Email Author Margaret Downing

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 22, 2011

  "Mistaken Identities"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 23, 2010

  "Children of God"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 23, 2010

  "Children of God"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "The Whipping Boy"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published June 3, 2010

  "Homeless High"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published June 4, 2009

  "Let the Record Reflect"

• 2009 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published April 10, 2008

  "Exit Exams"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Mental Anguish"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published November 13, 2008

  "Bad Faith"

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007

  "Killing Fences"

• 2008 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published October 25, 2007

  "Death in a Box"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published October 25, 2007

  "Death in a Box"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published August 23, 2007

  "Judging Books and Their Covers"

• 2007 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published October 5, 2006

  "Opt In, Opt Out'

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published October 5, 2006

  "Opt In, Opt Out"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published May 11, 2006

  "Diary of a Mad Man"

• 2006 - Lone Star Awards, published August 11, 2005

  "Who Cares?"

• 2006 - Lone Star Awards, published February 17, 2005

  "Mind Reading"

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2008 Stories by Margaret Downing

• Backlash Upon Backlash at HISD

  published December 4, 2008

  J. Will Jones Elementary is 101 years old, the only public elementary left in Midtown, and before they shut it down, you should know that it's... More >>

• Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance: Plausible Deniability

  published November 13, 2008

  Just how well the workers' comp system is working in Texas remains something of a mystery. While Amy Lee, director of the state's Workers'... More >>

• Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance: Doctored Documents

  published November 13, 2008

  Juan Narvaez was working as a Sheetrock framer for Greater Metroplex Interiors near Dallas when he said he injured his back on August 29, 2003,... More >>

• Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance

  published November 13, 2008

  It was June 12, 2000, and Lance Morris, a volunteer firefighter for the small town of Justin in north Texas, was in a ditch, eight or ten feet... More >>

• Mesmerizing Mocha at Ibiza Food and Wine Bar

  published November 6, 2008

  If you don't pay close attention to this dessert's name — mocha espresso bread pudding — at Ibiza Food and Wine Bar... More >>

• Mooyah Burgers and Fries and La Torretta Del Lago

  published October 30, 2008

  Eric Paquin owns Mooyah Burgers and Fries (300 Bay Area Blvd., 281-338-7305) with partner Ken Phelps. When Paquin saw his first Mooyah... More >>

• Hurricane Relief

  published September 25, 2008

  To Our Readers, Hurricane Ike has come and gone and left us with an aftermath of gnarly life extending far beyond what I would say most... More >>

• Texas Air National Guard Boots Sick Soldier

  published July 31, 2008

  It was about four years back into civilian life that Jason Franco decided he'd had enough of going nowhere. He'd gotten out of active duty for... More >>

• Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospital

  published May 8, 2008

  Amanda Lilley was only six years old and could be loving, sweet and delightful, requiring hugs of any visitors before they left her... More >>

• So Much for No Child Left Behind

  published April 10, 2008

  A few years ago, I signed on as a volunteer tutor at my local elementary. I was matched with a student — I'll call him Eddie — who... More >>

• Tiny Boxwood's Cafe, Voice at Hotel Icon and Cafe Zol

  published March 13, 2008

  Tiny Boxwood's Cafe (3614 W. Alabama) is one of the hottest cafes in town. Greg Thompson, one of the names behind Thompson and Hanson,... More >>