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February 6, 2012
Ghost of "War on Christmas" Past Continues to Haunt Plano ISD as Judge Lets Case Live On
This case has rattled through the halls of federal and appeals courts for eight years now -- the Ghost of War on Christmas Past, a moaning hydra who's been sliced, diced and now winnowed down to one remaining question on which a magistrate says three Plano families may proceed: In preventing ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
Feds Think Texas's Voter ID Law May Be Racist, So the State Sues to Implement It Right Away
Given Texas's dicey history with electoral rights, the Obama Administration has expressed concern in recent months about the state's new Voter ID law, which requires voters to bring government-issued identification to the polls. So the state, naturally, is suing to put the new and allegedly discrimi ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
In Dallas and Across Texas, More and More It's Life Over the Death Penalty
Via....not seeing a whole lot of action.In the death penalty debate, Texas has a long-standing reputation for abiding by one guiding principal: an eye for an eye. But the state has increasingly chosen to holster its lethal-injection needles in recent years, with death-penalty sentences decrea ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2011
Landmark Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Lawuit, Version "2.0," Comes to Dallas Federal Court
Via.It's been more than a decade since the federal suit first surfaced: Betty Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the sexual discrimination lawsuit that would eventually lead to a class-action suit and the book Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart, whose author ofte ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2011
With One Day Left to Save Attacker, Bhuiyan's Case Goes to the Media ... and Federal Court
Behind the counter at the Pleasant Grove convenience store following the September 2001 shooting of Rais Bhuiyan by Mark StromanTomorrow, the steady stream of stories about Rais Bhuiyan's attempt to save Mark Stroman -- the man who shot Bhuiyan in the face and killed two other men in the days fo ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2011
From 1971, Supreme Court Justice Douglas's Thoughts on DPD's Raid of Burns's Dallas Notes
That copy of Dallas Notes you see above was loaned to me yesterday by one Mike Rhyner, who, as it turns out, was a contributor to the late Stoney Burns's Buddy magazine way back when. Its pages are brittle; it falls apart when you just look at it. Contained within, on Page 3, is a story headlined ... More >>
News
December 2, 2010
Fantasy Voter Fraud
That copy of Dallas Notes you see above was loaned to me yesterday by one Mike Rhyner, who, as it turns out, was a contributor to the late Stoney Burns's Buddy magazine way back when. Its pages are brittle; it falls apart when you just look at it. Contained within, on Page 3, is a story headlined ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Stephen Broden Gives Good Sound Bite. But There's More to the Man Than Meets the Ear.
In an interview today with Bill Zeeble of KERA-FM (90.1), Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden trots out his belief that Roe v. Wade -- the Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to abortion - was "passed" as part of a racist elitist plot of genocide against black people. B ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Whitt's End: 8.6.10
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Since you guys salivate over local radio news, here's a zesty taste: Starting August 16 the new program director at 105.3 The Fan will be Bruce Gilbert. Yep, the same Bruce Gilbert who helped buil ... More >>
News
July 1, 2010
The State of Texas Cannot Execute The Mentally Retarded, But That May Not Prevent A Dallas Cop Killer From Being Put To Death.
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Since you guys salivate over local radio news, here's a zesty taste: Starting August 16 the new program director at 105.3 The Fan will be Bruce Gilbert. Yep, the same Bruce Gilbert who helped buil ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
City to Settle With Family of Man Struck and Killed By DPD Squad Car Five Years Ago
According to court documents, on the evening of September 23, 2005, Dallas Police officer Kent Wolverton received a call for help from a fellow officer at the Larry Johnson Recreation Center on Dixon Avenue near Fair Park. Wolverton would later insist "that he heard screaming in the background of ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
Plano Man Arrested for Threatening "Deadly Force" at Dallas Abortion Clinic
The U.S. Attorney's Office just sent word: On Saturday afternoon, a 27-year-old Plano man named Erlyndon J. Lo, was arrested by FBI agents at his home on charges that he threatened to use deadly force to stop an abortion at the Southwestern Women's Surgery Center on Greenville Avenue and Lovers L ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2009
Yet Again, AG Abbott Defends the Constitutionality of the Texas Pledge
Remember when David and Shannon Croft sued the state because they didn't want their kids, then enrolled in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district, to recite the Texas Pledge of Allegiance? Yup. Totally forgot about that one. That was two long years ago -- back when the Crofts also sued the ... More >>
News
October 29, 2009
No Justice: We've Bailed Out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?
Remember when David and Shannon Croft sued the state because they didn't want their kids, then enrolled in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district, to recite the Texas Pledge of Allegiance? Yup. Totally forgot about that one. That was two long years ago -- back when the Crofts also sued the ... More >>
News
October 22, 2009
A court case forced a Santeria priest to reveal some of his religion’s secrets. Its ritual of animal sacrifice, he revealed on his own.
Remember when David and Shannon Croft sued the state because they didn't want their kids, then enrolled in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district, to recite the Texas Pledge of Allegiance? Yup. Totally forgot about that one. That was two long years ago -- back when the Crofts also sued the ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2009
Wherein Carla Ranger Refers to Her Fellow Dallas ISD Trustees as "Dastardly"
DiSD trustee Carla RangerMissed this one yesterday, mostly because Dallas Independent School District trustee Carla Ranger doesn't post to her blog as often as she used to. But one thing's got her attention: Fellow trustee Ron Price's proposal to rename schools for President Barack Obama and Supr ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor, a Supreme Court Justice and a Dallas ISD School? Maaaaybe.
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
News
February 5, 2009
A Texan's Home is his Castle, Until Someone Richer Wants It
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2008
Coming to the Defense of the Dallas County Public Defender
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2008
Hours Before Texas Gets Back in the Execution Business, a Small Protest
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2008
Take a Progressive Tour of Dallas, More or Less
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
News
January 31, 2008
Divide and Conquer|Disgusting Bleeding Hearts
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2008
The Other Ron Springs Lawsuit
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Dining
January 24, 2008
Reikyu Sushi is a Hip Hibachi
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2007
Crack is Wack -- So's the Sentencing
Brian HarkinRon Price would like to name a DISD campus for the president as well.Hadn't intended to look at the Dallas Independent School District board's meeting agendas till next week -- damn, summer break went by in a hurry -- but Tawnell Hobbs gives us an early warning: Trustee Ron Price woul ... More >>
News
November 8, 2007
Former Warden Reconsiders Executions
Jim Willett oversaw 89 executions. Now, amidst dozens of DNA exonerations, he wonders whether it was right.
Blogs
June 28, 2006
Sore Winners and Losers
Jim Willett oversaw 89 executions. Now, amidst dozens of DNA exonerations, he wonders whether it was right.
News
October 27, 2005
Place Called Hope
Prop 2 could fail, if the right people stay home
News
October 13, 2005
Truth be told
Hey Harriet, We have a few questions for you
News
October 6, 2005
Die-In
Harriet Miers' conservative views drew threats of an ugly protest in 1989
News
September 29, 2005
Die-In
Harriet Miers' conservative views drew threats of an ugly protest in 1989
News
February 17, 2005
Right Hand of God
Two Texas leaders of the extreme Religious Right get ready to flex their political muscle
News
January 1, 2004
Sob Story
Buzz sheds a tear for 2003
News
June 26, 2003
Letters
Buzz sheds a tear for 2003
News
September 12, 2002
Life Without Father
Inmates on Texas' Death Row leave behind immeasurable pain and countless victims--including their own families
News
May 23, 2002
The Naked Truth
When it comes to Dallas' practice of prosecuting low-level porn clerks, jurors know hypocrisy when they see it
News
May 2, 2002
Touchy Subject
Federal judge strikes down Dallas' two-rubs-and-you're-out rule for strip clubs
News
November 2, 2000
Money to Burn
The City of Dallas pays consultants millions to write reports. Does anyone read them?
News
June 29, 2000
Killing machine
It is 6:07 p.m. John Albert Burks salutes the Oakland Raiders and says goodbye to his friends. Minutes later, he is a dead man. This year's 21st execution.
News
June 8, 2000
Prying open the past
Adopted children in Texas fight to open records about their births
News
June 1, 2000
The kids aren't all right
The Americanized culture of undocumented immigrants finds the doors to higher education closed
News
December 23, 1999
Good time Charlie
The don of Dallas criminal lawyers, Charles Tessmer reshaped justice through decades of hard-fought cases and hard drink
News
July 15, 1999
Let them play golf
An appeals judge throws out the cast against the city's plans for changing Tenison Park
News
January 15, 1998
Deadbeat
Vance Miller lives in a Highland Park mansion, carries weight in the GOP, and parties with high society. He owes you, the taxpayer, $26 million, and he ain't paying.
News
October 2, 1997
Temper, temper
Judge John Henry McBryde ruled his court like a minor despot, angering lawyers and fellow judges. Now they're lined up to depose him, and the Constitution be damned.
News
May 30, 1996
Buzz
Judge John Henry McBryde ruled his court like a minor despot, angering lawyers and fellow judges. Now they're lined up to depose him, and the Constitution be damned.
News
January 4, 1996
Letters
Judge John Henry McBryde ruled his court like a minor despot, angering lawyers and fellow judges. Now they're lined up to depose him, and the Constitution be damned.
News
October 19, 1995
Sex and city hall
How strip bars have their way with the Dallas city council
News
March 9, 1995
Lambs to the slaughter
Laws to speed executions will make it harder to save Death Row's innocent
News
December 8, 1994
BeloWatch
Laws to speed executions will make it harder to save Death Row's innocent
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