Fort Worth City Council voted Tuesday to approve a four-year, $54 million collective bargaining agreement ratified by the city’s firefighters and emergency medical services personnel that calls for pay raises among other changes. The city voted 10-0 for the contract with council member Jeanette Mart
safety
Editor’s note: The Fort Worth Report first reported on Manor Independent Living Aug. 25, 2026. You can read that story here. A Fort Worth senior living community whose unsanitary conditions were reported on by the Fort Worth Report in August is again facing the possibility of a u...
schools
For several years, Andy Williams’ work training local veterans gave them the tools needed to start careers in real estate development and project management. Several years into creating and operating his trade school Rehab Warriors, Andy Williams felt like something was missing i...
government
Fort Worth officials expect to have a renewable natural gas plant built at the city’s landfill within the next two years, capturing gases and producing more funds to support long-term waste planning. Environmental services officials finalized an agreement in 2025 with Archaea Ene...
government
A Southern-style restaurant proposed for the Roy Pope Grocery is expected to start serving dinner soon. On Tuesday, Fort Worth City Council members approved a zoning exemption for the restaurant at 2300 Merrick St. despite a lack of parking spaces that led to a denial earlier thi...
tcu
When Andy Williams first returned home after serving four years as an infantry Marine, the sergeant found himself below the poverty line. He wondered why his civilian peers were advancing while he felt taken advantage of by employers. He recalled a time he blew a tire on the side...
arts
Fort Worth architect Bart Shaw, FAIA, co-founder and principal of Ibañez Shaw Architecture, has been named the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus of the Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is presented annually to a graduate whose caree...
western
Two business leaders behind the renaissance of the Fort Worth Stockyards are now looking to give life to another Texas institution: Austin’s Lammes Candies. The family-owned confectionary brand, which had an iconic location and neon sign at 5330 Airport Blvd. in Austin, announced...
tcu
I didn’t attend Saturday’s game in Orlando against Central Florida. I never voluntarily visit America’s basement and am legally not allowed within 50 miles of a Disney World — long story, and it’s a matter of public record, so I won’t bore you with it here — but TCU lost, and it’...
government
Raymond David Lee Jr, 86, of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 19, 1940, to Raymond David Lee and Shirley Maxine Lovinggood. Throughout his life, R.D. was known for kindness, generosity, strength and faith....
government
More than $7.1 billion in highway improvement projects are planned in Tarrant County over the next decade, but officials are celebrating the end of construction for one notable project. The $414 million North Tarrant Express project for Airport Freeway and northeast Interstate 82...
arts
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth Weird Moms Club raised $7,277.60 at its seventh annual Weird Mom Prom, held Sept. 19 at Ridglea Theater. After event expenses, the sold-out fundraiser generated $3,300 for the organization’s community initiatives and building fund. This year’s “Nowh...
western
Billy Bob's Texas is marking its 45th anniversary with upgrades to the venue's sound and lighting systems, aimed at giving visitors a better boot-scootin' experience. The 45-year-old honky tonk operates inside a more than century-old building that wasn't exactly designed with con...
