The Dallas Independent School District is expected to officially hire Mike Miles, a former Army Ranger and U.S. Senate candidate and the superintendent of a small school district in Colorado, as its top official later today. Although Miles was named a “lone finalist” a few weeks back, his hiring was…
Dear Kid Who Missed the Catch and Started Crying So Was Given Another Ball: Man up. The truth is, you never even had it. You weren’t even close. Your arms are too short, for one. For two, you’re in the twilight of your infancy. If you were honest with yourself,…
Elliot Monteverde-Torres’ teaching career is still on pause, nearly two months after he filed a complaint about goings-on inside Botello Elementary School — and he’s heard almost nothing from DISD about his “potential misconduct,” he says. Monteverde-Torres was placed on paid leave following his allegations of BB guns being brought…
Steve Lipsky gripped a garden hose and held it at arm’s length, staring as a guttering tongue of fire poured from its end and grew another foot before his eyes. “Look at that,” he said in awe as the flame, liquid and sinuous, licked the rural darkness outside his home…
Update, 5:20 p.m.: Police have identified the suspect as Tommy Robinson. He’s been booked into Lew Sterrett on charges of aggravated sexual assault. Police are asking the media not to release his booking photo to the public until after the victim has been shown a photo lineup. They told reporters…
The thing about air pollution is it doesn’t heed county lines or city limits signs. Neither did the shale gas boom, until it moved into the cities and suburbs, where gas producers found themselves navigating a loud, patchwork quilt of municipal regulations that varied from town to town. It happened…
So much happening on the education front these days. Earlier this week, Mayor Mike Rawlings broke with tradition and endorsed candidates for Dallas Independent School District’s board. Not in his capacity as mayor, of course. That would be against the city’s ethics rules. No, this was just good ol’ Mike…
I woke up this morning on the hunt for video of Yu Darvish’s Arlington gem from last night, for those who may have missed it. The numbers don’t do it justice (although with 10 Ks in 8 1/3, the numbers are great). The guy just looked like an ace last…
Damarcus Offord, the 20-year-old Dallas Independent School District trustee candidate, struck back at Mayor Mike Rawlings today, and in the course of one short document managed to heed his supporters’ call for a feisty outsider and confirm his detractors’ suspicion that he just doesn’t know what he’s doing. Rawlings, you’ll…
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate and extremist groups in the United States, has found “stunning” growth in what they call the “anti-government patriot movement,” conspiracy groups whose primary focus is opposing the federal government. And much of that growth has been here. Texas now has 76 such…
A Royse City mother is claiming discrimination after being kicked out of the Grapevine Mills Mall Legoland for her body art, and she’s using social media to win support from noted activists Travis Barker, Yelawolf and, of course, Busta Rhymes. As Mr. Rhymes would say, here’s the scenario: On Sunday,…
Update 2: Prosper cops issued Deion Sanders a ticket for misdemeanor simple assault, according to TMZ. The ticket carries a fine of up to $500. Update: Pilar Sanders was arrested and booked in Collin County Jail on a misdemeanor assault charge. And Sanders fired off another tweet a little while…
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive It’s one of those interviews that probably would’ve worked better a half hour earlier on the Daily Show, since Colbert can’t quite accomplish what he wants to question-wise and still let his character shine. But it’s…
A group of undocumented immigrants is asking a federal judge to declare unconstitutional the use of GPS ankle monitors to track immigrants who pose no threat to society. The suit, filed by Arturo Rodriguez of the Isenberg Center for Immigration Equality, targets the ICE Dallas field office and BI Inc.,…
Much has been made of Mayor Mike Rawlings’ foray into Dallas Independent School District politics in recent months. Depending on who’s talking, his involvement is either the leadership and commitment this city needs to save its schools; another sign of the business community’s hostile takeover of those schools; or a…
Officially, Andrew Luck won’t become a pro until Thursday, when he and his golden egg arm are snapped up by the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL Draft. But as a lawsuit filed Friday in Dallas County Court reminds, Luck has been a commodity for years. Courthouse News unearthed the lawsuit,…
While the Mavs stare bleakly into James Harden’s beard and the Cowboys kick tires ahead of Thursday’s draft, the local sports world takes a minute to look longingly in reverse today, over the long, remarkable career of Pudge Rodriguez, arguably the best catcher of all time. (And what is baseball…
Update, 9:42 p.m., Friday: An arrest has been made. From DPD: Darius Ewing, who was wanted in connection to the puppy who was burned, has surrendered to the Dallas Police Department. He surrendered to police while a candle light vigile was being held by area animal advocates for the puppy…
Before we decamp for Le Bar: If you haven’t been following the spat between the Nasher Sculpture Center and the owner of the Museum Tower project — which happens to be the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System — Schutze had a thoughtful, balanced take on the matter last week…
Islam Karimov is the president of Uzbekistan; he’s also widely known as a brutal dictator accused of the systematic use of torture. His regime is charged with things like boiling political dissidents to death and forcibly sterilizing women. Now one of his daughters, who’s well-disliked in her own right, is…
Allow us to introduce Gail Spurlock, a Republican from Richardson seeking her party’s nom for the State Board of Education seat. She has some interesting things to say about history in this interview with the North Texas Council, a group “concerned with the direction our country is taking with regards…
When Texas Public Utility tentatively voted to increase the ceiling on the wholesale price of electricity by 50 percent by August 1, public reaction was swift. It sounded like this: chirp … cheep … when you wish … chirp … cheep … upon a star. Which was surprising. Stereotypically, you’d…
