Tim Rogers

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

ive years ago, Tracy Morgan was 50 years old and sitting on an ornery horse named Trojan, about to take her final test to join the Dallas Police Department’s Mounted Unit. Openings hardly ever come up at Mounted. In 2020, an expansion created five spots, and 66 cops applied. The failure rate for Mounted applicants is so high that Morgan didn’t bother to tell her two grown sons what she was doing, which was nothing less than trying to achieve a goal she’d had for more than 20 years.

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

Four years ago, Paxton Smith caused some good trouble. As the valedictorian of the class of 2021 at Lake Highlands High School, she was tasked with delivering a commencement speech—which, of course, she had to get approved by school officials. But on graduation day, she pulled a switcheroo and decided to talk about abortion rights and the “Heartbeat Bill” that Gov. Greg Abbott had just signed into law. Not every school administrator was pleased.

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

Per usual, we set out in this episode of EarBurner to discuss current events and then got sidetracked by more important matters. The Professional Bull Riders tour is in town, with the World Finals Ride for Redemption May 14–15 at the Cowtown Coliseum and the World Finals Championship May 17–18 at AT&T Stadium. So of course we had to talk about Mike’s story about all the Brazilian bull riders who live in and around Decatur.

4 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve mentioned here on FrontBurner that we need to dredge White Rock Lake. Not sure how that’s possible. If you’ve visited this blog with any frequency, you’ve likely suffered one or more of my posts about dredging. If the concept is new to you, here’s a primer:We need to dredge White Rock Lake. ASAP. OK, here’s a slightly longer primer: silt flows into the lake from our northern neighbors via White Rock Creek (and other feeders).

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

You might be aware that Burger Schmurger opens today in the old Bar None spot off Buckner Boulevard. It will do meat from 3-11 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 12 a.m., Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday. No Tuesday for you! It will be good. I live down the street and am excited about it, but don’t tell Goodfriend I said that. Like, Goodfriend is my wife; Burger Schmurger will be my side piece. Now we need to have some real talk.