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AUSTIN – State education officials have threatened to cut off funding for a troubled Fort Worth charter school unless its owner submits a detailed financial audit within 30 days. The letter warning of the possible loss of state funding is the latest problem for Theresa B. Lee Academy of Fort Worth, a charter school already under state oversight because of poor performance ratings and cheating on the...
The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram have reached a joint distribution agreement in an effort to reduce costs, the two newspapers said Friday. Under the agreement, The News will deliver about 5,000 daily copies and 7,000 Sunday copies of the Star-Telegram in Dallas, Cook, Denton and Ellis counties. The Star-Telegram will deliver about 21,000 daily copies and 20,000 Sunday copies...
The woman told investigators she was in her garage when a man grabbed her from behind, dragged her into the laundry room and choked her. The man took off his shirt and wrapped it around her neck as he groped her.
The man, who was found at about 12:45 a.m., appeared to have been hit by a vehicle, Fort Worth police said. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital,where he died. Police have not confirmed his identity.
If the football game Monday night in Oakland could flow toward intrigue, the Raiders would confront a third-and-pass situation by splitting receiver Javon Walker wide to the right.
One of the cool events that shows up in Fort Worth is the annual Zest Fest . Zest Fest is put on by Chili Pepper Magazine and is chock full of folks showing off their salsas, rubs, seasonings and other fiery foods. Also at the festival today was Miss Texas . I took the opportunity to say "Hi" and shake her hand. Now, this will let you know why people come to Zest Fest. There was a 10 to 15 minute wait...
Rudy Carpenter threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns, and Dimitri Nance and Keegan Herring each ran for a score as 14th ranked Arizona State shook off a sluggish start to defeat Stanford 41-17 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The Cardinal led 7-3 after the first quarter, but Carpenter gave the Sun Devils [...]
Further proof that Texas may actually be the rock promise land prophesied by Lift to Experience, with one of my newest favorites, Dallas' Slider Pines. With a sound somewhat Americana, a little bit Deathcab and the Shins and at times...
BLUE MOUND, Texas (AP) -- When two gunmen smashed through the glass front door of her suburban Fort Worth home, Kellie Hoehn didn't think twice. The 34-year-old mother of two grabbed a shotgun that had been pointed at her face early Wednesday, starting a struggle that ended with one intruder killed with his own weapon and another in the hospital. "I wasn't going to let them get to my babies," she said,...
Aw, how sweet. Lynne Spears and Alec Baldwin aren’t the only Hollywood parents airing their family’s dirty laundry in an upcoming book. Leighton Meester’s mother is apparently shopping a book about what a train wreck her family was back when Leighton was born. The book will reportedly tell Connie’s life journey from drug ring co-conspirator to suburban [...]
Salvo, Former US sprinter Marion Jones left a federal facility in Texas on Friday after serving a six-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about steroid use that helped her win five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. "My joy at being reunited today with my husband and two sons is beyond ...
Jump to the full entry & travel map Dallas, Texas, United States I'm sitting here in the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, just got off my first flight. It was totally under-booked, and i had both seats in my row to myself (you better bet I sat sideways, with my macbook on the other tray-table, watching movies the whole time). Also, I've been timing things, and one thing that really shocked me, and seemed...
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones left a federal facility in Texas on Friday after serving a six-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about steroid use that helped her win five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.