Fort Worth’s public hearing on its annual budget and tax rate is Sept. 12 and 19. But residents who want to have an impact on the city’s budget, need to make their voices heard earlier.
Former Fort Worth leader’s involvement in new Texas A&M campus raises ethical questions
Former longtime deputy city manager Jay Chapa has a new role working with the city of Fort Worth on behalf of the Texas A&M University System and its new downtown Fort Worth campus. The relationship is not a conflict of interest, Chapa said but an asset to contract negotiations with the campus’ private developer. Reporter Rachel Behrndt dove into the ethical concerns surrounding Chapa’s new role.
Fort Worth’s website will look different this weekend. What will change?
The changes will make the city’s official website more user friendly and accessible to residents who may require the use of a screen reader. The updated website will have talk-to-text options and a better layout for users with visual, intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Volleyball sets up decades of friendship at Fort Worth community center
For decades, a group of women have been hitting the gym together at Riverside Community Center. The athletes have been sustaining a game of volleyball even as some of the players head into their 80s.
Fort Worth prepares to start construction on another Northside relocation project
Construction will finish by October, project manager Max Aransen said in a public meeting, primarily impacting Calhoun Street and North Commerce Street near 8th Avenue.
‘We’ve got to do something different:’ How Fort Worth, Tarrant County plan to address rising youth gun violence
Pastor and activist Rodney McIntosh has been working to decrease violence in his community for years, so when council member Jared Williams approached him about joining a new group working […]
Fort Worth’s nondiscrimination ordinance offers both protections and liabilities for LGBTQ residents
Fort Worth’s nondiscrimination ordinance is meant to ensure Fort Worth residents can have equal access to public resources. The ordinance’s language itself appears contradictory, creating potential confusion for LGBTQ residents as debates over their healthcare heat up.
The hot Texas summer is upon us: Here’s where you can go to cool down
As temperatures begin consistently creeping into the high 80s, Fort Worth’s public spaces are preparing to support residents looking to escape the heat. Fort Worth’s 19 library branches will serve […]
Hub Baker, champion of Stockyards preservation, has died
The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee was one of the original investors in Billy Bob’s and founded the Stockyards Championship Rodeo.
Pro golfers spend time with Cook Children’s patients at annual bedpan golf tournament
With the Charles Schwab Challenge headed to Fort Worth, the hospital brought joy to families with the annual Bed Pan Open in partnership with the Colonial Country Club.
Fort Worth council OKs federal money reallocation ahead of 2025 budget season
Council approved freeing up ARPA funds by moving two projects to the general fund. A new list of projects will be presented in the future.
Following outcry, Fort Worth reduces industrial development in southeast neighborhood
Proponents say the rezoning, which will allow for residential use, will help mitigate air pollution and health issues in the predominantly Black and Hispanic area.
Fort Worth council approves switch from MedStar to fire-based EMS system
Existing EMS provider MedStar will be dissolved by its member cities. Firefighters and city officials say the new system will improve response times.
Arlington mayor backs high-speed rail as economic engine
Mayor Jim Ross cited jobs, tourism and moving the region’s transportation system forward as reasons he supports the Dallas-Fort Worth rail line.
Fort Worth increases senior, disabled property tax exemption for second year in a row
The $80,000 exemption is available to those over 65 or those who have a disability.
Leaders to vote on demolition of Fort Worth’s historic LaGrave Field in June
Panther Island planners recommended the demolition of the property off North Main Street. Now, the Tarrant Regional Water District will vote on its future.
Few Hispanic men are teachers. These Fort Worth ISD students want to help change that
A TCU program called Maestro wants to boost the number of Hispanic male teachers in Texas and nation.
Multi-million dollar repositioning of mixed-use property in downtown Fort Worth now complete
SPIRE Realty Group, a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and operating company based in North Texas, successfully executed a $70 million repositioning project at City Place in Downtown Fort […]