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Business owner uses experiences abroad to lead with equity in mind
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused cancellations of in-person events, Carlo Capua was getting phone call after phone call hurting his catering business — until he decided enough was enough. He […]
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Listen: Mayor not supportive of police oversight and accountability board – yet
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Fort Worth leaders, Mayor Mattie Parker gives updates on the budget, especially as it relates to […]
Across 60 years, Carter museum’s art evolves from Old West to America’s diversity
The museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Some are calling for the water district to be investigated. What’s the status of public integrity cases in Tarrant County and across the state?
For two days in a row, Doreen Geiger joined a handful of others holding signs demanding a forensic audit in front of the Tarrant Regional […]
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Local Government
Tarrant water district board moves toward tightening governance policies
The Tarrant Regional Water District is considering changing policies to address decades-old concerns recently detailed in a series of Fort Worth Report stories. A key policy, drafted by the law firm Thompson & Horton and water district staff, states that no board member may act alone. View note This is notable because former board president […]
Former Tarrant water district manager hired girlfriend despite past nepotism criticism
In 2019, Tarrant Regional Water District General Manager Jim Oliver announced he would change the high-profile job of JD Granger. It was an attempt to quell public criticism as Granger oversaw the Panther Island/Central City Flood Control project while his mother, Congresswoman Kay Granger, sought federal funding for it. Oliver and others said they hoped […]
20 years later: Sept. 11 runs ‘through every thread of our society’
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Tarrant County residents still have vivid memories of that day.
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Education
Texas A&M law school sees new levels of success, growth
The Texas A&M University School of Law has reached new heights since the College Station-based higher education institution took over the campus in 2013.
‘My story should not be the exception’: IDEA Public Schools leader strives for children to have access to good education
Ana Martinez Shropshire has led IDEA Public Schools Tarrant County for more than four years.
Numbers vs. people: Fort Worth ISD superintendent tenure divides community
As Kent Scribner is set to begin his seventh year leading Tarrant County’s largest school district, the Fort Worth ISD community is divided on whether the school board should keep him in charge.
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Arts & Culture
Newly renovated Stage West Theatre looking forward to in-person season
J.R. Bradford had just finished a theater performance and was gearing up to begin rehearsals on another when the COVID-19 pandemic forced shutdowns in March 2020. Like other nonessential businesses, theaters were forced to close, and many of their seasons came to an abrupt halt. “The pandemic literally took our dreams away from us,” the […]
Leapin’ lizards! Fort Worth Zoo to release hundreds of horned frogs in the wild
Tom Harvey vividly remembers playing with horned lizards as a boy in his grandparents’ Lubbock backyard in the 1960s. He’s now the deputy director of communications at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the reptile still hasn’t lost any of its appeal. It’s a cool little critter, Harvey said. With its flat body, many […]
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Business
Botanic garden CEO Patrick Newman brings passion for nature to the community
Standing at age 8 in a botanic garden with his grandmother, Patrick Newman took a bite of a plant he would never forget. It tasted just like […]
As west Fort Worth prepares to boom, traffic planners try to keep up
Where I-30 and I-20 meet in west Fort Worth, there is an oasis of country life away from the city. But even Walsh Ranch residents can’t escape […]
Historic Lake Como Cemetery hosts its first funeral in 10 years
The story of a community can be found in its cemetery. With that in mind, some Fort Worth residents are working to revitalize the historic Lake Como […]
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Health
‘Just that friendly bunch’: Community health workers address health disparities close to home
The number of community health workers statewide has climbed from a few hundred in the early 2010s to thousands.
Community partnerships, whole-woman health care and a hard look at implicit bias could help keep Black babies from dying in Tarrant County.
The story of this disparity has been around a long, long time.
Explainer: Here’s what we know and don’t know about ivermectin, the deworming drug some people are taking for COVID-19.
Regulatory bodies like the FDA are warning people not to take ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19.
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commentary
How has your world changed since 9/11? Today’s college students don’t know a world without 9/11.
Many university students today weren’t born when 9/11 happened 20 years ago. That’s hard to fathom because the sad day is so stamped in the minds of those who experienced it. […]
Guest column: Let’s use federal pandemic relief to invest in our kids and our future
Texas has long touted its meteoric economic growth and business-friendly climate and yet, our children’s test scores rank in the lower half of states in both reading and math. And that […]
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INNOVATE FORT WORTH PODCAST
#43 Michael Williams, D.O., M.D., MBA: Serial Startup President
Editor’s note: This podcast is produced by Innovate Fort Worth, a service of the UNT Health Science Center’s Innovation Ecosystems. Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of the Innovation Ecosystems, hosts the […]
#42 Devan Peplow and Mavis Tang: Helping the World Hear Better
Editor’s note: This podcast is produced by Innovate Fort Worth, a service of the UNT Health Science Center’s Innovation Ecosystems. Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of the Innovation Ecosystems, hosts the […]
#41 Gary Davis: Serving Customers with AI
Editor’s note: This podcast is produced by Innovate Fort Worth, a service of the UNT Health Science Center’s Innovation Ecosystems. Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of the Innovation Ecosystems, hosts the […]
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Fort Worth: Did you know?
In 1917 oil was discovered in the small towns of Ranger and Burkburnett, Texas. Fort Worth, strategically located between the two areas, experienced an oil boom, too, for the throngs of operators, promoters and speculators. Source
The USS Fort Worth is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the first ship to be named after Fort Worth, Texas. Source
Starting in 1856, regular stagecoach service passed through Tarrant County, carrying mail and passengers from the east on to the frontier forts and the West Coast. By the 1870’s, mail stagecoaches arrived and departed from downtown Fort Worth six days a week. Source