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 […]
TCC Southeast president will lead Arlington campus via ‘participation together’
Andy Bowne, who has more than two decades of experience in leading community colleges in the Midwest, will assume his position in July.
KERA: Arlington City Council hits milestone with swearing-in of new member Mauricio Galante
Mauricio Galante reflected on the diversity in the city of Arlington — and its city council — as he was sworn in as the newest North Arlington representative.
KERA: How can Arlington make roads safer? City invites residents to brainstorm for ‘Safe Streets’ plan
The city of Arlington will hold two more public input sessions as it drafts the Safe Streets Arlington Plan to reduce fatal crashes and pedestrian and motorcyclist injuries and deaths.
KERA: Arlington’s first Black mayor honored as a ‘trailblazer’ during 95th birthday celebration
Family, friends and colleagues of former Arlington Mayor Elzie Odom celebrated his lifetime of ‘firsts’ at the Elzie Odom Athletic Center.
Arlington City Council hits milestone with swearing-in of new member Mauricio Galante
Mauricio Galante reflected on the diversity in the city of Arlington — and its city council — as he was sworn in as the newest North Arlington representative.
Review: Joanna Arnow’s dry comedy “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” is fifty shades of day-to-day funny
Most of us go to the movies to escape the banality of life. But sometimes, there’s comfort in watching a film with characters who are content in their mundane existence. […]
Fort Worth removes minority business requirement for $479M trash contract
The change comes after a surge in missed trash pickups by Knight Waste Services, the only minority vendor for Waste Management in 20-plus years.
Fort Worth sewage sludge fertilizer blamed for poisoning animals, land in lawsuit
Johnson County residents have filed suit against Fort Worth’s biosolids contractor, alleging fertilizer killed animals and contaminated water. What comes next?
TCC student graduates, goes on to university despite personal, financial obstacles
The formula for Deysi Rosas to graduate from TCC required a lot of determination and some academic support.
Amon Carter Museum exhibition explores Hollywood’s rise to cultural juggernaut
The first Oscar awarded for cinematography is on view in the exhibition titled “Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood.”