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 […]
Audrey Jean Fewell – June 9, 1937 – May 7, 2024
FORT WORTH – Audrey Jean Fewell was born in Burkburnett, Texas, on June 9, 1937 to Amanda Octavia Evans and Ezra Edwin Sampson. She was one of nine children. Jean […]
Julian Muchemi Kamuto – May 6, 2024 – May 8, 2024
Julian Muchemi Kamuto was born May 6, 2024, and met the eyes of Jesus, peacefully in the arms of family Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. Graveside services will be held 11:00 […]
Sound Care: JPS, Hear Fort Worth launch health care program in tune with musicians
The new program aims to help musicians get connected with health care providers and seek preventive and maintenance care.
Review: Wes Ball’s ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ gets nostalgic while blazing a trail for the next chapter
Wes Ball, the creative force behind the “The Maze Runner” trilogy, and screenwriter Josh Friedman, co-writer on Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds”, present a significant step forward in the Apes […]
How Fort Worth-area Realtors, buyers are affected by commissions settlement agreement
A big lease is secured in northwest Fort Worth; and the city scores high for business.
Eastside resident is hopeful about future as seeds of change take root
Longtime resident imagines his east Fort Worth neighborhood as a seedling on its way to becoming an amazing oak.
Walmart shuts down its health clinics, leaves Fort Worth communities ‘disappointed’
Walmart announces plans to shut down its U.S. clinics, including one already completed and two more under construction in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth City Council to vote on property tax exemption for child care facilities
Thanks to a new constitutional amendment, Fort Worth could be the next Texas city to offer an exemption to child care providers.
Fort Worth ISD sends more students to alternative education following vaping bill
FWISD was on pace to send 476 more students to disciplinary programs after school vaping bill became law, according to school district data.
Randall Lee Hatley Sr. – October 2, 1952 – May 7, 2024
FORT WORTH – Randall Lee Hatley Sr., a beloved family patriarch, peacefully entered the Kingdom of God at the age of 71 on May 7, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. […]