The Watchdog’s revelation last week that personal information on 27 million past and present Texas driver’s license holders is for sale on the… Read more
Last week, The Watchdog found himself in a most uncomfortable position. I asked Santa Claus if he was a scammer. Read more
Apple brags about how its iPhones protect your privacy because of strong encryption built into its systems. Read more
This story is dedicated to every child in school. Every child that is starring as the lead character in their own life of craziness. Every stu… Read more
A letter from a reader about safety protocols at WinStar World Casino and Resort across the border in Oklahoma left me dumbfounded. At first, … Read more
I keep telling my wife (and I guess myself, too) not to worry too much about domestic terrorist attacks in Texas because police investigators … Read more
Watchdog, what are you barking at this week? Read more
Thank you for contacting The Watchdog. I will be out of the office for Black Friday. (Actually, I’ve been out of the office since March, but t… Read more
The goodfellas would be proud. It’s probably one of the biggest heists in American history. Read more
I cannot get this one photo from 2020 out of my mind. It shows a man in a ball cap and sunglasses standing in the back of a pickup holding a r… Read more
For every con game and every victim, there’s often a moment when the victim feels that something isn’t right. But they squelch that protective… Read more
Wow! My homeowners insurance premium jumped 32% in one year. Read more
You’ve been hacked. We’ve all been hacked. Read more
Anybody know someone who needs 200,000 N95 face masks? I know two guys who can hook you up, like tomorrow. Read more
I call it the Great Awakening. White people like me in 2020 finally began to understand the real story of racism — and why we must no longer a… Read more
The Watchdog’s picnic basket of consumer goodies is offered here. Some items could save you money, or even make a bit of money for you. At the… Read more
In this, I apply The Watchdog’s longtime property tax protest campaign to a legendary principle of rock ’n’ roll. Read more
People are selling their possessions in yard sales to avoid foreclosure. Families line up in their cars for an hour to receive free food. The … Read more
The Watchdog: Our test of the post office last week resulted in a terribly disappointing final score
OK, we know the mail is late. Often very late. Now The Watchdog can prove it. I ran a mail test last week by sending letters across Dallas-For… Read more
In the same week, I received two separate letters from two Texas prisoners in different prisons complaining about the same matter. Read more
To her right, in the new Trophy Club Town Center, she glanced at a big sign with only one word on it. Read more
Have you heard the commercials for a company, Home Title Lock, warning about how the title to your home can get stolen without you knowing it? Read more
Back in August when the big story was how the U.S. Postal Service was getting gummed up so that, possibly, mailed ballots wouldn’t arrive on t… Read more
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on Doc Gallagher. Part two will run in Monday’s e-Edition. Read more
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on Doc Gallagher. Part one ran in the Saturday print edition and both weekend e-Editions. Read more
All these years later, I still believe that the alarm clock episode of 1977, when I was 20 years old and in college, was the worst moment of my life. Read more
“Come with me to my church on Sunday,” my wife said. Read more
Why must it be so difficult for some individuals and small businesses to get unemployment benefits or business loans to survive? Yet why is it… Read more
The Public Utility Commission of Texas sends out news releases about its activities. But there’s one announcement the PUC’s public relations s… Read more
If civil war breaks out in America, what happened in Weatherford a week ago shows how easily it can begin. Out-of-town protesters clashed with… Read more
I’m in a heap of trouble with the president of the United States. He’s angry and disappointed in me. So is his family and his campaign. I know… Read more
I wish Maddy Heymann and her fellow Black Lives Matter protesters in Southlake could meet Jinks Jones. It’s impossible. Maddy, 21, grew up in … Read more
The Watchdog was on vacation — er, staycation — last week. So let’s catch up on my mailbag. Read more
The other day, I grabbed my medical mask and drove with my wife to The Toy Maven store in Dallas to pick up 10,000 toys. Read more
Many Texans don’t realize that Jan. 19 is officially recognized as a paid state holiday called Confederate Heroes Day. Read more
Federal inmate #50083-054 was ready to go home. Read more
Watchdog, I’m preparing for my protest at the appraisal district in the coming weeks. I want to use comparable sales prices in my neighborhood… Read more
Ever since I first wrote about USAA Insurance’s mysterious drop in its Better Business Bureau grade from “A” to “F” eight months ago, The Watc… Read more
I was talking to Paulie the Accountant this week, which was the deadline for filing federal tax forms after the April extension because of cor… Read more
One of the biggest data breaches in U.S. law enforcement history took place in June. Oh, what? Nobody told you. Not surprising. This is a humi… Read more
I couldn’t figure out why I was hearing complaints from several USAA-insured homeowners about the San Antonio-based company not paying storm d… Read more
Thank you everybody for inviting me to speak at the graduation of the class of 2020. OK, you didn’t invite me. But if you did, here’s what I w… Read more
In one of the most famous movie scenes of all time, a character in The Graduate tells Dustin Hoffman, “I just want to say one word to you. Jus… Read more
Every few hours, to take a break from work upstairs in my home office, I trot downstairs and make small talk with my wife. Lately, the small t… Read more
I always wondered how Texas’ largest property tax protest company, with 200,000 customers, could give homeowners and businesses who hired it t… Read more
Did you check to see if your auto insurance company is giving you a rebate or credit on your premium while you are driving less? Read more
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price was scheduled to come by after dinnertime to honor front-line workers battling coronavirus at Texas Health Fort W… Read more
Usually, I answer your letters to The Watchdog. But today I’m writing my own letters and copying them to you. Read more
For now, at least, I’ve lost something I have loved about Texas. Read more
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