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Dallas' Next Mayor Will Face Tough Budget Choices. Too Bad The Candidates Won't Talk About Them. Dallas' Next Mayor Will Face Tough Budget Choices. Too Bad The Candidates Won't Talk About Them.
By Sam Merten

The group of mayoral hopefuls—the police chief, the politician, the CEO and the long shot—agree on just about everything. Raising taxes is naughty. Natural gas drilling should be allowed only if science… More >>

Breathalyzer Tests for City Council, an Idea Whose Time Has Come.
By Jim Schutze

Spanish prisoners: By the time you're reading this, Dallas City Council probably has already voted on whether to approve a cunning plan to save money we don't have by spending… More >>

With Richie Whitt on his pit crew, Tony Stewart faded fast at Texas Motor Speedway With Richie Whitt on his pit crew, Tony Stewart faded fast at Texas Motor Speedway
By Richie Whitt

Before I serve as an honorary pit crew member on his NASCAR team Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart gives me a word of advice. "Most importantly," he jokes,… More >>

Should the United States return the Southwest to Mexico?
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: I grant you a magic wand. Now, tell me—how do we right the wrongs of Sam Houston and Manifest Destiny? Is it to correct his legacy and call… More >>

Fastest Show on Earth Fastest Show on Earth
By Richie Whitt

As has been the case many a time in Texas, it all started during a Pat Green song. While the singer regaled the crowd with his casual, country-fried twang in the… More >>

Panhandlers on DART Trains: In Your Face NYC.
By Patrick Williams

Cognitive dissonance: Remember when times were flush and Dallas' city leaders had goals other than keeping the lights on at City Hall? It wasn't that long ago when all the… More >>

We Need a Mayor Who'll Cut Up City Hall's Credit Card. We Need a Mayor Who'll Cut Up City Hall's Credit Card.
By Jim Schutze

Honest question. Are you even aware there is a race going on now for mayor of Dallas? Honest answers only, please. It's OK. Especially in the early phase, the mayoral election… More >>

Do Mexican men wear necklaces with their mami's name on them?
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: I'm a blanquita, and I've recently begun dating a CALIENTE mexicano. I adore this man. The first time we were intimate, I noticed his necklace (which I had… More >>

A Rangers Repeat? History Suggests Odds Are Long. A Rangers Repeat? History Suggests Odds Are Long.
By Richie Whitt

Buster Douglas. Phoebe Cates. Vanilla Ice. Your Texas Rangers? On March 13 a record sellout crowd of 12,014 packed Surprise Stadium for a meaningless yet energized World Series rematch against the San… More >>

How Bad Will Things Have to Get Before We Make Them Better?
By Jim Schutze

Hope like hell: Two experiences over the weekend have given Buzz hope. One was watching a documentary on the catastrophic 1911 Triangle Waist Factory Fire in New York and the… More >>

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