New Franchisees Are Taking Perkins to Texas for the First Time
Legacy casual dining concept Perkins is set to enter one of America’s largest markets with the signing of a three-unit franchise agreement for the Dallas metro. The agreement is with an ownership group experienced in hotels and restaurants. Sometimes franchisees are former owners and in others longtime fans. Naren...
What happens after incompetency finding for mom indicted in Everman boy’s death?
After a magistrate found this week that a mother under indictment in Tarrant County for capital murder in the killing of her 6-year-old son is incompetent to stand trial , the task turns to trying to return her thinking to rationality. A writ of commitment was filed on Wednesday for Cindy Rodriguez-Singh , who is accused of killing Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. The Texas...
Lone Star Smokeout Returns to Arlington in April 2026 with Bigger Lineup and BBQ...
After a successful debut in 2025, the Lone Star Smokeout will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington from April 24–26, 2026, bringing three more days of country music, barbecue, and immersive festival experiences to North Texas. The event marks the second year of the Texas-based expansion of the acclaimed Windy City Smokeout.
The Daytripper stops by Fort Worth to show new PBS nature docuseries on Texas
Chet Garner, aka The Daytripper , stopped by Fort Worth on Thursday evening to showcase his new PBS docuseries about Texas. “Making a Million: Daytripping with The Nature Conservancy in Texas” sees Garner explore several of the Nature Conservancy’s protected areas like the Davis Mountains Preserve and Diamon Y Spring Preserve in West Texas. The three-episode series comes as the Nature Conservancey’s Texas chapter...
Dallas Inmate Busted For Hoax White Powder That Shut Down Fort Worth Courthouse
A federal jury in Dallas on Wednesday convicted 67-year-old Donald Ray McCray of mailing threatening communications to federal judges and of sending a hoax white powder package that temporarily shut down the federal courthouse in Fort Worth. The scare forced officials to close the building while hazardous-materials teams figured out what they were dealing with and secured the scene. The verdict...
Birria Hotspot Cortez Plots New Seafood Shack Across Rosedale
Fort Worth's Michelin-recommended Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez is getting ready to trade some of its trademark birria for shrimp and ceviche. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the family announced that Mariscos Cortez, a seafood-focused sister restaurant, is coming to a spot across Rosedale off the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. It is the latest chapter in a rapid rise that started...
Three arrested in killing of Fort Worth teen shot inside his bedroom, police say
Court records outline how the suspects positioned their car outside the home before opening fire and fleeing.
Texas cities top list of places with the highest property tax burden
TEXAS — Over the next couple of weeks, Texas homeowners will begin to receive appraisal notices in the mail, which let property owners know the estimated market value of their property as of Jan. 1, 2026. SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company and personal finance publisher, ranked nearly...
Two men found dead in wrecked car carrying 480 pounds of suspected liquid meth
FORT WORTH, Texas — Two men were found dead Thursday inside a wrecked car that contained 480 pounds of suspected liquid methamphetamine, Fort Worth police said. Officers and fire crews responded around 11:28 a.m. to a crash near 1940 Delga St., where a vehicle had struck an unoccupied parked car before coming to a stop a short distance away. First responders found the passenger...
‘Yellowstone’s’ Taylor Sheridan Always Orders This $165 Steak At His New Fort Worth Restaurant
If you’ve ever dreamed about eating a steak from the iconic 6666 Ranch, now's your chance! Taylor Sheridan, who owns the ranch, just purchased a Texas-based steakhouse and it’s ready for reservations! Below, we take you inside Sheridan’s new restaurant, share what he likes on the menu and reveal how you can get a table. ...
