The city of Fort Worth has paid $480,385 since 2017 on police liability claims. More than a quarter of that spending came from a single case. During each City Council…
AUSTIN — The 88th Legislature is spotlighting a significantly retooled Tarrant County delegation in the Republican-controlled Texas Senate, one trying to absorb the loss of…
Off-road vehicle club members took to the frozen streets of Fort Worth to rescue stranded drivers during the ongoing winter blast. Porkies Offroad Club member…
Fort Worth roads are becoming slicker as low temperatures stick around. Road crews are struggling to keep up with the accumulating ice. Here’s what you need…
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is teaching students and their parents how to speak new languages. How? Through an after-school program called World Language Academy.
Fort Worth ISD District 3 trustee Quinton Phillips is asking voters to give him another four-year term on the school board. Phillips, who was first elected…
Fast-talking auctioneers are commonplace at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, but a relatively new competition gave them the opportunity to show off their skills beyond selling livestock. Twenty-three contestants sounded off in front of a packed audience for the title at the Texas Lone Star Open Bid Calling Contest.It was the sixth year of…
Neither Stinson Burns, 17, nor Kye Chesmer, 17, live on a farm, but both students have raised and shown animals throughout their time at Arlington Heights High School.The senior and junior are just two of a larger pool of students from the school’s FFA program raising animals at the Fort Worth ISD barn. “I’m extremely…
The North Texas commercial real estate remains strong, so much so that some Fort Worth firms are expanding their geographic reach. The latest is LanCarte Commercial Real…
Fort Worth’s downtown skyline could see some changes in the future thanks to a newly proposed zoning option for future development. This proposed change will maintain the…
North Texas is entering the third round of a winter storm that has brought thunder, sleet and freezing rain to the Metroplex. The National Weather Service expects up to 0.5 inches…
One of the most sustainable elements of Fort Worth’s new City Hall is also one of the most obvious: The former Pier 1 building, which will be home to a reimagined…
When she saw the drilling rig go back up, Kim Feil started closing windows. She didn’t want a repeat of 2013, when she experienced nosebleeds after natural gas drilling began at…
Nearly a decade ago, staff at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth realized they had a problem. Long before the Navy took over operations, the site was…
I captured my favorite image of the week on Jan. 23. About 250 people mourned and celebrated the life of a 17-year-old Paschal High School student who died because of gun violence. The candlelight vigil, hosted by the University United…
Some guests flinched — others cheered — when the loud bang of a competitor’s gun echoed on Jan. 25 at the John Justin Arena, 3400 Burnett Tandy Drive. Ninety-three competitors split into 44 different classes within three categories — main…
Western landscapes and frogs — two subjects a dedicated 15-year-old painter enjoys working on the most. The reserve grand champion of the 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show Art Contest, Jessa Clements from Gonzalez, began painting two years ago. Now, she…
Fifty years ago, responding to public demand in an era of reform, Texas enacted a sweeping law ensuring the people’s right to know about their government. The Texas Public Information Act…
When we started the Fort Worth Report in April 2021, we assumed we’d have to explain to you the need for a nonprofit, independent local news organization. Repeatedly, though, you interrupted…
Let’s assume a proactive stance for placemaking. Together, we can turn around losses from the pandemic and transform the narrative by actively conserving and investing in the green spaces that make…
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HSC is harnessing the power of simulation to teach medicine in a different way. Karen Meadows is the director of HSC’s Simulation Center an interactive, immersive space that offers virtual reality, augmented…
Where community development meets economic development, you will find Co.Starters. Jose Alfaro, CEO of Co.Starters, has a passion for artists, creative entrepreneurs, and small business owners. He says that entrepreneurs who…
Every entrepreneur knows that finding funding is difficult. And sometimes, investors want you to give away tons of equity in exchange for their capital. That’s where “America’s Seed Fund” or SBIR…