Tag Archives: Fort Worth

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports: A group dressed in Nazi clothing put anti-Semitic material on scores of cars at Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Sunday, the same day people wearing similar paraphernalia were videoed eating at a Torchy’s Tacos. The woman who posted the Torchy’s video, Jessica Gregorio, told the Star-Telegram that the group of about 10 people was already …

The Associated Press reports: Flash floods struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight into Monday, with flooded roads requiring rescue efforts as images showed abandoned cars floating down inundated streets. In some areas, the rainfall totals would be considered a 1-in-1,000-year flood. Rain continues to fall in and around Dallas; some rainfall gauges in the area have recorded more than 10 …

Via Fort Worth’s CBS affiliate: Fort Worth police Cpl. Tracey Knight, it is a life-changing decision. “When I got the news last night,” she said, pausing, tears in her eyes… “When I got the news last night, it was very emotional.” The news that has Knight, all choked up came from a memo sent Wednesday to all Fort Worth city …

(Tipped by JMG reader Alan)

We had a great turnout of handsome guys for the JMG meetup in Houston last night! Too many names to remember, save the very notable presence of openly gay Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns, whose poignant anti-bullying video went globally viral in October 2010. Fantastic to meet him and all of the rest of you! Also: Ow, my head! Thanks …

Finally we get the other side of the story in the case of the Fort Worth high school student allegedly suspended merely for saying he finds homosexuality morally wrong. A spokesman for an LGBT teachers organization reports in the Dallas Voice: He [the class teacher] reports (and has reported to his school) repeated acts of anti-gay harassment by several students …

Free Republic and similar sites are going ballistic over the news that a Fort Worth high school student was suspended for telling another student that he believes that “homosexuality is wrong.”

After the Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission staged a widely criticized raid of the Rainbow Lounge in June 2009, authorities from both organizations admitted wrongdoings that resulted in the firings of three TABC officers and a rewriting of the rules regarding nightclub raids. Now the Fort Worth city attorneys are recommending a $400,000 settlement with Chad …

The Dallas Morning News has named openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns as a finalist for their annual Texan Of The Year award. Burns gained national attention for his heartfelt and heartbreaking “It Gets Better” message delivered from his seat during a city council meeting in October. From an editorial in today’s paper: Joel Burns was the picture …

In a public transit atheism campaign now becoming familiar around the country, some Fort Worth city buses bear a billboard declaring “Millions Of People Are Good Without God.” That has pissed off some local Christians, who are now chasing the buses around their routes with a message of their own. “We want to tell people they are not alone,” said …

Openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns writes to direct us to an online raffle for the boxer shorts given him by Ellen DeGeneres when he appeared to speak about his heart-wrenching video about LGBT bullying. Raffle tickets are only $5 each and all proceeds go to the Trevor Project! But do it right now because the winner will …

(Via – Victory Fund) RELATED: Burns has posted a YouTube message about his experience on the show. “You know you’re a redneck when your mom is more excited about meeting Jeff Foxworthy than Ellen DeGeneres.”

Openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns broke down in tears last night as he related his own bullying at the hands of anti-gay teens while in high school. Watch this. But grab a tissue first. (Tipped by JMG reader SharonTX)

After the Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission staged a widely criticized raid of the Rainbow Lounge last June, authorities from both organizations admitted wrongdoings that resulted in the firings of three TABC officers and a rewriting of the rules regarding nightclub raids. But despite all of that and an abject apology to the gay community from …

After heated debate, last night the Fort Worth City Council voted 6-3 to expand employment discrimination protections to include transgender persons. Outside the building, pro and anti-gay activists clashed and nearly came to blows. Reportedly, the city’s human relations committee was working on adding transgender protections before the recent embarrassment over the Rainbow Lounge raid. More than 200 people packed …

The Dallas Voice is reporting that the Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission has fired two agents and their supervising sergeant in the wake of public outrage over their brutal handling of a raid on the Rainbow Lounge. Other agents have been suspended or been issued written reprimands. The TABC is also rewriting its rules for bar inspections and has changed the …

After enduring a firestorm of criticism and demonstrations over their violent raid of the Rainbow Lounge, Fort Worth police are completely revising their rules on conducting inspections of nightclubs. The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that he is revising bar inspection policies in the wake of a raid on a gay bar that left one customer seriously injured and …