Eight hours into a Saturday workshop, Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board members arrived at the question they had heard from parents for weeks: Would they rein in scripted lessons? The answer shapes the rules that the board of managers will use to hold Superintendent Peter Licata accountable. Ma
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Milestone comes as Trinity Metro prepares to break ground on TEXRail Extension into Fort Worth’s Near Southside and Medical District FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 30, 2026) — This week, Trinity Metro’s TEXRail has reached 1 million riders in a single year for the first time in the ser...
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The 74,000 backlogged voter application forms Tarrant County received from the state last week are mostly processed and on track for completion ahead of the registration deadline, elections administrator Clint Ludwig told the Fort Worth Report. About 60,000, or 81% of the forms, ...
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U.S. Marine Corps veteran Orlando Torres was surprised on Sept. 29 with a payment-free Tesla Model Y Premium Rear-Wheel Drive, an unforgettable moment that recognized his service and supported the next chapter he is building with his family. The ceremony was held at the National ...
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Bar-Bar Readers’ Choice: The Down ’n Out Bar (150 W Rosedale St, Fort Worth, @TheDownandOutBar) Critic’s Choice (Top 3): A Great Notion (2024 Ridgmar, Fort Worth, 817-731-8521), FW Thunderbird (306 S Houston St, Fort Worth, @FWThunderbird), and Malone’s Pub (1303 Calhoun, Fort Wo...
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Donna Jean Zak, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a courageous battle with cancer and kidney failure. She was born on Dec. 3, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Dinah and Samuel Meta. Donna met the love of her life, Leonar...
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OPENING Acharya (NR) Nikhil Upreti directs and stars in this Nepalese thriller as an ex-soldier sent to rescue a compatriot from captivity in Mumbai. Also with Sanchita Luitel, Pramod Agrahari, Deepraj Rana, and Purnika Sijapati. (Opens Friday) Anbil Avan (NR) Ashok Selvan and Pr...
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The numbers are in and Arlington leaders are celebrating while also looking for ways to learn from the FIFA World Cup’s economic impact. The city, which hosted more matches than any other in the tournament with nine games, saw citywide sales tax increase by just less than 30% ove...
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Kenneth Aubery Nicholson, 92, was born on Dec. 28, 1933, in Paris, Texas, and died on Sept. 16, 2026. A longtime resident of Arlington, Kenneth will be remembered with gratitude and affection for the steady way he showed up for the people he loved—dependable in all seasons of lif...
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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...
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Disclaimer: I am a devout Savannah Bananas fan. We attended our first Banana ball game two years ago in Savannah, Georgia, and last year in Houston. And yes, my fiancée Rebecca and I were in the stands for the Friday night game at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Bananas have b...
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Most owners assume the hard part of an exit is finding the buyer. The harder part is making sure the business – and the family behind it – survives the transition, planned or not. On September 16, The Alternative Board Fort Worth & West hosted Ms. Anne Salick, CEPA, CPFA, Senior ...
