Winky Hix was 37 and a newly promoted detective with the Fort Worth Police Department when he watched on television two planes crash into the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The now retired 62-year-old Fort Worth native recalled the department switching to 12-hour
government
One of the nation’s largest nonprofit human services and child welfare agencies is shutting down its Arlington location. Cayuga Centers, a nonprofit based in New York state, provided a layoff notice to the Texas Workforce Commission Oct. 5 for 18 staff members based at the locati...
arts
Jerry Adeline Fox was born on July 6, 1950, to W.H. Barnett and Betty Barnett. Jerry was a loving and caring woman who held a special place in her heart for her family, friends, and beloved pets. She cherished the time spent with those she loved and found joy in the simple moment...
schools
Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved nearly $3.3 million in spending in October, with the largest expense tied to districtwide copier and printing services. The largest item was nearly $1.4 million in annual spending authority for a five-year agreement with...
arts
When it comes to Halloween, there are few things that conjure the spirit of the season quite like witches. While many fictional witches have cast their spell, it is rare to reach the acclaim the Weird Sisters from William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” have. Their magic has been interwo...
arts
Fort Worth-based Range Resources Corp. is being acquired in a $13 billion all-stock deal by EQT Corp., an energy company with operations focused on the Appalachian Basin. The merger creates what EQT said in a news release is “America’s largest and only vertically integrated natu...
arts
Transform 1012 N. Main Street — a Fort Worth nonprofit coalition that aims to convert a former Northside Ku Klux Klan headquarters into a cultural hub — continues to move toward construction, the organization said. The nonprofit, which was established by eight local entities, pre...
safety
The highest appeals court in Texas has agreed to review the case of a woman convicted of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting last year. Carolyn Rodriguez was arrested after cursing during the public comment portion of the meeting in January 2025. Part of her a...
arts
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Godsey attended his first Christmas party organized by the nonprofit Holidays & Heroes with his wife and six children in 2023. “It was honestly beyond my expectations for what I expected to see,” he said. The holidays often mean cookies and fest...
tcu
Julie Butner wasn’t shocked when she first arrived at military boot camp between her junior and senior year of college. At Fort Riley, Kansas, she was just the latest in a long line of family members to serve in the military. A self-described Army brat, she grew up watching her f...
tcu
A Granbury ranch with over 264 acres of land — and connections to TCU's origins — was put on the market for $8.7 million this month, according to Mock Ranches Group. Bedroom walls are paneled with timber dating back to the 1800s, according to Mock Ranches Group. (Courtesy | Mock ...
western
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was cited for misdemeanor assault after a traffic dispute escalated into a confrontation with two 19-year-olds in a Southlake parking lot Sunday, prompting a police response involving officers with their guns drawn. Southlake police ...
western
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are making history, becoming the first professional sports cheerleading squad to form a union. The iconic 36-member squad recently announced the formation of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association, a significant move that comes after years of ...
