When Noe Rosales started high school at Cristo Rey College Prep, he didn’t care about his grades, was irresponsible and apathetic. Simply, he couldn’t be bothered to try in school.…
From a student-lead Shrek play to the Professional Bull Riders World Finals, our photojournalist at the Fort Worth Report captures the diversity of events through…
Boxes of unpacked school supplies sat stacked in a classroom corner. Fourth-graders bustled around the temporary, portable classroom. Students clustered in groups. Some flew paper…
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Marissa Ocampo remembers feeling afraid when her best friend at Nichols Junior High came out to her in seventh grade. Ocampo, who uses she/they pronouns, was…
In a race that saw the state’s two top officials split their endorsements, newcomer Nate Schatzline easily won the May 24 election to determine who will…
Natalie Young Williams can still remember the energy that engulfed her whenever her family reminded her she could achieve anything she wanted. Williams felt empowered and…
Parent Stephanie Banda watched as Nola Wellman, who is helping find Fort Worth ISD’s next superintendent, started to write a single word in black ink on…
Glimpses of Fort Worth landmarks in Kendrick Lamar’s new video for “N95” caught many Texans by surprise, but a handful of locals were in on the secret.Well, at least partially.Henry Abuto, chef and founder of Fort Worth catering business ByWasonga, agreed to feed the crew with just three days’ notice and signed a nondisclosure agreement,…
The newest exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was originally designed with an international audience of architecture experts in mind. Visitors to last year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture were the first to see a display spotlighting the issues facing the Trinity River watershed, the state’s third-largest river and the largest basin…
On the same street where she operates an Arlington boutique, Tschaner Sefas Azubuike once fielded emergency calls as a 911 operator at the city’s dispatch center. In…
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with newsmakers, we talk to Roman Popadiuk, who served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 1992-1993, just…
An abandoned strip of land that the federal government used as a railroad line to carry bombs during World War II is about to receive a new mission: Joining Fort Worth’s…
After more than a decade of design and construction, the joint section of a historic 150-mile pipeline connecting East Texas lakes to the faucets of North Texans is fully operational. From…
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Tarrant County newsmakers, former president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Herpetological Society Mark Pyle shares his knowledge about regional snakes and the massive…
Applied Learning Academy eighth-grader Charles Barrow, 14, showcased his theatrical charisma on stage during his performance as the mean, green ogre Shrek. The student-led play was the culmination of a school year’s worth of “cutting corners and stress.” His favorite…
Alexis Bright, a certified nurse assistant, started her own business less than a year ago. “I decided to go into business for myself or create something where I can create something for myself,” Bright said. “I’m just trying to figure…
The Professional Bull Riders World Finals made its way to Fort Worth this year. Rounds one through three of the finals were from May 13-15 while rounds four through seven and the championship round happened May 19-22 at Dickies Arena,…
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…
A titan of Fort Worth business, civic and educational institutions has left the stage. John V. Roach, 83, who led RadioShack though its most profitable and influential era, helped bring Warren…
As Ukrainians fight and die for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and threatening prison for journalists who report the truth. The attempt to crush…
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When it comes to putting smiles on faces, John Merris knows a thing or two about how to do that. Whether it is sitting around a campfire, kayaking on the lake,…
Fort Worth recently announced that it is the first city government to mine bitcoin. Alex Brammer, the VP of Business Development at Luxor Technologies, one the city’s partners on their new…
Abexxa Biologics is changing how we treat cancer. Using immunotherapy, Jon Weidanz is treating cancer through novel biotechnology that targets cancer cells and boosts immune systems of patients. Jon and Debra Weidanz are the co-founders of…