Fort Worth bestows historic protection on TXU North Main plant
The historic TXU North Main power plant at the Trinity River north of downtown now has significant protection against demolition under rezoning the Fort Worth City Council approved Tuesday. The council attached historic significant endangered protection to the plant, owned by Tarrant County College. That status...
Cesar Chavez street signs are gone in Fort Worth. Should council have voted 1st?
The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez. But some city council members questioned the process that led to the honorary street sign toppers being removed before the council vote. The city...
New Fort Worth ISD superintendent, school board address public for first time
The new Fort Worth ISD superintendent and school board heard from the public on Tuesday for the first time since being appointed last week. Superintendent Peter Licata outlined their plans to get the district, which has received failing accountability grades for the last five years, back on track. The Texas...
Kendra Scott to open $1.4M ‘Yellow Rose’ boutique in Fort Worth Stockyards
Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, a new “modern cowgirl” lifestyle brand the jeweler is expanding across Texas, is slated to open its first Fort Worth boutique in Fort Worth at Mule Alley in the Stockyards. The brand launched in 2023 with a flagship location in Austin, which opened in November 2024. The brand also has...
18-wheeler driver is hit and killed by vehicle on I-30 in west Fort Worth
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 30 early Tuesday, March 31, in west Fort Worth, police said. Multiple police units were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of I-30 near Cherry Lane and Las Vegas Trail about 8:15 a.m. A 911 caller reported that the driver of an 18-wheeler had been hit by another...
5-year-old killed by vehicle after riding scooter into street, Fort Worth police say
FORT WORTH, Texas — A young child was killed by a vehicle after riding a scooter into the street on Sunday, police say. According to Fort Worth police, a five-year-old girl was riding her scooter around 3 p.m. on March 29. in the 1900 block of Portland Street. The...
💧 Fort Worth approves land acquisition for Mary’s Creek wastewater project
The Fort Worth City Council has approved the use of eminent domain to acquire 4.62 acres of permanent easement and 1.54 acres of temporary construction easement from Andrews 440 Ranch, LP, located at 9513 Chapin Road in Tarrant County. The land will be used for the Mary’s Creek Force Main Project, which will carry...
Taxpayer costs revealed for public road in gated Tarrant County community
A public road enclosed in a private gated community in west Tarrant County has cost taxpayers despite not being accessible to the vast majority of them. In October 2008, Tarrant County accepted responsibility for a portion of Billings Road that runs south of Confederate Park Road, ending at Orilla Lane. That...
Thursday is National Burrito Day. Here’s where to get freebies and discounts
National Burrito Day is always celebrated on the first Thursday of April. And this year, it falls on Thursday, April 2. Modern-day burritos started appearing on restaurant menus in California sometime in the 1930s, but the oldest historical mention of the Mexican dish was in 1895. In America, we stuff tortillas with...
Community pushback pauses Fort Worth vote on tax break for $1.1 billion data‑center project
Residents packed City Hall to oppose the proposed tax abatement, prompting a council member to withdraw his motion and delay the vote until April.
