Trinity River Improvement Partnership

Kudos to TRIP for a great event at the historic Stagecoach Ballroom last night!Very informative, very friendly folks!  Even the "plants" were friendly.  We love it when a group of citizens take the initiative to right the wrongs.  THE...

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Trinity River Mirage...

Read Don Woodard's Letter to the Editor in the FW Weekly.And come on out tonight!  You might learn something...it could save YOU millions!According to press reports, scores of officials from Tarrant County descended on the state capitol last...

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Southlake and Haltom City

What's the difference?  Too many to list, however this week we noticed a glaring one.Both Southlake and Haltom City's Planning and Zoning boards voted down drilling sites, forcing a council super majority vote to pass.Will give you one guess which...

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Last call

IS THERE A REPORTER IN THE HOUSE?!A real one??  Aside from Durango?  Follow along on the Paradise Center Scandal blog.From: Paradise Center ; We thought you might want to know the latest on this under/un-reported public interest news. To: Janelle...

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Who owns North Richland Hills?

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:The City Council voted Monday night in favor of a compromise that would cap the number of apartments in the Home Town NRH area at fewer than 1,000, ending an acrimonious process that pitted developers against homeowners...

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Austin Anyone?

From our friends at TURF...Trans Texas Corridor Resurrected in HB 3789! On Wednesday, the House Transportation Committee will hear a slew of bills (HB 2186, HB 2388, HB 2801, HB 2985, HB 3561, HB 3563-HB 3565, HB 3734) to privatize and toll tax TX roads,...

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You are invited

TRIP invites you to join us at the historic Stagecoach Ballroom on the banks of the Trinity River for the documentary movie premiere of “Up a Creek” -  exploring various impacts of the Trinity River Vision project.WHEN:Wednesday March...

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Texas Jobs

The article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram puts some numbers to job losses due to the proposed budget cuts.Maybe those folks can get a job with the Trinity River Vision.  It's all about priorities?The analysis forecasts that in 2013, as many as...

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Haltom City showdown

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on the Haltom City EDC fiasco this week is much more telling than the last.  Finally.  Maybe the residents over there can get some help, they've needed it since at least 2004, when a current councilmember...

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Barnett Shale Fail

It's gas drilling day in Tarrant County....the FW Weekly knocks it out of the park again!  Hats off to the Weekly and all the HEROs listed in the article.  WHY do they do it?  For THE PEOPLE!It would have raised eyebrows if they had told...

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What's in YOUR Water?

Read all about it on TXSharon.YOU can't afford not ...

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Southlake scared

Of being sued.  They should be scared about their future.  Will the $25,000 be enough to supply them air and water?  Read about the residents protesting gas drilling in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Kotter thinks that XTO Energy's...

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Q & A

We just received an email from one of our contributors concerning a meeting Jim Lane, Fort Worth Mayor candidate, spoke at this morning.  Sounds like it didn't go well, we are told Mr. Lane "danced" around answering questions.  And then tried...

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Real news?!

Seems we weren't the only ones disappointed, though not surprised, at how Kay Granger voted on the NPR.Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says it all.  Right, left, we will all pay for this vote.Disappointing voteThe March 17 vote...

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More Small Town Politics...

Another letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the Haltom City EDC fiasco.  Seems THE PEOPLE want the "news" to tell the whole story, and hold elected officials and city staff paid by their tax dollars accountable.WHO's...

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Fort Worth Family

Rumor has it Pete Geren will file for Mayor of Fort Worth today as a write in candidate.What does that tell you?  You have Besty Price, who has admitted she was asked to run by another Fort Worth family, the Granger's.  WHY would anyone leave...

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Rule 37 made worse?

Didn't think that was possible, but leave it to the Texas Railroad Commission.  Yes, you are being railroaded.It is YOUR property...well, it was.Read about the changes THEY want to make to Rule 37 on TXSharon.  WHO do you think THEY a...

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THIS SATURDAY - YOU are invited!

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Natural Gas Blowout

In Ward County, Texas.Read about it he...

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Small Town Letter

Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram concerning Haltom City's EDC fiasco.We are sure it won't be the last.  This letter writer blames the current mayor.  What about the next mayor?  Remember, he was on the EDC.  And...

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On to something...

A Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram makes our point.  WHO is looking out for the citizens and their rights?  Your "leaders"?  The "news"?  Guess again.  It's THE PEOPLE.  Remember that come May.Gas drillingThe...

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More Small Town Politics

Richland Hills, Forest Hill, now back to Haltom City...The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an article about the Haltom City Economic Development Corporation buying properties under the radar and not paying taxes on them.  Ever.They make it sound like...

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Fracing "news"

The FW Weekly tells you about last week's tanker spill (we showed you the picture from a citizen) and about the radioactive dumping around these parts. Notice what the Weekly says at the start of their article:Unnoticed by most local news media, on March...

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Paradise Center Scandal

Durango does it again.  While the "news" doesn't make mention the plight of the Paradise Center, THE PEOPLE do.  And WHO to?  Durango, that's who.Check out the new blog he started that will help you to follow this developing story that...

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What's wrong with Texas?

One thing is Governor Perry giving a speech that yet another company is getting loads of tax breaks for bringing 400 or so jobs to Texas.  While kids protest outside about the education budget cuts.  Any of you kids want to be Governor? ...

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Hey, Arlington!

Check out the new website!http://www.savearlington.c...

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No "news"

Check in with Durango to find out WHY the Fort Worth Star-Telegram didn't report much on the Earthquake and Tsnumai in Japan or the MHMR Paradise Center scandal.Then, think about all the other "news" you are missing in Tarrant County. ...

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Small Town politics continued

This time in Richland Hills.  Read the letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.THE PEOPLE are listening.  Wonder what they'll say in May?City Hall silence The Richland Hills City Council decided Tuesday that it has the right to remove any speaker...

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Forest Hill Fight

Small town politics never change. Unless you vote in new folks. Remember that come May.Read about the brawl between the Mayor and council member in the Fort Worth Star-Telegr...

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What's in the Trinity River?

It ain't just alligators and PCB's.Read about the spill on TXShar...

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Tell your Texas senator to block SB 875

It takes less than a minute to send a message to your Texas state senator telling him or her that you want SB 875 blocked from passage.Don't let Troy Fraser and his corporate croniestrample your property rights!Tell your TX state senator to block SB...

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PCBs everywhere...and not a drop to drink

Read about the Trinity River contamination in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Oh goody, another "study".  Some of these items were discussed at the recent NCTCOG TDML meeting (they didn't have an answer either) and the TRIP meeting Saturday.  ...

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Trinity River Vision Funding

There ain't any.Oh, besides YOU, dear taxpayers.Read about it in the Fort Worth Business Press.  YOU can't afford to miss it.  Neither can your kids.Meanwhile the costs mount and the availability of funds is more in question than ever. The...

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Arlington Heights Update

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an update on the Arlington Heights flooding issues.  Seems like we just heard something similar Saturday night at the Trinity River Improvement Partnership (TRIP) event.  They even talked about Arlington Heights,...

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Hell Yeah.

The North Central Texas Communities Alliance has won the 2010 Special Service Award from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club!Hats off to the NCTCA!   Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

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What's the difference in NY and TX?

Newspapers.  Read the drilling article that addresses concerns with water supply in the New York Times.And then read about the DISH, TX lawsuit against the industry on TXSharon.While Josh Fox didn't win the Oscar, we are sure he appreciates all...

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Money and Education

Good letters to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram this week.  Our guess is the politicians think if we spend less on education, it will be easier to take the citizens for a ride, while picking their pockets.  Educate yourself. ...

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STOP Electing career politicians

Unless you want more of the same.  Read another good letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram today.Bad airDave Montgomery recently reported on a document that lists a number of low rankings for Texas in comparison to other states: education,...

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Trinity River Supercollider Boondoggle

Read the latest from Mr. Woodard in the Letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Thanks to the Star Telegram for publishing the letters THE PEOPLE write.  After all, that's what it's for, right?Mr. Woodard mentions some of the...

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