WHO in their right mind

Would support (push) SB 875? 

Read about it on TXSharon.  WHO elected this gashole?

If you keep electing people like Bonnen, then you should at least pay attention to the ways these people misuse their office and stop pretending that you are the party of personal property rights.

The Denton Record Chronicle quotes attorney Kirk Claunch on his opinion of the amendment:

“I can’t think of any piece of legislation that’s more un-American than one that deprives a private property owner of the right to defend themselves against abuses from a big oil company or anybody else,” Claunch said. “This is law that essentially says we are going to let the oil and gas industry do whatever it needs and to run over anybody that gets in its way without any consequence.”

Rights, what rights?  This is the new Texas...unfortunately headed the Fort Worth Way...

Doesn't add up...

Some good Letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  We wonder how much they were edited? 

Seems people have the same question we've been hearing since news broke Betsy Price was running for Mayor...WHO pays??

A tax assessor makes more than a hundred grand a year. The Fort Worth mayor's position pays about $30,000. Why would a person leave a well-paying public position for one that doesn't even pay one-fourth as much? Maybe there's some outside lobbying going on. I think we'll be the ones paying for it down the line. I just don't trust a person who has made that much money on the taxpayers' dime for so many years to suddenly take a huge cut in pay, all for "the good of the people."

I am voting for Jim Lane in this runoff. He's given a lot to this city without the large salary. He's the clear choice for Fort Worth.

-- Don Beims, Fort Worth
 
The next letter made us laugh.  Beholden to the taxpayers?  Which ones?  The Grangers? Cheseapeake? The Kelly's?   Where do they find these people?  City Hall?
 
Betsy is beholden only to taxpayers, not to special interests inside or outside city government.
 
And they'll be laughing, all the way to the bank...

You go, girl!

Wendy Davis has never been known to back down or be quiet.  And while we don't always agree with her, we do say - more power to her!  We couldn't be prouder she's from Texas.  We need more like her.  Those that aren't afraid to stand up to the good ol' boys and their threats, in order to protect the citizens and their children.

Maybe the good ol' boys can learn some manners from Ms. Davis while in special session. 

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  We'll skip commenting on the classless responses of the Texas Governor.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

Thank you, to all who have served America and her people. 

Texas Lone Star salutes you all, past and present.  YOU are not forgotten.

YOU are invited!

Come see the new Paradise Center! 

Kudos to the Paradise crew and friends!  Carry on!!

Say it ain't so...

Rick Perry has said repeatedly he wasn't running for President.  Like Kay Bailey Hutchison, seems he is changing his tune.  He says, he "is going to think about it.  He thinks about a lot of things". 

It's the Fort Worth, uh, Texas way.  We need a new way in a bad way. 

Read about it on CBSDFW.

Life in the Fast Lane

Kathleen Hicks, Fort Worth City Council woman sporting a JUDGE license plate on her Porsche.  Yes, we said Porsche.  And no, we don't know how a council woman in Fort Worth affords one.

Her supporters talk about what she has done in the district, like getting fancy lights.  What about the dark neighborhoods?  The ones that there are no money for lights? 

WHO has the story?  CBS 11.  YOU don't want to miss it.

ANY Truths about Trinity River Vision?

Interesting article on Durango about the Trinity River Vision Citizen's Committee.  How many are average citizens with no political or financial stake?  We couldn't find one, can YOU?

More Trinity River Vision Truths?

Seems Tim Love has a cool new spot for another restaurant, right on the banks of the Trinity River.  Well, it will be cool until it floods.

According the the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
The River Shack is under construction near Colonial Country Club on a Clear Fork riverbank. The location is on floodway property at 3101 Riverfront Drive, by Rogers Road behind Hoffbrau Steaks.

We've heard rumors about this site for quite some time.  If you look at the TAD database, seems the only people who own anything on Riverfront Drive is the Tarrant Regional Water District. 

So, does that mean WE THE PEOPLE own a restaurant?  Guess that means it's a free for all.

Ditto

A recent Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram speaks for itself...

Political neutrality

I don't agree with the Star-Telegram's practice of recommending political candidates. The idea of media endorsements is a holdover from when newspapers were affiliated with political parties.

In my opinion, this is a chink in what should be an impenetrable armor of objectivity.

Your role in the political process is to fairly present the candidates to potential voters.

Voters should be swayed by the candidates, not by those whose credibility requires neutrality.

As the 2008 presidential primaries were heating up, Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel raised the same issue: "How can a newspaper be objective on the front page when it endorses a candidate on the editorial page? [Readers are] dubious about whether the reporter who covers Hillary Clinton can be objective if his newspaper has endorsed Barack Obama -- and vice versa. And they're right."

I agree.

-- Tim Tune, Fort Worth