Tarrant Appraisal District board members approved a $33.9 million budget for the next fiscal year, with the majority of dollars going toward payroll costs as the district prepares for its lowest staff count since 1999. About 67%, or $22.7 million, of TAD’s fiscal year 2027 budget will pay the salari
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The idea of representative democracy is understood to be that voters elect representatives to the legislature or councils with lawmaking authority. The representatives are there to represent their constituents and work together to achieve acceptable consensus or compromise. If it...
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After four decades of building athletic facilities across Texas, Paragon Sports Constructors turned to J.P. Morgan to help chart its next chapter as a 100% employee-owned company. On Friday nights across Texas, thousands of students take the field under stadium lights. They run o...
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Thomas “Tom” Nathaniel Page passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at the age of 88. He was Born on Sunday, Jan. 9, 1938 in Salina, Kansas, to Melville Gray and Margaret Jean Harris and was a resident of Grand Prairie. Tom was raised in Kansas, Nebraska, and Louisiana,...
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Brooke Grassi is a program manager for Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County, she works with all grades at White Settlement ISD's Brewer High School. Brooke is a vital asset to her campus and shows up in every way possible for students. She is often students' first sto...
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UT System executive vice chancellor will lead University UT System Chancellor John M. Zerwas recently announce that Dr. Archie Holmes, the UT System’s Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, will serve as Acting President of UTA. As EVC for Academic Affairs, Dr. Holmes pr...
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Join The Business Press for the 2026 State of Higher Education Forum, where local college and university leaders will join business and community leaders to discuss the importance of partnerships between education and industry. These collaborations play a critical role in driving...
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Local couple to open premium early childhood education center to serve area families WILLOW PARK, Texas – The Goddard School®, a nationally acclaimed early childhood education franchise, is set to open its first location in Willow Park in the spring of 2027, bringing the inquiry-...
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Germany’s first F-35A fighter jet — assembled in Fort Worth — was unveiled Friday, marking a milestone in European defensive capabilities as aircraft production will ramp up through partnerships with overseas manufacturers. The stealth aircraft variant — one of 35 purchased for $...
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Less than two months before Election Day, a new NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group Texas Voter Poll shows likely voters prefer Democrat State Rep. James Talarico over Republican State Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate in Texas, while Republican Gov. Greg A...
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Plano has disabled over 90 Flock cameras after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop funding AI-powered license plate readers, officials said. For the time being, the city will not seek alternative funding for the technology, which police Chief Ed Drain called a “game-c...
safety
A collaboration between the Fort Worth Police Department and the University of Texas at Arlington is utilizing virtual reality and artificial intelligence to enhance de-escalation training for police officers. Through a Department of Justice grant called the Virtual Reality De-es...
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Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Matthew Ciardiello often describes himself as a fractional chief financial officer. After all, he’s working for multiple clients. Since launching h...
