Fort Worth ISD’s accountability grades show improvement, but a failing middle school triggered Texas’ intervention law. William James Middle School received its fifth consecutive F rating Aug. 14 as the 60,000-student district maintained a C overall. The ratings are largely based on how well student
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A local business group with a long history in Fort Worth is set to acquire properties that span one expanded city block in downtown near a hot spot of recent development. Fort Worth City Council will be asked on Oct. 13 to approve the sale of four city-owned properties once used ...
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On Oct. 1, Arlington will host the first in a series of town hall events to discuss pressing topics across the city. City staff and Mayor Jim Ross will discuss six topics over 12 meetings with residents during the Arlington Unfiltered: Straight Talk with the Mayor town halls. In ...
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Nearly two years ago, Jennifer Limas was sitting in the Girls Inc. Makerspace & STEM Lab with the nonprofit’s corporate sponsors. The Near Southside facility, meant to inspire girls exploring science, technology, engineering and math, housed a different group: a panel of superint...
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Baraka Mirambi beamed as he walked to the podium Sept. 23 to share how the Tarrant To & Through Partnership helped him make friends, gain confidence and find his way to Tarleton State University. Mirambi pointed out his family in the crowd gathered at Tarrant County College Trini...
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Marisa Lozano’s dream used to begin when her son fell asleep. It was 2024, and Lozano’s son, Elias, needed nearly all of her attention. When she attended long in-person classes, her fiancé, David, sometimes missed an entire workday to care for Elias in her stead. When Lozano work...
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Lake Worth ISD Superintendent Ena Meyers wants to better prepare her high school students for their futures. To that end, those students now have the chance to learn how artificial intelligence works, including how to recognize when it gets something wrong. The district is offeri...
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Arlington’s oldest obscure bar, a self-awarded title worn as a badge of honor, is not tucked away between historic downtown brick buildings or recently renovated office spaces. Instead, it is about 10 minutes west, past the QuikTrip on the corner of West Division Street and North...
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Patricia Ann Washington-Waters, a woman of unwavering faith and boundless love, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Memorial Service: 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107, with an ...
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Elizabeth Kay “Kay” Yount, 86, of Fort Worth, died Sept. 18, 2026. She was born Oct. 29, 1939, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Linual and Inez Cameron, and grew up in Portia and Jonesboro. Kay retired from the City of Fort Worth. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church of F...
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Elsie was surrounded by her loving Family when she passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026 in Pace, Florida. She was born on March 16, 1928 in Topton, PA to George and Mary (Rhodes) Lantz. She enlisted in the US Navy on Sept. 12, 1952 and served her country as a Navy Nurse until sh...
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A British mother traveled to Collin County and is determined to meet with prosecutors and police about her 23-year-old daughter who was shot and killed by her own father in 2025. The case has garnered international attention over claims that a possible argument over politics and ...
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A Grapevine man is helping victims of deadly flooding in Nepal, returning to the country where he was born to deliver supplies and support to devastated communities. The recent floods caused an estimated more than $2.5 billion in damage, with nearly 1,500 people dead and thousand...
