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The city has just over two years to spend its current $27.4 million balance allocated to the Woodhaven Reinvestment Zone. The board for the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 13, also known as the Woodhaven TIF, met for the first time since January on Oct. 7. City staff indicate...
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A Van Zandt County community is coming together over plates of barbecue to help families grieving two tragedies: the line-of-duty death of a sheriff's deputy and a house fire that killed a mother and four children. Former restaurateur Ryan Hanson organized a barbecue fundraiser a...
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11 counterfeit Richard Mille watches were intercepted at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in a targeted enforcement operation focusing on fake luxury goods from China. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the shipment would have had a combined manufacturer’s suggested ...
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In 2015, Tarrant County had 1,563 primary care physicians and a population of 1,973,526, according to state data. A decade later, the number of primary care physicians had risen to 1,967 — a 26% increase. In tandem, the county boasted 2,322,418 residents last year, an 18% increas...
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By Andrew Piel I was born at Arlington Memorial Hospital in 1972, right when the Texas Rangers got here, and first lived for a few years on an Arlington street called Larkspur. In 1977, when I was 5, Mom and Dad decided they needed more room, so we moved a few miles west to Littl...
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The Canton police officer who was severely injured during an intense exchange of gunfire has been released from the hospital. According to Sheriff Kevin Bridger, Officer Chris Watson was among the responding deputies and officers who were attempting to make contact with 42-year-o...
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Some interesting items going on in the world of sports this week appear interconnected to me, two in soccer and one each in baseball and basketball: St. Louis SC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the first silverware in franchise history The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyri...
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Ezra Ochieng Owenga, aged 72, passed away on Oct. 14, 2026. Born on Jan. 1, 1954, in Kendu Bay, Kenya, he was the cherished son of the late Mr. Philemon Osumba Owenga and Mrs. Claris Auma Oreny. The loss of Ezra creates a profound emptiness for his family and friends, who will ho...
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A North Texas community will come together Saturday to remember 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, whose disappearance and death touched the hearts of residents across the region. The city of Everman will host a public candlelight vigil in Noel's memory on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 6...
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Donna Kay Klutts-Vick was born on April 28, 1941, in Bisbee, Arizona. She graduated at the top of her class from Hamilton High School in 1959, the same year she married Chester Otis Vick. Donna lived in Houston until 1996, when she moved to Benbrook. She retired from Allstate Ins...
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In July, Lisa Dixon returned to her classroom at Keller ISD’s Hillwood Middle School to prepare for the new school year and found that the temperature inside was 87 degrees. For several months before then, the eighth-grade history teacher and her students dealt with a failing air...
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Nashville, Tennessee-based Hamilton Development plans to construct a $57.7-million warehouse and office project in the Walsh development. In its first Texas project, Hamilton is building an approximately 1 million-square-foot warehouse that will include 6,000 square feet of offic...
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has elected Heidi C. Knowles, MD, FACEP, as president-elect. Dr. Knowles will serve a one-year term as president beginning October 2027. Dr. Knowles identified three priorities for her upcoming term: safety, support, and stabili...
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The money is real. That needs saying first, because digital income doesn't look real-it looks like a notification saying $4.17, arriving six weeks after the thing happened, from a platform whose name is a noun pretending to be a company. But add up the $4.17s and the sync fee and...
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Irma Griffith takes care of a colony of about 30 cats in her Haltom City backyard. They started showing up after her dog passed away a few years ago. “Of course, me being the animal lover that I am, I started feeding them, and I had no idea about the whole process,” she said. “I ...
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Closing a business can look simple from the outside, but an LLC does not disappear when sales stop. An owner can shut the storefront and tell customers the business is finished while the legal entity still exists. The company may still have filings, taxes, contracts, or debts to ...
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College students may have their class schedules figured out, but what happens when they need groceries, a ride to the store or a little guidance navigating life away from home? One North Texas entrepreneur is stepping in to help, offering a service that gives students something t...
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Fort Worth's popular ArtsGoggle festival is preparing for one final celebration before a major construction project puts the annual event on hiatus and forces businesses along Magnolia Avenue to adapt. The free arts festival, which draws about 80,000 people to the Near Southside ...
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Origin Bank today announced Austin Lewis has been promoted to the role of North Texas regional president. For the past 16 years, Lewis has dedicated his time at Origin to building relationships and serving customers. He has specialized in commercial and private banking strategies...
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A $443 million public safety bond is dividing Dallas City Council members, with competing campaigns urging voters to either approve the proposal or reject it in favor of a smaller package next year. As early voting continues, Proposition A has become a point of contention among c...
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The 'Big D' dealt with some big delays over the weekend after a major stretch of Interstate 30 through downtown Dallas shut down in both directions for bridge demolition. The closures took place between the Interstate 35E and Interstate 45/U.S. 75 interchanges from Saturday night...
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The Granada Theater and Sundown at Granada have been sold to wellness brand Bathhouse, according to the owners. Mike Schoder and Julia Garton announced the sale and closing of the venue on Friday. The restaurant's final day will be Nov. 1, and the theater will host shows through ...
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Fort Worth’s reputation as a center for manufacturing is set to increase after the announcement Thursday that the city will be the site of a $600 million investment from HVAC giant Carrier Corp. that is expected to create 1,500 jobs. Fort Worth was competing against three other c...
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The Tarrant Appraisal Review District (TARB) is accepting applications from Tarrant County citizens interested in serving for the 2027-2028 tax year. The TARB was created by the Texas Legislature to provide an independent review of taxpayer protests of appraisals done by the Tarr...
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The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' new union, the organization said in a statement. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association (DCCA) will now be the collective bargaining representative for the DCC. Tad Carper, the Cowboys' senior vice ...
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TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin resigned Thursday, Oct. 22. His tenure was one of the shortest in the history of TCU. The university emailed an announcement shortly before 5 p.m. but gave few details about what prompted Pullin to step down. “We thank Daniel for his years of service ...
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A new champion was crowned. On Friday, Texas Parks and Wildlife announced Chungus as the winner of the 2026 Fat Squirrel Week. The final two contenders were named as finalists Friday morning, with voting continuing into the afternoon. Chungus was described as hailing "from behind...
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Three Tarrant County airports could soon be linked to local business hubs through a network of electric air taxis. Archer Aviation announced Friday morning that it plans to build three separate electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft networks to serve some of the state’s l...
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The gunman accused of killing a Van Zandt County sheriff’s deputy and severely wounding a Canton police officer fired more than 800 rounds at law enforcement during Tuesday night’s attack, the Van Zandt County sheriff revealed Friday. Sheriff Kevin Bridger provided the new detail...
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Drivers traveling through downtown Dallas this weekend should make plans in advance, as major delays and weekend-long lane closures are expected to begin Saturday night on parts of Interstate 30. The closures are part of the $888 million I-30 Canyon Project, which will reconstruc...
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President Messer joins national leaders making higher education within reach for all students FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Wesleyan University President Emily Messer has been appointed to the Student Aid Policy Committee of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Univer...
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Recently, I sat down with one of our Financial Advisors and asked what she'd done with the ten hours a week she'd gotten back from a new AI tool we'd piloted. She didn't have to think much about it. “I’ve had more time to work with clients,” she said. That's what I actually care ...
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In the summer of 1969 folks throughout North Texas and beyond became fascinated with the small rural community of Lake Worth. A mysterious creature had been sighted by numerous folks near the Fort Worth Nature Center, the Goat Man he was called. Before going any deeper into this ...
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RISE-RN is expected to receive approximately $3 million over four years to strengthen pathways into nursing careers across North Texas UNT Health Fort Worth’s College of Nursing has received $753,262 in federal funding to launch a new program designed to expand pathways into nurs...
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CREW Fort Worth will host its A Night with CREW Awards Gala on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Ashton Depot in Fort Worth. The annual event will celebrate the professionals, organizations, projects and transactions making a meaningful impact on the commercial real estate indu...
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Cowtown isn’t camera-shy. The city’s film and TV industry is steadily booming, thanks to shows like “Landman” and other Taylor Sheridan series produced in Fort Worth that aid the local economy. The city’s role in the spotlight was highlighted during business editor Bob Francis’ l...
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How regional governments determine which aspects of data centers are the most important to locally regulate is a major question for lawmakers to consider heading into the legislative session beginning in January, said Tarrant County commissioner Matt Krause. “We understand the st...
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Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare and Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Thursday celebrated a new grant meant to aid the county’s disaster recovery. The roughly $10 million grant will go toward installing permanent emergency backup generator power systems for two Tarrant C...
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TGIF! Whether you plan to “Monster Mash” your way into the weekend or follow the beat of your own drum, we got a packed list of events for you this weekend. Get your boogie on at the Levitt Pavilion for the Do Good Fest this Saturday. All proceeds from the event go to Tarrant Are...
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Rev Partnership CEO Karen Molinar noted a recurring theme in the past two weeks as she listened to students across Tarrant County. They’re interested in careers. They want a variety of pathways. But a key piece is often missing. “They want exposure to the different career paths t...
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Just blocks from Frost Tower Fort Worth, ballet, opera and symphonic music share a stage at Bass Performance Hall. Nearby, Jubilee and Circle theaters pair productions with arts education. Galleries along Houston Street showcase local artists’ work. That cultural life isn’t just ...
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Lewisville High School quarterback Laykon Brassfield is back in the game after the UIL unanimously voted to reinstate him, overturning an earlier ineligibility ruling that sidelined him for four games. The decision clears the Fighting Farmers' star quarterback to return to the fi...
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Somewhere in Fort Worth right now, a first year fantasy manager is staring at a 1 and 3 record and wondering how a team that looked so good in August fell apart by October. Most of those drafts happened over beers in late summer, some of them at places like Rex's Bar & Grill on S...
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On the Monday after the Calgary Stampede closed, the cowboy hats were gone from the grounds and the people left on the midway wore work boots. Crews from North American Midway Entertainment were folding up rides for the highway run north to Edmonton, where K-Days opened four days...
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Daniel Pullin is out as Texas Christian University’s chancellor, less than 17 months after taking the private institution’s top job. Pullin’s resignation Thursday is effective immediately, according to a university statement obtained by the Fort Worth Report. The announcement, wh...
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Free homebuyer education event in Mesquite Oct. 23-25 offers buyers path to mortgages with no down payment. Elevated mortgage rates, high home prices, and rising insurance costs have made homeownership feel increasingly out of reach for some would-be buyers. A free event in Mesqu...
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For the fourth year running, the Chosen One Tattoo Studio (519 E Abram St, Arlington, 817-277-5199), Readers’ Choice for Best Tattoo Studio in Best Of 2026, is hosting a haunted house in Downtown Arlington, inviting visitors in for a scare while collecting donations for charity. ...
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Construction on the first portion of the long-delayed Central City/Panther Island federal flood control project is due to start in February 2027, the Tarrant Regional Water District board was told on Tuesday. Contractors are to begin work on the much-anticipated north channel of ...
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This fall marks exactly 50 years since Brian de Palma’s film of Carrie hit theaters. The movie followed Stephen King’s novel fairly quickly, and while the book garnered respectful reviews, it was the film that put King’s name out into pop culture. Since then, the story has inspir...
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The sights and sounds of fall. For families, that usually means pumpkin patches with rows and rows of gourds waiting to be taken home. Corn mazes. Hayrides. Daytime activities. But there’s something about Halloween that’s inherently tied to the night and its iconic symbol: the ja...
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Sammy Stell is able to relate to the homeless neighbors he serves. The reason? He was once homeless. Stell lost everything while experiencing a relapse into drug use and going through a divorce before the COVID-19 pandemic. He was eventually able to find employment through Cloud ...
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This Halloween, the best stories begin after dark. Just in time for spooky season, Ghostwood Whiskey is introducing 3 Brothers Bourbon, a premium 6-year-old high-rye bourbon inspired by campfire nights, family traditions, and the ghost stories shared among three brothers beneath ...
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Burt Weems, 92, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 18, 2026. Funeral: 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Independence Chap[el at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Memorials: n lieu of flowers, please...
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HALTOM CITY, TEXAS – Mayor of Haltom City, Decorated Combat Pilot, Pioneer in Law Enforcement, Scholar, Musician, and Community Leader, Dr. An Minh Truong, 78, passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Visitation: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Brey...
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Homer Earl Biddlecome, 98, passed away Sunday Oct. 18, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 28, 2026 in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107, with an interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 ...
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Frances Magnon, born Frances Moore, passed away on Oct. 17, 2026. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Harvest Assembly of God. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, in Memorial Suite B, at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth ...
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Dolores Ann Wren DeLeon was born on Dec. 30, 1934, and passed away on Oct. 16, 2026, at the age of 91. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 ...
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Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, 73, of Arlington, passed away on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Arlington. She was born on Jan. 14, 1953, in Dallas, to Charles L. and Rose W. Porter. Visitation will be held Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Breyley Suite at Mount Olivet Fu...
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Fort Worth – Rogelio Hernandez, 68, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, with a Rosary beginning at...
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Thanks to Spotify’s Halloween Punk Rock Party playlist, I have heard the Misfits’ “Halloween” at least 100 times this month, which really means that the 1981 single has been howling in my head nonstop for the past three weeks, more or less from the time I wake up until the time I...
