First off, more people were out shopping on Black Friday this year. However, on average they spent less than last year. Not the end of the world and aggregate sales should be higher... but it paints a grim picture of a still distressed consumer.
Next up, banks are taking [...]
When I told my mother I planned to write about the mural she painted on the side of her garage she said, “Don’t you dare say that it’s of a Mexican whorehouse.” She paused to reflect before continuing, “We could just let them figure it [...]
Above, a closeup of one of the paintings on display on the East Austin Studio Tour going on this past weekend and next. The schedule was very complicated (too many events!) so we just meandered for awhile.There's one for you, Dr. [...] That's the title of Michael Hall's web extra column for Texas Monthly. It's subtitled, "Even someone who supports the death penalty, as you do, can and should be up in arms over the Cameron Willingham case."
Hey Senator Hutchison, would your campaign have any interest in painting your opponent, Governor Rick [...]
Lots of folks have painted a pretty gloomy picture for Gene Locke's campaign based upon the election results from November 3rd. It is hard, with the voting numbers across the city so much against him, to come up with a way for him to win.
Who is his base? Where should [...]
In today's paper, I wrote about Wednesday's council discussion on creating a single-family rental property registration program.
Dallas City Hall spends millions of dollars a year trying to clean up properties owned by absentee landlords who let the weeds grow wild and the paint peel away.
Now, the Dallas City Council [...]
