Top 5 Contrarian Moments of 2010
It’s New Year’s Eve, which means it’s time for customary best-of-2010 lists. In my case, I’ve compiled the most surprising, ridiculous, hilarious and mendacious [...]
Judge to RadWaste Commission: ‘Not So Fast’
Opponents of Harold Simmons’ West Texas radioactive waste empire got a last-minute reprieve today. Austin Judge Jon Wisser ordered a temporary halt to rules [...]
A So-Called RINO Joins the Tea Party Caucus
There are good surprises—cool Uncle Jim is coming to Christmas—and there are bad surprises—weird Auntie Edna’s making her special version of Jello salad. Then [...]
Texas and the Feds Fight Fake Pot
When I was working on a feature on Barry Cooper, the former narcotics officer turned marijuana advocate, he told me he had come [...]
Goodbye to a River?
There are many ways to kill a river: dams, pollution, over-pumping. But the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) just added a new way: [...]