A board of managers recently approved over $7 million in new spending. The largest allocation was a $2.5 million increase for special education services, bringing the total contract value to $3.2 million. Other significant expenditures include more than $1 million for professional development services related to a grant and $1 million for safety and security improvements.
Further details on the approved spending are available. The education editor has reported on the allocations. The spending was approved in September, with the special education services contract being the biggest item.
Dan Dipert Coaches is rolling into the third-generation of leadership. The 54-year-old Arlington-based, family-owned charter, tour and group-travel company has appointed Cade Muldrow as general manager. Muldrow joins Dan Dipert Coaches after building his career in sales leadershi...
In May, the Arlington Public Library launched neurodiverse programming for adults focused on making its events more accessible and inclusive. Now, that programming will see a boost after the library received more than $25,000 in state and federal grant funding. Mark Dellenbaugh, ...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 11, 2026 delivered the keynote address and presented awards to honor the service and sacrifice of peace officers, firefighters, and first responders at the 2026 Star Of Texas Awards in Austin. “Today, on Sept. 11, 2026, we remember those we lost and are ...
Fort Worth ISD will spend an additional $2.51 million on contracted speech-language pathologists and other special education service providers — more than three times what it planned in total three months ago. The Texas-appointed board of managers unanimously approved the increas...
Janette Hayden Haywood peacefully passed away from this earth to her heavenly home on Sept. 10, 2026. She was surrounded by love with her family by her side. Janette was born on Dec. 15, 1949, in Evening Shade, Arkansas. As the first child of Allien and Charles Lewis Hayden, she ...
As I was riding shotgun on a recent trip to Dallas, on a mission to drop off my husband for a shift at the Granada Theater, run a couple of Dallas errands, then meet back up with him to see Jet, I realized I had some time on my hands. The streets were super-crowded, as this was N...
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Rich Lavinski, Steve Barksdale, Tyler Jackson, and Martin Black to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on March 15, 2027. Additionally, he appointed Bruce Bynum, Charles Sartain, and Whit Wolman and reappointed Lewis M...
John William Sprott, 96, of Arlington passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 at Medical City of Arlington. He is preceded in death by his wife of 74 years Barbara June Sprott. John Sprott was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 21, 1929 to John and Katie Sprott. John graduated from Pas...
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce has named Dr. Rachael Capua, Vice President of External Operations and Dean of Tarleton State Fort Worth, as the 2026 recipient of its Young Professional of the Year Award. This honor recognizes Capua’s work to expand access to higher education,...
The suspect in a Plano murder investigation is dead after leading police on a chase in northern Denton County Monday morning. According to Valley View Police, they were called at about 10 a.m. to assist in a chase in Denton County headed northbound on Interstate 35 toward Cooke C...
Earlier this year, Austin-based musician Tucker Livingston fell ill but couldn’t afford health insurance. While he recovered, he couldn’t perform, so he eventually moved in with his parents, apart from his wife and child. Livingston, 52, bought insurance through the Affordable Ca...
An overgrown parking lot off Leslie Street, nearly hidden among the tall trees and medical buildings of the Near Southside District, holds promise for new transit-oriented development. The site, located between railroad tracks to the west and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medic...
