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From lowriders to live music, here’s where to celebrate Hispanic heritage in Fort Worth
| September 9, 2025
2025 | Community | CULTURE | DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | hispanic heritage month | hispanic pride | latin americans | LIFESTYLE | recreation | Tarrant County | THINGS TO DO
Looking for ways to show your pride during Hispanic Heritage Month? Several celebrations honoring Latino Americans and their cultures will soon take place across Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
Here’s how Fort Worth residents can weigh in on the future downtown library
| September 3, 2025
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | downtown library | Fort Worth Public Library | LIFESTYLE | listening sessions | TEXAS
The listening sessions come about two years after Fort Worth sold its decades-old downtown central library building, and one year after it purchased a nearby, 100-year-old building as a new location.
Texas lawmakers allocate $10M to support National Juneteenth Museum development
| June 11, 2025
DFW Lead Story | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | FORT WORTH | History | lawmakers | Lead Story | local news | STATE | state legislature | TEXAS
The National Juneteenth Museum received $10 million from Texas lawmakers for its development in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside, museum CEO Jarred Howard confirmed to the Report June 9. The Texas House and Senate approved the allocation through the state budget, but it still awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. Howard said the state’s new financial support […]
Tarrant County commissioners vote 3-2 to redistrict, adopting more Republican-friendly map
| June 5, 2025
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court could get a bigger conservative majority next year under a new map passed Tuesday. Republican Commissioners Manny Ramirez, Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O’Hare voted to adopt the map Tuesday. Democratic Commissioners Alisa Simmons and Roderick Miles Jr. voted against it. The map reshapes the two Democrat-controlled precincts and […]
Fort Worth leaders outline plan to create citywide network of parks, green spaces
| May 7, 2025
With a new master plan soon to be adopted, city staff have laid out the blueprint for enhancing the city’s parks system, with a focus on fostering accessibility and connections to green space throughout Fort Worth.
6 candidates compete to represent east Fort Worth, Stop Six neighborhoods in May 2025 election
| April 22, 2025
DFW | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | FORT WORTH | political | politics | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | Voter Resources | Voting Info
For the first time since 2013, a new face at City Hall will represent the majority of Fort Worth’s easternmost neighborhoods, including the historic Stop Six area.