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Former Associate of Jailed Ellis County Observer Publisher Sues Google For Defamation

Joey Dauben's reign as the muckraking king of Ellis County came to an ignominious end last month when he was sentenced to three 10-year sentences for raping a boy, then 14, on a church camping trip in 2007. It was an ironic end for the 32-year-old, who crusaded against child abuse (and many other t ... More >>

Fear, Loathing and Tons of Strippers: What Happens When the GOP Comes to Town

Whitney Houston, Actress

Surveying the great diva's checkered film career.

Ten Things You Missed at Sunday's Chefs for Farmers Event. Plus, the Food. Oh, the Food.

Chefs For Farmers is an event in which 30 area chefs compete for attendees' votes with a singular signature bite. The winning chef gets $2,500 toward his or her charity of choice. The event was created by Iris and Matt McCallister to support local farms, local ingredients and getting really full, d ... More >>

Alan Todd May -- Once a Fugitive, Always a Con Man -- Gets 20 Years For Ripping Off Investors

​For the past three decades -- on and off, but mostly on -- there was no swindle too small-time for Alan Todd May. Credit card abuse, theft, check fraud -- however he could make an easy, sleazy buck, May did what he could wherever he could to whomever he met. One day, perhaps, someone will make a ... More >>

On This "Very, Very Sad Day," Nolan Ryan Asks Media For Restraint and Ponders What Now

Photo by Nick Rallo​Once more Nolan Ryan gathered the media together to discuss "a very, very sad day for the Texas Rangers organization" -- the death last night of 39-year-old Brownwood firefighter Shannon Stone, who fell 20 feet to his death at the Ballpark in Arlington attempting to reach a bal ... More >>

A Starr is Born: North Texas' Other Entry in MasterChef is a Globetrotting Pumpkin Fan

Ben Starr of MasterChef.​With all the publicity swirling around Polyphonic Spree singer Jennie Kelley's participation in the current run of MasterChef on Fox, it's perhaps understandable that the other North Texan, Ben Starr, still in the running for the $250,000 first prize, should have gone ... More >>

As Feds Reveal Results From Operation Broken Trust, a Look at the Local Greatest Hits

​This morning in D.C., Attorney General Eric Holder met with the media to discuss Operation Broken Trust, a wide-ranging crime-bustin' effort conducted by an alphabet soup's worth of agencies intended to "protect American investors, to ensure the strength of our markets, and to prevent financial f ... More >>

Schutze Says We Should All Do a Badu and Get Naked at Dealey Plaza--and That Includes Him

After a Dynamic Season Opener, Rangers Fans are Seeing Red

The Rangers' debut was shockingly accessorized by pitching, defense and, don't look now, relevance.

Money for Nothing|Attention Must Be Paid|Free at Last|Welcome Home, George

George W. Bush, Texas' Prodigal Son, Returns

Given any thought to how you're going to react when you encounter George W. on the streets of Dallas?

Far As DISD Trustee Flores Is Concerned, Hinojosa's the Right Man

OK, you know the drill by now: Collect 'em all! Today, it's Edwin Flores's turn.First, a disclaimer: I've always liked Flores, who's pictured at right; he's affable and accessible. And you get the sense that he loves being a trustee and is able to shrug off the criticism that comes with the job. Th ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: Dead Kennedys “Rock Against Politics”

Obama and Me

It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial

Highway Robbery

Crime doesn't pay? Tell that to truck cargo thieves.

OU Students Fink

Dr. Disaster

When the world is falling to pieces, emergency doctor Paul Pepe makes order from chaos

G.I. Jerk

Phil Haberman claims he fought with special forces in Iraq, but he's about as real as Rambo

BBQ Sauce for the Soul

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

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.

Untrue West

He's cuddly, goofy and often a bore. Meet the new Jesse James.

Bite It

Along Came a Spider bugs out

Home Again

Horace Caraker got what he wanted: jail time

Letters

No, you take him; Scenic Huntsville; Hell's grannies; Not us; Fair market; Blame it on Bossa Nova

Prison sweet prison

Horace Caraker doesn't belong in federal prison. But he likes it there, and he'll threaten a president if it means going back.

Long dead, The King

Officer down

Thirty-five years ago, Jesse Curry was Dallas' respected, popular police chief. Then Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, and Curry became just one more victim of the Kennedy assassination.

Toy boy

Tarrant County Sheriff David Williams lusts for helicopters, Chevy Tahoes, and machine guns, but in the hands of used car parts baron Ed Max, Williams is the ultimate cop toy

Eye of Newt

Lessons I learned the hard way: a personal report

The man who knew too much

Meet Arthur Griesacker--the mysterious fellow who allegedly masterminded the Republic of Texas' funny-money schemes but always seems to escape prosecution

The war over Gulf War Syndrome

Dallas doctors believe they've solved the mystery of sick veterans, but find themselves in "a bloody scientific war" where they are branded charlatans

Second Coming

A jet-settin', Scotch-sippin' Robert Tilton washes up in South Florida--and he still wants your money

Going down

Air Force One nosedives into an ocean of ennui

Busted

Julio Mercado is Dallas' brand-new DEA boss, and he's inherited kilos of trouble. His city is about to be declared a drug disaster zone, but all his narcs seem to care about is snitching on each other.

Devil's work

New Black Panthers finally find the spotlight

Lucky 007

Pierce Brosnan is golden in the best Bond since Connery

Yemengate

In a tiny Middle Eastern country, government officials have accused Dallas oilman Ray Hunt's company of cheating them out of millions.

Crow associate charged

New York advisor indicted in 'Libyan connection' scheme

Who ya gonna call?

City Hall's top brass use taxpayer-provided mobile phones to call sweethearts, power brokers, and Pizza Hut.