Fort Worth City Council recently received an update on the Small Business Development Program (SBDP), which took effect on Sept. 1, 2025. A key component of the SBDP is to support small business participation in the City of Fort Worth’s procurement process. Under the SBDP, eligib...
The Arlington City Council on Aug. 4 gave initial approval for a new tax increment financing plan for downtown. Council members did not discuss the ordinance that revamps Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1. It passed unanimously. Since its creation in 1998, the zone has funded...
Chris Kirchem, of Texas, passed away on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. He was born in March 1962 to Ted and Frances Kirchem. Chris truly had a wonderful life. He shared that life with his beloved wife, Jennifer. They were married 30+ years and built a home centered on faith and family. Ch...
In Loving Memory of Raul Magno Peralta With profound sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Raul Magno Peralta, who passed away on Aug. 5, 2026, in Fort Worth, at the age of 64. Raul was born on Oct. 8, 1961, in Oaxaca, Mexico, to Agustin Magno Bautista and Gregoria...
Department of Health and Human Services officials announced changes to the Head Start early education program, aiming to reduce regulatory burdens and administrative costs for agencies while increasing available slots and aligning with other governmental mandates. The move will s...
Two years after tabling the discussion amid a charter election, officials have begun looking at council member and mayor salaries and whether or not to increase them. Council members, although split on how much of an increase to bring to voters, were amenable to the proposal. Som...
A group of Tarrant County civic organizations aims to educate voters about the influence of religious nationalism in state and local government with a panel discussion and day of action Saturday. The League of Women Voters of Tarrant County planned the event as a way to educate n...
In recent months, Tarrant County commissioner Matt Krause said he noticed an uptick in socialism across the national stage, with more candidates and parties embracing what he sees as a dangerous political ideology. It’s a trend he’s not comfortable with, he said, although he ackn...
Arlington ISD is set to rebuild South Davis Elementary School with hopes of an August 2028 opening. The new, roughly $65 million school will take shape on the grounds of the district’s former administration building. The rebuild of the 70-year-old east Arlington campus was includ...
The Dallas City Plan and Zoning Commission is expected to vote Thursday on an $800 million development proposed near Preston Road and Royal Lane, which has drawn opposition from several Northwest Dallas neighborhood groups. The project would include retail, restaurants, condomini...
The Dallas City Plan and Zoning Commission has voted in favor of an $800 million development proposed near Preston Road and Royal Lane, which has drawn opposition from several Northwest Dallas neighborhood groups. The project would include retail, restaurants, condominiums, apart...
On the surface, 106 years seems like a long time ago. It’s not. Women were granted the right to vote in the United States in 1920 via the 19th Amendment. It was far too long after men automatically received it with the passing of the U.S. Constitution almost a century and a half ...
The cheers from Diamond Hill Elementary cut through the noise reverbing inside Dickies Arena. The Fort Worth ISD campus had good reason to celebrate. Early estimates show the school moving from a D to an A in Texas’ academic accountability ratings system. The leap was presented d...
Twice a year, area restaurants band together to not only give diners a chance to try gourmet meals at a discount but also to help a local nonprofit. For every meal purchased at a participating restaurant during the fall DFW Restaurant Week, which is now actually a full month, 20%...
I recently met up with several of my fellow volunteers for one of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ period-packing parties. Surrounded by boxes of donated feminine hygiene products, we assembled hundreds of period kits for the local community. Our goal for that evening? To hel...
Of all the arbitrary cruelties in the world, cancer is easily the most insidious. This May, Platinum Music Complex owner Duane Tyree learned that the colon cancer he’d been fighting for months had spread to his liver, and the 56-year-old now has a Stage IV diagnosis. Tyree, who l...
Fun fact: I’ve been playing bass for nearly 30 years, and in all that time, I’ve taken only two lessons. The only way I really learned the instrument was by playing it in a band. I bring this up because private lessons are but one way to learn to play music, and in my experience,...
Beyond saving a few hard-earned tax dollars, there are also many free resources available this weekend for Back to School. Along with all the school-supply procurement happenings, you’ll also find some fun themed events for your entertainment in the listings below. That’s how we ...
Texas A&M University opened the first building on its new downtown Fort Worth campus Wednesday, marking a major milestone in a project leaders say will transform both higher education and economic development in North Texas. The celebration centered on the grand opening of the ei...
Arlington ISD is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of two new virtual learning programs designed to give students more flexibility while maintaining access to high-quality instruction and college readiness opportunities. The district's new initiative, called Arling...
The McKinney City Council unanimously voted to allow a proposed mosque expansion. The marathon meeting was packed, with people on both sides of the issue showing up to speak. The McKinney Islamic Association plans to now build a campus on Virginia Parkway that would include three...
Caleb George Otieno, aged 65, departed this life on July 20, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love and influence. Born on May 25, 1961, in Nairobi, Kenya, he was the proud son of the esteemed Mr. Kenneth Mudenyo and the beloved Mrs. Theresia Amolo. He is survived by his devoted w...
Paulina Chelimo Kimnai, aged 76, departed from this life on July 29, 2026, in a local hospital, enveloped by the warmth of her loved ones. She was born on Jan. 1, 1950, in Nyahururu, Kenya, to Mr. Kiberenge Chelabul and Mrs. Ng'engei Tapranditch. Paulina is survived by her devote...
With its magazine-style glossy cover, great photographs, and insightful opinions on the BEST of everything this area has to offer, Best Of 2026 is the issue you don’t want to miss. Our critics will make their choices, and those winners will be announced in the Best Of 2026 specia...
Ruth C. Elsken, 98, passed away Aug. 3, 2026 in Fort Worth. Ruth was born in Fort Wcott, Kansas on Dec. 17, 1927 to Charles and Ruth Lienhard, the fourth of five children. Following high school graduation, she worked as a secretary at Superior Oil Company in Wichita, Kansas. It w...
Fort Worth officials decided to pull their plans to provide an update Tuesday on regulations and a potential pause on data centers after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to audit the supercomputer hubs using various criteria before they can move forward. Fort Worth staff...
Esperanza Trevino, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. Esperanza was born on Jan. 10,1934, to Ramon Guzman Guerrero and Juanita Salinas Rodriguez. She lived a life centered on faith, family, and unconditional love. Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, from 6:00 to ...
Yolanda Obregon passed away peacefully into the arms of her guardian angel on July 29, 2026. A rosary and viewing will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Live Oak Chapel at Greenwood, located on 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, 76107. The funeral M...
Janis Kay Williams passed away on July 31, 2026, following a long, hard-fought battle with idiopathic ILD. She was 79 years old and passed peacefully in her home surrounded by the family she loved so dearly. A memorial service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in G...
Donna Jean Bradbury, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2026. She was born on Nov. 1, 1951, in Waco, Texas, to Harold and Ollie Anderson. Visitation: 6 – 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in the Breyley Suite at Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug...
The Town of Westlake is one step closer to getting a new data center after the town's Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposal following hours of public comment and an executive session. The vote came after an emotionally charged meeting that drew a packed crowd to To...
In Loving Memory of Alejandro Issac Cena Patiño FORT WORTH – It is with profound sadness, and deep love that we announce the passing of Alejandro Issac Cena Patiño, 84, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel....
Faletti, Esta Pamela (nee Phillips) passed away at her home in Arlington, on Friday, July 31, 2026, with her loving husband by her side. Pam was born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX,, on March 25, 1956. She was a bright light to all who knew her; she loved her family, friends, ...
Northwest Dallas neighborhood groups are joining forces to oppose the proposed height of an $800 million development near Preston Road and Royal Lane ahead of a key city vote Thursday. The project, proposed near the southwest corner of the intersection, would include retail, rest...
Tarrant County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would significantly reduce the number of polling places available to voters during the November 2026 midterm election. The proposal, listed on the Aug. 4 Commissioners Court agenda, would cut the number ...
Fort Worth resident Sue Weston has always considered herself “all for business.” As the booming data center industry comes to Fort Worth and surrounding areas, she understands the economic benefits that developers and city leaders say the projects will bring. But as an environmen...
WHITESBORO – Judith "Judy" Glover, 78, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2026. Family and friends are invited to attend a viewing on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Greenwood Funeral Home in Memorial Suite B, 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76107. There w...
A proposed data center in Westlake is drawing opposition from nearby residents, including members of a Buddhist monastery who say the development could disrupt a place devoted to peace and reflection. The Town of Westlake has announced plans for a data center spanning more than 1...
$1 million. That’s how much could be saved through the Tarrant County commissioners’ plan to reduce voting sites by 45% before the November elections that many pollsters predict will go heavily Democratic and utterly neuter the rest of Donald Trump’s term, a reign of terror, tear...
Dallas city leaders are returning from their summer recess with two major issues looming: the future of City Hall and what are expected to be challenging budget negotiations. The City Hall debate took center stage Monday during a specially called Finance Committee hearing examini...
Two years after the McKinney Islamic Association halted plans for a larger mosque in response to opposition from neighbors and city officials, the organization is once again seeking approval for an expansion in Collin County. The association would like to build a campus on Virgin...
Tarrant County cities are focused on bringing new businesses to their booming areas even as available land becomes scarce. At a recent economic development forum, officials with Arlington, Mansfield, Haltom City and Keller discussed how they are recruiting and retaining companies...
Former Republican Rep. Kay Granger has died, according to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Johnson called Granger a "devoted" servant of her community, who served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee during her nearly three decades in Congress. "Throughout her career,...
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son J.D. Granger said. Granger, who began her career as a high school teacher and a businesswoman, acco...
Just over a dozen older adults sat at tables decorated in red, white and blue in a meeting room at the Women’s Center of Tarrant County, eyes trained on a large projector screen. Decades-old photos of celebrities from the 1980s and ’90s flashed across in a video quiz, challenging...
Fort Worth is beginning the process of updating the city’s 2003 Preservation Plan, which will shape the city’s preservation program for 10 years. Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission Documenter: Nicole Hawthorne Date: July 13, 2026 Learn more about this meeting b...
Editor’s note: Transcript provided by CoverGov and Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Work is getting underway on a veterans memorial at Bedford’s Harris Ryals Park. The Bedford City Council unanimously approved a resolution at its July 14 meeting authorizing construction of the...
FORT WORTH – Eddie Carroll Morris, Sr., 89, passed away on July 28, 2026. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at West Freeway Church of Christ, 1900 S. Las Vegas Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76108; with a visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 10 a.m. Interment:...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims he pushed through the THC ban because he cares so much about children, whom he claims were being hurt by formerly legal hemp products. Do not believe him. This is the same Dan Patrick who helps lead a state legislature that has gutted funds for c...
Arlington ISD is breathing new life into the closed Blanton Elementary. The former east Arlington campus now will become the new home for a program teaching job skills to young adults with special needs. Trustees approved the initial $24 million plan June 30. Board President Sara...
A planned data center development in Westlake is drawing concern from residents just across the city line in Keller, where neighbors say they were caught off guard by the project and are worried about its potential impact on their community. According to the site plan submitted t...
COLLEYVILLE – Carol Louise Beeler Van Noy, 84, of Colleyville, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; with an interme...
BENBROOK – Steven Brian Thomas, lovingly known as Steve, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the age of 66. Funeral Service: 1 pm. Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at Calvary Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Steve was born on Nov. 4, 1959, in Fort Worth, Texas, to James and ...
Over the last two years, Mark A. Nobles worked on a novel about the history of lynchings in Texas. Nobles had a complicated relationship with his home state, his fiancee Debra Rodia said. The writer was fascinated by Texas history, but often grappled with the state’s appalling tr...
HALTOM CITY – Judy Mae Smith Johnson, born in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 28, 1946, passed away on July 28, 2026. She will be remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother, educator, and friend. Her greatest joy in life was her family and she always put her daughters and granddaught...
Tarrant County voters could have fewer places to cast a ballot in this November’s midterm election than they did four years ago. County commissioners are considering cutting the number of Election Day sites to 176, a roughly 45% decrease from the 316 day-of voting sites available...
Arlington ISD parent Caitlin Hogan's daughters frequently came home excited about the STEM lab manager at Hill Elementary. He greeted the girls every day in the hallway, she said, and they enjoyed his "crazy inventions," like a 3D robot he brought once. He’d fill in at the front ...
North Texas has seen 14 days when smog reached unhealthy levels this year, according to the latest data. Of the 14 days that exceeded federal air quality standards, there were 10 days when Ozone Action Day alerts were issued. The notifications are issued by the Texas Commission o...
As the North Texas entertainment industry booms, the University of Texas at Arlington is hoping to attract film students with the appointment of an accomplished Hollywood director to its faculty. Rachel Raimist rolls into the classroom this fall as the university’s Morgan Woodwar...
FORT WORTH – Ben Eastman, Jr., 97, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on July 27, 2026. Ben was born on Nov. 12, 1928, to Ben and Edna (Staats) Eastman of Fort Worth. He married Betty Ann Waldrip of Cleburne, Texas, on Dec. 18, 1956. Ben served in the US Army from 1950 to 1953, an...
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