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 […]
Jimmy Don Allen – April 15, 1961 – May 10, 2024
MCKINNEY – Jimmy Don Allen, 63 years old, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, April 15, 1961 to Don F. […]
Maria Aguilar de Rodriguez – August 10, 1956 – May 17, 2024
Fort Worth – Maria Carmen Aguilar Rodriguez, 67, loving sister, mother, abuela, madrina and friend, passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 […]
Landsea Homes appoints Dym as vice president of land for DFW
Landsea Homes Corporation (Nasdaq: LSEA) ("Landsea Homes" or the "Company"), a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today it has appointed Aubrey Dym as Vice President of Land for the company's […]
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth announces new acquisitions
Director Marla Price announces the acquisition of significant artworks by four illustrious artists—Jeffrey Gibson, Gabriel Orozco, Howardena Pindell, and Dyani White Hawk—for the Modern’s permanent collection. Price comments, “Ranging across […]
Summer tours announced for 2022 Cliburn winners
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 20, 2024—Since their wins two years ago, the medalists of the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—Yunchan Lim, gold; Anna Geniushene, silver; and Dmytro Choni, bronze—have traveled the globe […]
Teacher of the week: Kimberly Bennett of Fort Worth ISD’s Springdale Elementary
Fort Worth ISD named Kimberly Bennett the district’s elementary teacher of the year. Bennett teaches science and math to fifth graders at Springdale Elementary. She has been a teacher for […]
Florida-based group to acquire North Texas-based Independent Bank Group in $2 billion deal
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. and MCKINNEY, Texas, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) (“SouthState”) and Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBTX) (“Independent Bank Group”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement […]
Colonial overhauls golf course, clubhouse as tournament prepares to tee off the economy
Colonial Country Club faces a time crunch to prepare for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
James Howard Barrow – January 15, 1961 – May 15, 2024
FORT WORTH – Our beloved James Howard Barrow was called to his heavenly home on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. He was surrounded by a close family. James, 63, was a […]
Pedro Herrera – February 22, 1948 – May 16, 2024
FORT WORTH – Pedro “Pete” Herrera, 76, passed away at 1:55 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Friday, May 24, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount […]