Fort Worth City Council approves budget, despite concerns over tax increases
Fort Worth City Council voted to approve the fiscal year 2023 general fund budget Tuesday, capping off a months-long process to fund the future of Fort Worth. The approved budget…
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‘Music was how I could express myself’: New assistant conductor of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra discusses how he found his voice through music
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Fort Worth newsmakers, Taichi Fukumura spoke with arts and culture editor Marcheta Fornoff about his new…
Sheraton hotel to rebrand in latest major redevelopment of south end of downtown
Sheraton’s downtown Fort Worth hotel soon will sport a new look as part of a $40 million renovation. The redesign, which began in early August,…
Lockheed Martin opened opportunities for her. Now, she could be face of future workforce.
Growing up, Mia Flores wanted to look up to someone. She had her parents, of course. But what she wanted was someone who blazed her…
Photo gallery: From cowboy to couture, designers showcase diverse styles at Fort Worth Fashion Week
Fort Worth Fashion Week took the stage the week of Sept. 19-25. After seven days of festivities punctuated by runway shows, the week celebrated the…
Long-stalled construction of Drury Plaza Hotel near Arlington's Lincoln Square could resume soon
The crane that for years has stood near Arlington’s entertainment district may start moving in the next month. Construction is slated to start back up…
A place that ‘got the spirit right’: Fort Worth music venue MASS closes its doors for the final time
Local music venue Main at South Side, widely known as MASS, closed its doors for the last time during the weekend.For roughly five and a…
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This series explores new and emerging leaders in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, and how they’ll step up and replace the “Old Guard.”
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Local Government
Increasing power of Latino voice in Tarrant County could come down to more than voting
The Report’s next Candid Conversation examines how to amplify the political voice of Latinos in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. To register to attend the free event,…
Tarrant County will elect a new criminal district attorney in November. What responsibilities come with the position?
When current criminal district attorney Sharen Wilson announced she would not be seeking another term, six candidates — split evenly along party lines — threw their…
‘We can only do so much’ : Turnout low at Tarrant County public election test
Despite months of rancor in Tarrant County over the viability of voting machines and the accuracy of ballot counting, a test held Friday allowing members of…
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Education
Here are some nuggets from contract of new Fort Worth superintendent
Superintendent Angélica Ramsey spent her first day as Fort Worth ISD’s leader visiting schools and talking to students and teachers. She is expected to stay with…
Fort Worth ISD trustees hire new superintendent, set annual salary at $335,000
Teacher Scott Blanco-Davis is glad to see an outsider taking on the mantle of Fort Worth ISD superintendent. However, he offered some advice to Angélica Ramsey,…
At Cassata Catholic High School, half of students have learning differences. Here’s how the school is serving them.
Marc Anthony Guevara is a visual learner, and he needs more one-on-one time with a teacher to succeed. At Cassata Catholic High School, he gets both.…
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Arts & Culture
Moviegoing soars to new heights: Rooftop Cinema Club to open Fort Worth location
As it begins to cool down, the demand for outdoor activities skyrocket, and for moviegoers that demand will soon be met. A second outdoor movie theater is coming to Fort Worth. Rooftop Cinema Club is opening in early October, currently scheduled for Oct. 4. The new location will be on the outdoor terrace and rooftop…
Social events aren’t always tailored for neurodivergent adults. The Amon Carter is working to close that gap.
During the early days of the pandemic, Peggy Speir did what many others were doing to pass the time: Watch Netflix.As the online streaming service generated more web traffic than it had ever seen before, she stumbled across a documentary series called “Love on the Spectrum” that inspired her work as the manager of access…
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Business
Housing organization supports asylum seekers looking to start anew in North Texas
Munatsi Manyande has met many people from around the world looking to start a new life in the United States. They include people fleeing religious or ethnic…
Explosive apartment growth prompts overwhelmed code department to request more employees
Bed bugs. Cockroaches. Busted pipes. Those are a few of the apartment problems Paige Charbonnet, executive director of Las Vegas Trail Rise, has heard from residents in…
Fort Worth seeks to extend support for Near Southside as financing district expires 
The special tax designation that helped jumpstart development on the Near Southside, known as a tax increment financing district, is set to expire at the end of…
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Health
After brother’s death by suicide, TCU grad challenges people to choose vulnerability
Editor’s note: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for people in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. When people call, text, or chat 988, they…
Art therapy helped her process her son’s suicide. She crafted The Art Station to pay it forward.
This is the third in a series of occasional stories about suicide.
Her son died by suicide. She enrolls in medical research so others live.
This is the second in a series of occasional stories about suicide.
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Environmental
From 100% to 0%: Record flooding delays drought water restrictions in Tarrant County
The drought isn’t over in Tarrant County. But record-setting rainfall in August has pushed back the need to restrict water use, said Rachel Ickert, the chief water resources officer for the…
Fort Worth program helps make homes cool for the summer, warm for the winter
For more than 25 years, multiple generations of the Cummings family have called a two-story house off Morningside Drive home. After her mother died, Rachel Cummings and her siblings were determined…
Listen: As extreme heat hammers Texas, UT-Arlington professor says social workers have important role to play
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Tarrant County newsmakers, Karen Magruder, the director of undergraduate programs at UT-Arlington’s School of Social Work, explains how social workers like herself…
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Photos
Click! A look back at the top photos of the week in Fort Worth, Tarrant County
From the Tarrant Area Food Bank to the Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth mural dedication, our photojournalists at the Fort Worth Report capture the diversity of events through images of the week. If you have events or photo…
Photo gallery: Tarrant Area Food Bank celebrates 40 years of service with food insecurity programs
The Tarrant Area Food Bank, founded in 1982 by Pat Mohler, is celebrating 40 years of service in 2022. “We have humble beginnings and we are now 120 full-time employees with a $150 million budget. We have about 20,000 volunteers…
‘Art is for everyone’: Lighthouse for the Blind completes tactile mural for visually impaired residents
Summer 2022 was the second hottest May on record in Texas dating back to 1895. Still, artist Kristen Soble spent hours in the heat painting the Lighthouse For the Blind of Fort Worth’s tactile mural for the visually impaired —…
commentary
Guest Column: Opinions of ordinary Texans needed to make high-speed trains reality
Recent media communication in Texas is trending around the subject of high-speed rail between Houston and Dallas. The question most often raised is what is the status of Texas Central Partners…
Guest column: Fort Worth residents can help modernize Lancaster Avenue
I recently spoke to members of the East Fort Worth Business Association about a project critical to their community, the city as a whole and the Fort Worth-Dallas region: the redevelopment…
Guest Column: Rethinking security deposits and housing affordability
Tarrant County is one of the fastest-growing markets in the country. With that growth comes demand, and demand means home prices are rising locally coupled with a 40-year inflation high that…
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INNOVATE FORT WORTH PODCAST
#72 Cameron Fowler: Putting Fort Worth in the Hot Seat
The memories made at a football game or a concert are special. And Cameron Fowler is finding ways to personalize the experience to the audience. Cameron is CEO of Digital Seat…
#71 Quentin Crawford: The Snack with a Catch
In the pursuit to find a healthier, but still tasty snack, Quentin Crawford is making jerky out of fish. The Good Jerky is providing meat lovers a chewy, smoky fish-based jerky…
#70 Austin Laramore: Not His First Rodeo
What started as a family business with Austin Laramore and his grandfather has grown into an innovative mechanism to help rodeo roping cowboys in the arena. The ChuteHelp Fully Automatic Chute…
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