Governor Greg Abbott presented awards to first responders who have demonstrated exceptional service and sacrifice. A late police officer from Terrell and a firefighter from Fort Worth were among the recipients. The officer's family accepted the award on his behalf, as he was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop.
The man responsible for the officer's death pleaded guilty and received a life sentence without parole. Further details about the awards and the recipients are available. The ceremony took place on September 11, 2026, and recognized the bravery and dedication of first responders.
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Miriam Astorga was partially inspired to start a business by her grandfather, Cleofas Puente. As a young man in Monterrey, Puente would sell produc...
Carolyn Kay Bangert, 85, of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2026. Kay was born Jan. 29, 1941, in Midland, Texas to Irene and Bill Cole. She spent most of her life in Midland-Odessa before moving to Fort Worth to be closer to her son, Ben, and her grandchildren, Lex...
Last October, Fort Worth homebuilder Village Homes filed for Chapter 11 reorganization when a major legal fight disrupted the company’s ability to do business. According to Village Homes, the issue stemmed from a 2024 contract to sell 100 vacant lots, the company name, and relate...
It was dusk on a recent Thursday, and Kent Bolinger and Jana Stout were cleaning up the food truck that had delivered supplies to a crew fighting a grass fire the day before. Bolinger and Stout are top officers of the nonprofit Red Helmets. For half a century, when the Fort Worth...
Ernest Rodriguez Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by family to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the age of 92. Rosary: 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral: 12:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at All Saints...
Before Tarrant County College trustees voted to approve tax rate increases on Sept. 10, trustee Laura Forkner Pritchett spent six minutes arguing that TCC should find more savings before asking property owners to pay more. Pritchett questioned administrative growth, tax increment...
Nonprofit leaders and law enforcement agents packed themselves into a room at the Fort Worth Police Officers Association to reflect on their summerlong effort combating human exploitation and trafficking. The late August gathering was part of a monthly public meeting of the Tarra...
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Jaime Castañeda is ambitious. The new Enloe/Rose Artistic Director at the Dallas Theater Center is beginning his tenure at the Tony Award-winning theater company with a world premiere production about a high-stakes Cold War summit set in Iceland. Reykjavik86 is now playing throug...
Fort Worth residents are invited to get rid of their old electronics at a Frost recycling event provided by Secure On-Site Shredding, Inc. The event will take place at any participating Frost Financial Center over four days, spanning from Sept. 16 to Oct. 2. "The electronic devic...
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new stamp on Saturday celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The USPS said the 12 million USCG Academy stamps printed continue the long-standing tradition of honoring the nation's premier military service institution...
The Kick commands the plaza in front of Frisco’s National Soccer Hall of Fame. It’s a prestigious job, but one that requires steely resolve to battle the elements and avian incursions. In this video interview, I spoke with The (we’re on a first-name basis now) to better understan...
