The Boy Scouts of America May Soon End Its Gay Ban

The Boy Scouts of America’s longstanding gay ban, which has grown increasingly nonsensical in light of revelations of the group’s long history of sweeping sexual abuse cases under the rug, may be coming to an end. NBC News reports today that the Irving-based youth organization is “actively considering” an end…

Former Komen CEO Nancy Brinker Turns to a New Cause: Gay Rights

If one person can be said to be responsible for the inexplicable requirement that professional football players don pink gloves and shoes, it’s Nancy Brinker. Through the Dallas-based Susan G. Komen Foundation, she’s managed, not quite single-handedly but almost, to turn the fight against breast cancer into a global cause…

In Texas, a Company is Now Fracking Uranium

Because injecting mysterious chemical cocktails deep underground to release hard-to-reach deposits of natural gas hasn’t proved controversial enough, miners are staking out a new frontier: uranium fracking. Yep. Uranium Energy Corp., a Canadian company with extensive operations in the “uranium belt” of South Texas, is pioneering the process. “Fracking for…

Mark Banta, the President of Klyde Warren Park, Resigned Today

Klyde Warren Park has drawn nearly universal praise since it opened three months ago, charming even Schutze into dropping his cynical scowl for a time. That’s what makes today’s news that KWP president Mark Banta is quitting so surprising. Banta’s not talking about why he’s leaving, offering only a brief,…

Momentum is Building to Close Dawson State Jail

For years, talk has been swirling of closing Dawson State Jail. The city of Dallas pushed for it five years ago, wanting to develop the property at the foot of the levee at Commerce Street into something more in keeping with its vision for river corridor. State Senator John Whitmire,…

Delonte West Could Be Headed Back to Dallas

It was a dark day in Dallas on October 29, when the Mavericks unceremoniously waived Delonte West just a day before the season opener. He was a solid player who held his own on both sides of the ball. He was also one of the few professional athletes whose public…

There’s a New National Effort to Turn Texas Blue

It’s clear and has been for a while that, barring a wholesale shift in the worldview of both Republicans and Latino voters, demographic shifts will turn Texas into a Democratic state. Eventually. That’s what San Antonio’s political wonderkinder Joaquin and Julian Castro were talking about on Sunday when they told…