Dallas Drops Charges Against Uber Drivers

All those brave, lonely nights in the back of an Uber car, acting like just another kid who needed a ride, all of those limo violations, all of that pretending: It was all a waste. Dallas is dismissing all the citations police had filed against Uber drivers. Uber’s attorney Joel…

The Hippies vs. Code Enforcement

Twenty miles southwest of Jerry Jones’ football gallery and the Rangers Ballpark is a rare swath of Arlington that hasn’t yet been bulldozed over with stadiums, matching suburban houses or strip malls. It’s a narrow, two-lane street called Mansfield Cardinal Road, and it goes pitch black at night, with no…

Disgraced Dallas Lawyer Tom Corea Goes on Trial

In infomercials, attorney Tom Corea seemed to have a passion for the legal system. But sitting in the back of a police car, he was more candid. Justice, he told the police officers, is “a scam.” Dark words coming from a Dallas attorney known for advertising his “zealous advocacy and…

How the Government Shutdown Is Messing Up Texas

To the political novice, a federal government shutdown sounds like an excuse to get crazy. Anarchy in the streets! Do more than the usual drugs in Deep Ellum! Operate a bandit taxi service from the same 1993 minivan you use to transport DISD students to school! But that’s not how…

Has Your State Been Sued By Planned Parenthood Yet?

Any old state controlled by aging Republicans can pass laws to dramatically restrict access to abortion. It’s what you do when your state faces poverty, drought and a ton of other pressing issues that you’d rather not deal with. But making the anti-abortion laws stick is the real challenge. Texas…

Dallas’ Proposed Fracking Law Would Allow Gas Drilling in Parks

Dallas keeps promising not to drill on parkland, yet city officials keep look for ways to allow energy companies to do exactly that. The latest push comes in the form of a draft of Dallas’ proposed fracking law, a long-awaited proposal to outline how natural gas drilling should be regulated…