Twelve years ago I watched a guy in a drafty shop in Livingston reject a walnut board because of a knot the size of a dime. He set it aside, pulled another off the stack, and started over. That board became the top of a dining table that’s still in my aunt’s kitchen. The knot didn’t matter to anyone but ...

Law

Texas is an at-will state, which means most workers here can be fired without explanation and without legal recourse. Federal employees in Dallas are a significant exception to that rule. Career federal workers cannot be removed without cause, and when an agency tries to remove someone improperly, there is a formal, structured appeal process designed to correct it. That process ...