Dallas’ most favored weather oracle, Saint Delkus the Wise, brings news that later this week North Texas shall again be the object of God’s wrath. Yes, later this week, after having been given the briefest of respites following the plague of #sleetshow2015, Dallas will again face the trauma of weather…
In advance of the thundersleet-bearing storm that’s currently causing a minor inconvenience throughout North Texas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit put its new winter weather contingency plan into effect for the first time. It was fitting capper to AIA Dallas’ car-free week: Dallas’ already suspect public transit system significantly cutting service…
Somehow, @fauxmayormike, Unfair Park’s favorite local, civic-minded parody Twitter account, only has 46 followers. This is a grave injustice, as @fauxmayormike is one of the rare parody Twitter accounts that is actually funny. Here’s some of what you’ve missed to this point: Would this face stop Kingston from asking questions?…
The results of Lewisville ISD’s investigation into “White Power” signs in the Flower Mound High School student section during last Friday’s basketball game against Plano East are in. And what did the district find? Basic dumbassery among young idiots. Surprise! Here’s the timeline, according to the district:…
Organizers of a petition drive to stop Plano’s new anti-discrimination ordinance misled supporters, failed to properly verify signatures and didn’t follow Plano requirements for petition drives, the city says. See also: What Do Plano Christians Have Against Veterans?…
If there was any doubt that Eddie Routh, the former Marine who shot and killed Chris Kyle and Kyle’s friend Chad Littlefield in 2013, was profoundly disturbed, Thursday’s testimony at Routh’s murder trial erased it. Now, the jury is going to decide whether Routh knew that shooting Kyle and Littlefield…
As it stands, Easter in Lee Park won’t be happening this year. The Cedar Springs Merchants Association, which puts on the annual dog parade and get together, says that it needs to raise $20,000 by March 4 so it can cover the costs for newly enforced city events requirements. “We…
Quelling a minor insurrection by the Travis County judiciary, the Texas Supreme Court issued a pair of emergency stays blocking two lower-court rulings that might have allowed same-sex marriage in the state. Tuesday, a Travis County probate judge ruled Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional while splitting up the proceeds…
Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant made history Thursday morning. Thanks to a temporary restraining order from a Travis County district judge, the couple became the first same-sex duo in Texas to receive a marriage license. Judge David Wahlberg ordered the Travis County clerk to issue the couple a marriage license…
It’s that time again. Another big event at Jerryworld is approaching, and the Morning News is credulously reporting an outrageous number for the event’s estimated economic impact. This time, it’s the Academy of Country Music Awards that’s supposed to hand the North Texas economy its latest event-related windfall, to the…
If not for Adam McGough’s residency issues, the race to replace Jerry Allen in District 10 would be, far and away, the most boring bout on the 2015 Dallas City Council card. McGough and his opponent Paul Reyes are both longtime political operators. McGough was Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings chief…
A spouse is a spouse, regardless of genitalia, as far as Dallas’ city code is concerned now. The City Council voted Wednesday morning to change its definition of spouse, clearing the way for same-sex spouses of civilian city employees to receive survivor pension benefits. Gay city workers legally married in…
Friday’s Plano East versus Flower Mound boys basketball game featured three overtimes, multiple lead changes and a white power sign. It makes sense that the student section at Flower Mound High School’s basketball games would have a sign with the word “white” on it. After all, the Lewisville Independent School…
Newly elected Texas Governor Greg Abbott laid out his most comprehensive vision yet for the state during his first “state of the state” address Tuesday morning. Much of what he said was expected. He hopes to slash spending almost across the board, seal off the border by hiring more Department…
Late Monday night, a U.S. district judge in Brownsville issued a temporary injunction blocking President Obama’s decision to shield about 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. See also: Greg Abbott Leads Texas into Immigration Lawsuit Fight With Feds In November Obama announced his plan to create a program called Deferred…
Don’t call what’s being built here a “slate.” In Dallas politics, “slate” is a bad word, thanks to decades of domination by the old guard Citizens Council that still leave a bitter taste, and lingering memories of the battle to put power into independent single-member council districts. But with six…
Texas Ranger Danny Briley and a videotape gave a thorough account Wednesday of the confession given to Briley by Eddie Routh, the man on trial for the fatal 2013 shootings of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. “I know you had a tough day, but I’d like to talk a little…
Continuing Lance Armstrong’s long descent from cycling champion to tragic, cautionary tale, SCA Promotion confirmed Monday that an arbitration panel has decided that Armstrong and Tailwind Sports, the owners of the U.S. Postal Service team for which Armstrong rode, owe the Dallas-based company $10 million for bonuses SCA paid after…
With the closing of Urban Orchard last August, downtown Dallas was left without a grocery store. Downtown residents with empty pantries are faced with heading to Uptown of Cityplace still, but a requested change in the development agreement between the city and Olympic Property Partners — the firm rehabbing 1401…
The outcome, what happened after Texas gun fetishists Kory Watkins and Amy Hedtke testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs is what’s scary. It’s not that it now seems inevitable that students over the age of 21 will be able to bring guns onto college campuses, nor that…
Adding insult to financial injury, a video posted on the Dallas Police Department’s Facebook wall Wednesday shows a cop, apparently after giving a ticket, traveling the wrong way on the U.S. 75 service road. According to the woman who took the video, Christine Pham, the reversing cop pulled this move…
From the reaction among a certain subset of Dallasites — the moralizing, socially conservative-right — you’d think the new Fifty Shades of Grey flick was like something from the Marquis de Sade’s secret home movies. As though somehow, a movie with an MPAA “R” rating will bring down civilization. It’s…
