For many North Texans, the State Fair of Texas is an annual tradition filled with photos alongside Big Tex, favorite fair foods and family memories. But for Ted and Carol Burk, the fairgrounds are where a love story began nearly four decades ago. Their story dates back to the 1980s, when Ted was an
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ASI more than doubles office footprint at Hillwood Commons I as it advances work at the AllianceTexas Test Center FORT WORTH, Texas – (Oct. 13, 2026) — Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI), the worldwide leader of industrial vehicle automation and creator of Mobius®, the platform tha...
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Throughout history soldiers and horses have stood together for the sake of liberty and freedom. Now, through a nonprofit organization named War Horses for Veterans, the equestrian world is taking a stand to help those working to regain their life after they dedicated it to the se...
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Neofactory LLC has signed a 9,200-sf renewal and expansion, adding 4,700 sf of industrial space at 1212-1216 Tappan Circle, Carrollton. Richmond Collinsworth, executive vice president and managing partner of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services, represented the landlord, MVVP...
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS, Oct. 13, 2026 – Texas Health Resources is ranked No. 2 on the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ List – the highest among hospital systems in North Texas. This honor represents the organization's 12th straight year among the nation's top healthcare emp...
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William Morris McGee passed on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at the age of 92. Born on Monday, Feb. 5, 1934 in Dallas to Angier Eugene McGee and Mabel Louise Stanglin. William was a resident of Arlington. William will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the goo...
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After years of resident opposition and public meetings, the case for an environmental permit for a proposed concrete batch plant in Burleson will come to a close next week. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officials will formally vote on whether to approve J7 Ready Mix L...
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Junior Ezeonu still has memories of knocking on the first doors asking Grand Prairie residents to elect him for city council. Ezeonu was 21 going on 22, finishing his final semester at the University of Texas at Arlington. Some voters thought he was working on a school project, h...
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More than 80% of all public high school graduates from Tarrant County were deemed college-ready in 2025. But only 1 out of every 4 met the same standard using either the SAT or the ACT — both of which are considered by researchers to be among the best indicators of a student’s su...
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A Fort Worth district judge denied a legal request for Tarrant County to add back the 92 locations eliminated from the approved list of polling sites for this November’s midterm elections. Four current and former Fort Worth officials — Deborah Peoples, Camille Rodriguez, Kathleen...
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Latino voters could be the key swing group in Tarrant’s 2026 midterm elections as political parties wait to see if the county will remain in Republican control or shift in favor of Democrats. Hispanic voters come from diverse communities with different beliefs and cultures, said ...
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Candy-coated lowriders bounced in sync with attendees as Tejano music echoed throughout Marine Park during Sonidos Del Summer in Fort Worth’s Historic Northside District. The Saturday Bidi Bidi Back to the Park event was part of a concert series aimed at revitalizing the park, wh...
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Arthur Marquez, 83, passed away Oct. 1, 2026. He was born April 30, 1943 in Fort Worth, the son of John O. and Olivia Trujillo Marquez. Arthur is survived by his sons, Joseph Marquez and Thomas Marquez; grandchildren, Justine Blaine Marquez, Jeremiah Jace Marquez, Jaden Patrick M...
