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Rivalry Week brings a different kind of pressure to college football. Familiar opponents, longstanding grudges, and postseason implications can turn seemingly predictable matchups into tense contests. For fans following betting markets, those circumstances raise important questio...
Joint initiative challenges the community to reach 500,000 volunteer hours by April 2027 FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth City Councilmember Michael Crain, United Way of Tarrant County and the JuniorLeague of Fort Worth today jointly announced the launch of Fort Worth Serves, a cit...
Collin County voters rejected all four proposals in an $817.5 million bond package Tuesday night, denying county officials authorization to borrow money for roads, jail facilities, parks and a new building for the elections department. The largest measures would have provided $47...
Collin County voters rejected all four proposals in an $817.5 million bond package Tuesday night, denying county officials authorization to borrow money for roads, jail facilities, parks and a new building for the elections department. The largest measures would have provided $47...
Arlington ISD is placing 26 schools under an improvement plan. What does that mean for students? The school board unanimously voted Thursday night to send the plans to the Texas Education Agency. District staff will execute the improvement plans while the agency monitors progress...
Four years ago, Juan Buitron got drunk in the presence of his then 3-year-old son. When the drinking led to a child endangerment incident, he said, child protective services got involved. Eventually, the Denton resident was required to enroll in FOCUS+ for Fathers. The purpose of...
Christians, Jews, Muslims, members of other faith communities and freethinkers are expected to gather in Colleyville this weekend for a nearly 3-mile walk for peace. Since 2018, local faith and community leaders have hosted an annual walk in Tarrant County to promote peace and un...
A federal judge awarded an engineering professor $422,327 after a jury in Fort Worth found the University of Texas at Arlington retaliated against her and failed to act promptly to address sex-based harassment. Haiying Huang, who still works at UTA as a professor in the mechanica...
In almost 30 years of political mapmaking, demographer Thomas Bryan could not recall a school board hiring him to change how voters elect its members without a lawsuit forcing it. Until Mansfield ISD. “This is unique,” Bryan said. No one has sued the district, and no court has or...
Let’s get this out of the way: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is not trying to be the next Marvel vs. Capcom game. It’s also not trying to be like Dragon Ball FighterZ nor BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, the last tag-team fighters from the developer, Arc System Works. Tōkon has a compl...
For some Fort Worth residents and business owners, the first sign that a construction project is coming can be the cones appearing outside their door. It’s a frustration NBC 5 has heard before from people impacted by construction projects across the city. “It was just one day the...
For some Fort Worth residents and business owners, the first sign that a construction project is coming can be the cones appearing outside their door. It’s a frustration NBC 5 has heard before from people impacted by construction projects across the city. “It was just one day the...
Center for Transforming Lives has earned Program of the Year for its state-of-the-art, trauma-informed Riverside Campus from the National Women’s Shelter Network (NWSN). The award, given at the NWSN annual conference, recognizes the Riverside Campus as a national model for trauma...
Archbishop Dr. Jerry King, 88, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Christ the King Church, 2800 Tin Top Rd, Weatherford, TX 76087, with an interment at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, at Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settleme...
Alma Ozena Perez, 82, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Alma Ozen...
Mr. Jeffery Wright Jr. was born on Monday, Jan. 6, 1936, in Lake Providence, Louisiana to the loving parents of Deacon Jeffery Wright Sr. and Lillian Wright. He was the second of seventeen children. Jeffery was a man of faith who believed in serving the Lord and living a life ded...
Donald Trump got spanked. That’s it. That’s the story. With Dems winning all up and down the ballot, there’s no easier point of blame than the guy with the stranglehold on the Republican party. Locally, the biggest spanking was to Bo French. The sexist, racist, bigoted Tarrant Co...
More than a decade ago, new bench tops in a renovated lab showed biology professor Kristin Byrd what the science building at Tarrant County College’s Northeast Campus could become. “Can you imagine all of our labs to be new like this?” Byrd recalled thinking. Soon she won’t have ...
The blue wave that delivered Democratic victories across Tarrant County came after decades of intentional grassroots organizing and “failed Republican leadership,” Democrats said Wednesday as they celebrated flipping every countywide office on the midterms ballot. The slate of De...
The 2026 ballot for the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards is now live. For the full month of November, loyal Weekly readers (that’s you!) can nominate their favorite local bands and musicians via a write-in ballot at FWWeekly.com/music-awards-2026. The format is like the Best Of bal...
The election of a new Texas governor could have major ramifications for the construction of massive AI data centers in North Texas, and also for the nation. Analysts say new state rules on how or where data centers can be built appear to be on the way under a new administration, ...
The election of a new Texas governor could have major ramifications for the construction of massive AI data centers in North Texas, and also for the nation. Analysts say new state rules on how or where data centers can be built appear to be on the way under a new administration, ...
The election of a new Texas governor could have major ramifications for the construction of massive AI data centers in North Texas, and also for the nation. Analysts say new state rules on how or where data centers can be built appear to be on the way under a new administration, ...
The election of a new Texas governor could have major ramifications for the construction of massive AI data centers in North Texas, and also for the nation. Analysts say new state rules on how or where data centers can be built appear to be on the way under a new administration, ...
The election of a new Texas governor could have major ramifications for the construction of massive AI data centers in North Texas, and also for the nation. Analysts say new state rules on how or where data centers can be built appear to be on the way under a new administration, ...
Maybe you’ve heard the whispers that Netflix’s pricey gay epic La bola negra might be the movie that will overhaul The Odyssey for the Best Picture Oscar. That movie now expands to a few Tarrant County theaters this weekend before it hits streaming next month, and I suspect that ...
Being a photojournalist in Texas on this midterm Election Day 2026 felt more like being a storm chaser than anything else. This particular storm has been building stronger every year for the last decade and beyond. Today, the feeling at every community center and polling location...
Hiro’s Kitchen — Sushi and Sake, 309 W Daggett Av, Ste 101, Fort Worth. @hiroskitchenfw. 4:30-8:30pm Sun, 5:30-10pm Tue-Sat. As Will Ferrell’s Mugatu from the now-classic comedy Zoolander would say, “Omakase is so hot right now.” Fort Worth diners are lucky to have so many places...
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz released a podcast episode on Wednesday commenting on why Republicans lost in the midterm election and what he vows to do over the next few months. In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Democrats took control of both the House and Senate and swept statewide races...
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz released a podcast episode on Wednesday commenting on why Republicans lost in the midterm election and what he vows to do over the next few months. In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Democrats took control of both the House and Senate and swept statewide races...
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 4 with unofficial voting results. Democratic incumbent Taylor Rehmet secured another term against his opponent, Republican Leigh Wambsganss, in the Nov. 3 election for Texas Senate District 9. Unofficials voting totals sho...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
2026 Midterm Election ResultsAll races: Here is a sorted and alphabetized list of all uncontested contests in the midterm election. Or filter further by using the list below.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptrolle...
Democrats win state’s top offices, US Senate and House races, and key Tarrant County race After receiving a call from Incumbent Tim O’Hare conceding the race, Alisa Simmons claims victory as the next Tarrant County Judge. James Talarico says, "David has defeated Goliath." KEY STA...
Editor’s note: This article was updated 10:40 p.m. with unofficial voting results. Incumbent and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is in the lead to secure another term against his opponent, Republican Leigh Wambsganss, in the race for Texas Senate District 9. Unofficial early results show ...
Editor’s note: This article was updated with unofficial results at 9:45 a.m. Nov. 4. Tarrant County flipped solidly blue, supporting Democrats for county, state and federal offices in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. In addition to flipping the countywide executive position, Tarrant...
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 1:15 p.m. Nov. 4 with unofficial vote returns, including Election Day votes. Keller ISD voters rejected all five propositions in the district’s $828 million bond package Nov. 3, even as they elected three candidates who supported the ent...
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 12:30 a.m. with unofficial voting results Wednesday morning. The Fort Worth-area U.S. House races for Districts 6, 12, 24, 25 and 30 involve new faces, incumbents defending their seats, and some contests shaped by last year’s redistricti...
Editor’s note: This article was updated with early voting results at 7:39 p.m. Democrat Alisa Simmons is leading Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare in the race for Tarrant County judge, according to early voting results. Simmons secured 327,864 votes, or 57.7%, during the early voti...
Editor’s note: This article was updated with early voting results at 7:38 p.m. The two Democratic challengers running against incumbent clerk positions have taken early leads based on early voting results. Based on just over 560,000 ballots cast during early voting Oct. 19-30, di...
Editor’s note: This article was updated with early voting results at 7:35 p.m. Democrat Jared Williams is leading Republican Tony Tinderholt in the race to win Tarrant County’s Precinct 2, the commissioners court precinct redrawn last year to favor GOP candidates. Williams receiv...
Ellen Louise Hamilton, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and devoted friend, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Visitation: Family and friends will gather from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 at Thompson Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, 4350 River Oaks Blvd., Fort Wo...
Editor’s note: This article will be updated with voting results after polls close at 7 p.m. The holders of four Arlington statehouse seats will be decided today. The races for Texas House Districts 92, 94 and 96 each have candidates from both parties vying for a spot in Austin. M...
Friday was the last day to vote early, and Texas, including North Texas, saw record breaking numbers in voter turnout. More than 19 million Texans were registered to vote this year, and 7.4 million of those cast their ballots across the state between Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. Ther...
Business leaders from throughout Tarrant County gained insights into community banking, Taylor Sheridan’s television, and the Texas Stock Exchange during Northeast Leadership Forum’s Heart of North Texas conference Wednesday at the Hurst Conference Center. As a past chairman of N...
Cleta Charlene Becker, 86, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at Willow Park Baptist Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Cleta was born on July 7, 1940, in Leon, Oklahoma, to Sylvester...
Betty Katherine Craig, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, surrounded by the love of her two daughters. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave. Fort Worth 76111. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3,...
Fotini "Fannie" Georges Maulsby, 101, Nov. 20, 1924 – Oct. 27,2026 Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2020 NW 21st Street, Fort Worth 76164, Entombment to follow at 3210 White Settlement Road Fort Worth 76107. Fannie Georges Mauls...
Patrick Rwema Sewabasage at the tender age of 26, Patrick departed this world on Oct. 21, 2026, leaving behind a legacy that resonates deeply with all who had the honor of knowing him. Born on Sept. 15, 2000, in Rwanda, he was not just a beloved son and brother but also a cherish...
For North Texas Giving Day, Casa Mañana Theatre raised nearly twice as much money as it did in 2025 — up from $38,564 last year to $68,167 in 2026. Meanwhile, Saving Hope Animal Rescue exceeded its goal of $80,000 by more than $20,000. For those two nonprofits, that boon is a poi...
Laura and Greg Bird have built substantive careers by combining entrepreneurial thinking, strong leadership and a desire to make a difference in the Fort Worth community. And make a difference they have, whether in energy, real estate, philanthropy or the city’s downtown skyline....
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Scott Dyson was making a living as a door-to-door insurance salesman when he asked himself one day what he really wanted to do. His love for music ...
