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 […]
Fort Worth mobile home nightmares eclipse the dream of homeownership for some
Teresa Patterson has lived in Indian Creek, a mobile home park in southeast Fort Worth, for 24 years. After the park management decided not to renew her lease on the […]
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Mary Talley is misquoted in the antepenultimate (unitalicized) paragraph, where the phrase "with it" is missing from after "really well" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7dX8tiuMc&t=4236).
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Nightwatch was released in February 1994, at which time Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was 23 years old, contrary to what is reported in the first paragraph. Also, Kim Bodnia's surname is misspelled […]
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Courtney Toretto's surname is misspelled in the paragraph beginning with "The hearing began with testimony."
UT, A&M chancellors discuss compliance with DEI law, rise of antisemitism on campuses
Public higher education leaders detail for a state legislative committee how they eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion measures.
Paxton impeachment vote remains central to Klick, Lowe election rematch
Early voting runs May 20-24. Election Day is May 28.
Fort Worth mobile home nightmares eclipse the dream of homeownership for some
Mobile homes are sold as an affordable alternative to homeownership. For many, the reality is far different.
‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ Review: Filmmaker Ole Bornedal returns to familiar territory with a sequel to his 1994 Danish horror film
Morgues are creepy places, but they also make the perfect setting for a horror film. In 1994, Ole Bornedal, inspired by a trip to a Danish mortuary, wrote and directed […]
LeRoy Henry Hoffee – April 13, 1940 – May 11, 2024
FORT WORTH – LeRoy Henry Hoffee, 84, passed away on May 11, 2024. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Christ Lutheran Church; 4409 Sycamore School Rd., Fort Worth, […]
Tarleton Promise Program to serve new freshmen in Fort Worth
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Aiming to increase access to higher education, Tarleton State University has announced the expansion of its Tarleton Promise Program to the institution’s Fort Worth campus, giving eligible […]