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Harold Simmons Has a Water Problem at His Radioactive Dump

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In 2010, Laray Polk wrote a story for us about Harold Simmons titled “Dallas’ Most Evil Genius.” It was about the Dallas billionaire’s efforts to bury radioactive waste in West Texas — with a little help from politicians to whom he contributed money. A... »

Rep. Lon Burnam: Let's Tell Texas What Scientists Think About Radioactive Waste Site

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In a letter Monday, state Representative Lon Burnam called upon Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to allow him to release to the public confidential documents he says indicate Texas Commission on Environmental Quality scientists fear a West Texas radi... »

“Phantom” voters

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This is a molehill, not a mountain. Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age – a phenomenon prompting conservative Washington, D.C., watchdog group to ques... »

CD-07 Dem primary gets contentious

Brains and Eggs

Happy Zombie Jesus Christ Day. Hope you got your eggs in a row early.The Democratic primary for CD-07 has taken a turn for the worse in recent days, with this e-mail I received some days ago from someone I do not know named Laura Nicol and titled "Insi... »

ThenewmapsarehereThenewmapsarehere!

Brains and Eggs

Said in my best Steve Martin "The Jerk" imitation.After a months-long set of legal battles spanning three courtrooms in two cities, Texas may finally have a set of interim redistricting maps that could keep the primary election on May 29.The new maps, ... »

One of Arlington's Last Remaining Strip Clubs, Flashdancer, Takes City to Federal Court

Unfair Park

​For years Flashdancer Cabaret -- the topless joint that sits on E. Randol Mill just across the freeway from Cowboys Stadium and the Ballpark in Arlington, or so I've been told -- has been at odds with the city and state, which have tried their best to... »

So, New EPA Regs Won't Cause Apocalyptic Blackouts in Texas After All?

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Luminant's Monticello​Over the course of the last month, both ERCOT and the North American Energy Reliability Corporation have warned of outages as early as next summer, due in large part, they say, to new regs issued by the EPA aimed at reducing the a... »

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FBI's Top Agent in North Texas Retires

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The FBI's top agent in Dallas, who has sent corrupt politicians, bank robbers and terrorists to prison, is retiring after a quarter-century on the front lines of fighting crime. "It feels really strange to be leaving," said Robert Casey, the special ag... »

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