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 […]
Made in Tarrant: What’s Poppin Texas took salt, cheddar and a little grit
Owner Sue Schulz was determined to make her store successful and focused on high-quality ingredients and customer service.
Totality over Fort Worth: Residents explore upcoming solar eclipse at Report event
For a little more than two minutes on April 8, Fort Worth residents will be able to witness a total solar eclipse passing through the sky. “Fort Worth is special […]
5 Fort Worth ISD schools awarded wellness innovation grants
Student groups from five Fort Worth ISD schools will soon implement their proposals to improve campus well-being as winners of the 2024 Wellness Innovation Grants. Now in its fifth year, […]
H-E-B schedules April 10 opening of Alliance store in north Fort Worth
The store is scheduled to open its doors at 6 a.m. April 10 and will feature a barbecue restaurant, full-service pharmacy and more.
Wanda Alene Helton – August 17, 1930 – March 13, 2024
FORT WORTH – Shortly before midnight on March 13th, 33,945 days were summed and totaled, and our mother, Wanda Helton, fell asleep from her present pain and awoke cuddled luxuriously […]
Crenella S. Dearman – February 20, 1926 – March 13, 2024
WEATHERFORD – Crenella Swope Dearman, known to family and friends as Nell, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 98. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2014 in Live […]
Granger plans to step down as chairwoman of powerful Appropriations Committee
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger plans to stay in Congress for the remainder of her term.
Arlington firefighter shot during apartment wellness check expected to recover, police say
Arlington police say Firefighter Brady Weaver was shot during a police, fire and EMS response to a 9-1-1 call early Friday in southeast Arlington.
UTA, UTD partner with North Texas Innovation Alliance to launch Urban Resilience Fellowship Program
DALLAS, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — North Texas Innovation Alliance, a 501(c)3 regional consortium of over 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas working to create the most connected, smart and resilient […]
TAD to hold emergency meeting Monday to address ransomware attack
The network disruption that caused the website to crash was identified as a criminal ransomware attack. TAD is now investigating.