Michael “Mico” Rodriguez, who was born into the Dallas Tex-Mex restaurant business and co-founded Mi Cocina, died on Oct. 1, confirmed three of his colleagues. The Dallas Morning News could not immediately confirm the cause of death with his family members. Rodriguez was in his late 60s. As a charis
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photo by Jenna Burress Innovation in business necessarily includes the apprehension that comes with taking risks. Sometimes you feel like you’re strapped to the back of pissed-off animal much larger than you. Sometimes you actually are. Fort Worth has a pretty good history in the...
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Amy and Andrew Campisi had four hours with their firstborn son, Carter. Now, the Richardson parents are working to give other families experiencing the death of a baby something they know can never feel like enough — time. The Campisis started Carter’s Classic, an annual golf tou...
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Four Fort Worth property owners learned last month what they can and can’t do with their historic properties. The Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission, a city board that reviews changes to historic buildings, ruled on the cases Sept. 14. Documenters empowers people like you...
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Tom Cruise delivers a fascinating performance as Digger Rockwell, an eccentric Texas oil tycoon who causes an environmental catastrophe in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s black satire “Digger.” It echoes shades of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove,” and Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre J...
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A new ADA transition plan, focused on identifying physical obstacles that make participating in programs inaccessible to residents with disabilities, was presented at the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission’s Sept. 14 meeting. Documenters empowers people like you to help fill t...
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The Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities officially met for the first time Sept. 10 following four meetings that were canceled in 2026 for lack of quorum. Documenters empowers people like you to help fill the gaps in reporting on Tarrant County public meetings. Find out...
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Editor’s note: To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Keller City Council unanimously approved Sept. 15 a 2-cent property tax rate increase alongside a $111.9 million budget. The new tax rate is 30.0...
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By Robyn Canard I grew up in Burleson, just south of Fort Worth, and went to school there from kindergarten through graduation at Burleson High School. Go Elks! As teenagers, if we weren’t at a house party when someone’s parents were out of town — and yes, a lot of times it was m...
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Editor’s note: To learn more about how the transcript that informed this report was created, visit Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. The Colleyville City Council approved a 2027 spending budget of more than $98.3 million in September. The general fund budget, a major portion of...
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An hours-long police standoff in a Lake Worth neighborhood on Saturday ended with the arrest of a man after a large law enforcement presence kept neighbors on edge for much of the afternoon. The incident unfolded in the 4200 block of Canyon Trail, where neighbors said they first ...
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Inside a big stone house with a broad porch in Stephens County, Texas, light glowed from the windows before the sun had fully awakened. Down a long driveway that stretched between the house and the country highway, rabbits darted toward a barbed wire fence dotted with prickly pea...
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The Arlington City Council voted Tuesday evening to approve a resolution authorizing an agreement with SiNaCa Studios that advances the nonprofit glass arts organization’s planned relocation to 300 W. Front Street in downtown Arlington. The partnership will turn a city-owned buil...
