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22 March, 2019

RT @NewYorker: In 2011, just as "Game of Thrones" was about to become a worldwide phenomenon, Emilia Clarke faced the first of two life-thr…

22 March, 2019

RT @CalebSlinkard: As a former TIPA president, I know how transformative an experience TIPA can be. Winning an on-site award as a freshman…

6 March, 2019

RT @TexasObserver: Texas has the largest rural population of any state: 3.8 million people. The Texas Observer is one of the only publica…

6 March, 2019

John Tufts said he was innocent. He was found guilty today on three counts of injury to a child. He faces life in p… https://t.co/HuCHOpui7b

5 March, 2019

RT @TimOBrien: “It’s even worse than a conspiracy of the dark Web, or something trying to manipulate Fox. It was just a guy in his underwea…

Christian McPhate

Christian McPhate is an award-winning journalist who specializes in investigative reporting. He covers crime, the environment, business, government and social justice. His work has appeared in several publications, including the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the Miami Herald, San Antonio Express News and The Washington Times.

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Bruce Corbitt Enters Hospice Care, Vows Never To Stop Fighting Cancer

2 months ago | DFW Music News

The new year has gotten off to a rough start for Dallas metal fans. Local metal legend Bruce Corbitt has entered hospice care. The former lead signer of Rigor Mortis and Warbeast, the 56-year-old Corbitt has been battling stage 4 esophageal cancer...
Fan at Gas Monkey Live! Sent to ICU After Mosh Pit Attack

5 months ago | DFW Music News

All Aaron Clowers wanted to do was enjoy the mosh pit near the Gas Monkey Live! stage. The New Orleans band Goatwhore planned to devastate it this past Friday night with death metal as part of the Metal Alliance Tour with The Casualties, Black Tus...
Bringing Back Some Pot Edibles From Colorado? Texas Has a Nasty Surprise for You.

5 months ago | Courts

Mary Jane preferred animals to people “10 out of 10 times,” she says. She grew up in southern Louisiana, a place of winding swampland roads where family ties run deep. She studied wildlife management with a focus in aquaculture at Louisiana State ...
The Fall of The Rail Club, Fort Worth's Metal Bar

6 months ago | Feature Stories

The Rail Club was a place for the misfits, the outcasts, the forgotten. Black was the attire. Chains and spikes were optional. Located in far west Fort Worth, it was more than a live music venue in an old strip club. It was a home for the North Te...
Was the Dallas Cop Who Killed Her Neighbor Given Special Treatment? Not Necessarily.

6 months ago | Police

Three days passed before Texas Rangers sought a manslaughter charge against Amber Guyger, the off-duty Dallas police officer who police say mistakenly shot and killed her 26-year-old neighbor. Commenters on social media, however, started asking wh...
Slayer Says Goodbye to Dallas Metal Fans

9 months ago | Commentary

Four white crosses projected on thin silk curtains draped in front of the stage slowly began to turn upside down. An eerie electric guitar riff echoing through massive speakers behind the curtain acted as a soundtrack to the descent into hell that...

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