Game

How do we deal with the staggering number of prisoners re-entering society? Ned Rollo thinks he knows. He should. He's been there.

Bugs in the Tubs

Texas consumers take on the whirlpool business--and that mysterious black crud shooting out of their bathtub jets

True Disbelievers

Deeper Life ministry says it saves homeless people from drugs and sin. Some ex-members say the church takes advantage of those who need help most.

We are the R.O.T.

The Enloes are Republic of Texas stalwarts, but they don't go for hostage-taking. They prefer using bogus money orders to battle "the eight banking families that control the world."