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Energy Company Opts Not to Exterminate Prairie Dog Colony

Before developing a drilling site in Burleson, Chesapeake Energy relocates a prairie dog colony.

December 22, 2011 | by Sonia Smith
Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore
Candy Montgomery thought her affair with Allan Gore was over, until she found herself fighting for her life against Allan’s wife.
February 1, 1984 | by Jim Atkinson , John Bloom | Feature
Git Along . . .
How Lubbock—epicenter of the prairie dog universe—learned to stop worrying and love the little beasts.
May 1, 2003 | by Joe Nick Patoski | Reporter
Funky Chickens
The prairie chickens in Texas’ vanishing grasslands are booming and boyish.
May 1, 1988 | by Alison Cook | Reporter
Singin’ on the Range
At the Fort Griffin Fandangle, Texas’s oldest outdoor musical, an all-amateur local cast reenacts its own bloody history.
July 24, 2013 | by Paul Knight | Photo Essay
My Kind of Town
September 1, 2002 | by Suzy Banks | Feature
O, Canadian!
The Panhandle town may be the first in Texas to decide to base its economy on nature tourism. Judging by the results, it won't be the last.
September 1, 2004 | by John Morthland | John Morthland
My Pet Project
Even stray cats and dogs need a Gandhi-like figure.
February 1, 2005 | by Kinky Friedman | Kinky Friedman
Titillating
A new sports bar inspires Abilenians to get something off their chest.
October 1, 1997 | by Jordan Mackay | Reporter
Texas Tidbits
In Texas, high school football is a Friday night religion. How much do you know about your faith?
August 1, 2002 | by Lindsey Stanberry , Tiffany Welsh | Texas Tidbits

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