State and North Texas officials determined the Ross Fire was “human-caused,” and began from equipment or vehicle use associated with a roadside start, according to a news release. The Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement and other local agencies completed their investigation after determining th
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Fort Worth Education Partnership has released their 2026 College and Career ReadinessReport. Titled “Are Our Kids College Ready? What Texas College Readiness Indicators ShowAbout Tarrant County Graduates,” it looks at how Tarrant County graduates perform on theindicators most clo...
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by María Méndez and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas TribuneAugust 25, 2026 Here’s what you need to know Texans will pick their next governor, U.S. senator and more than a dozen statewide elected officials during the Nov. 3 general election. Also on the ballot are also members of Congre...
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Polls open Monday for Tarrant County’s midterm elections, and voters have 12 days to cast a ballot before Election Day on Nov. 3. More than 1.3 million people are registered to vote in Tarrant County. Each of them has the chance to elect new government representatives at the coun...
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Highway I-20 at Spur 408 was shut down on Monday morning after a deadly crash, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. DFR said units were called to the crash just after 3:00 a.m. on Monday. They said two vehicles were involved. One person died, and another person was hurt. It's unclear...
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Police have found the body of an infant next to a dumpster near a motel in far west Fort Worth. Fort Worth Police said they made the discovery Sunday night around 8:30 p.m. in the 7300 block of Camp Bowie Boulevard West at the Drummer's Inn. Police haven't released much informati...
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There is more industrial space coming on the market in Fort Worth. The area has a strong construction pipeline for new industrial space with a recent Collier’s report saying it accounts for 12% of all industrial space under development in the U.S. Hillwood already had 7 million s...
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An eyecare clinic, a mental health counseling firm and a digital marketing agency won over the judges at Fort Worth’s annual business plan competition on Thursday evening. Coming in second place and as the voter’s favorite was Dr. Julie Erwin, who worked as a bilingual educator f...
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Christine Chemutai Ndagui was born on April 24, 1961, in Kenya, to her parents, Mr. Ngerechi Kipketer and Mrs. Losina Chebet. She passed away on Oct. 9, 2026, in Dallas, at the age of 65. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Robin Ndagui Ngugi, children, and cherished family an...
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Every time someone pays a code citation in Dallas, $36 goes into a fund intended to help low-income homeowners make costly repairs to bring their properties into compliance. But NBC 5 Investigates discovered the city stopped awarding grants from that fund about two years ago, eve...
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A new clue has emerged in the search for a 42-year-old Denton woman who disappeared nearly three weeks ago, after volunteers discovered her wallet along a rural road in Decatur on Sunday morning. Marjulin Briceño Arrieta has been missing since Sept. 28, when police said she met w...
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Need a ride to a polling place? Community groups will offer voters free rides to Tarrant County polling places during early voting Oct. 19-30 and on Election Day, Nov. 3. The efforts come after a state district judge denied a request to reinstate 92 locations that were eliminated...
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2026 Midterm ElectionWhen is Early Voting? Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30.When is Election Day? Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You can vote if you're in line by 7 p.m. on Election ...
