Zac, senior editor of D Magazine, has written about the explosion in West, Texas; legendary country singer Charley Pride; Tony Dorsett's struggle with life after football; and imaginary meetings with a mosquito and a Pegasus.The author of 2009's Black Tooth Grin and A Pedestrian's Recent History of Dallas and I See You, Big German (both 2020), he lives near White Rock Lake and walks a lot.
Some broke barriers. Others righted wrongs. Many of them taught us lessons from which we are still learning. But all, for better or worse, helped build the city we live in today.
Linda García hadn’t planned to run for office. Then, a day before the filing deadline, she got talked into taking a seat as a state representative in an uncontested election. If she takes to politics like she did the stock market, the old guard is in for a surprise.
