Conclusion of Dallas Super Bowl Trial Muddled By ESPN Article

Heading into deliberations, the questions facing the jury in the 2011 Super Bowl seating fiasco trial were pretty simple. The NFL — accused of breach of contract and fraudulent inducement after the plaintiff fans were either relocated or denied seats entirely at the game — has admitted to the breach…

OU Frat Boys: Good at Racist Chants, OK at Crisis PR

As soon as the now-infamous 9-second video of white college students singing a racist song went viral, the anonymity of those involved, especially those members of the University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity who could be seen, was sure to be short lived. Social media users quickly fingered Parker…

Sad Details Emerge In January Drowning of Infant in Southwest Dallas

Justice Hull never had a chance. The 2-month-old, allegedly intentionally drowned by the child of her CPS-appointed caretaker in January, was born to a mother who was already subject to eight CPS reports before she was born. Keshondria Hull, according a report issued by the Texas Department of Family and…

Texas Rep Wants to End Daylight Saving Time, Start the Revolution

There was a palpable lethargy around the Observer offices yesterday. Not exactly atypical for Monday, but the fluorescent lights seemed especially harsh because not all quite regained the hour of sleep we lost over the weekend. If state Representative Dan Flynn gets his way, it might be the last time…

Somebody Ditched a Rented Lamborghini on the DNT Sunday Morning

Continuing DFW’s storied history of people doing very stupid things in rented exotic cars, a driver abandoned a Lamborghini on the Dallas North Tollway early Sunday morning. See also: A Lamborghini and Ferrari Crashed into Each Other in Fort Worth on Sunday Initially, according to WFAA, police had no idea…

We’re All Paying for John Wiley Price’s Defense Lawyer Now

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is, in fact, indigent enough that taxpayers should pay for a sizable portion of his defense, as faces federal corruption charges for allegedly taking almost $1 million in bribes. Earlier today, Price filed the requested financial disclosure…

The Dark Side of the Dallas World Aquarium

You hear it, or see it if you’re online, every time someone asks what they should do while visiting Dallas. One of the quickest responses is always ‘go check out the Dallas World Aquarium.’ Some mention of penguins or rare birds and how it’s a little expensive ($20.95) but worth…