
North Tarrant Express poised for multi-million dollar overhaul
by Sam Cohen
| March 23, 2026
Community | construction | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | Interstate 35 West | Local news | North Tarrant Express | TRANSPORTATION | TRAVEL
Construction is set to start on the North Tarrant Express beginning in June or July. Here’s what you need to know. A $142 million construction project is set to break ground on the North Tarrant Express following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A spokesperson for TxDOT, Shawna Russell Jones, told the Fort Worth […]

Houston Council Members propose ordinance limiting HPD’s role in administrative ICE Warrants
| March 20, 2026
The proposal challenges current HPD procedures as city leaders debate how officers should handle administrative ICE warrants. Council Member Alejandra Salinas, joined by Council Member Abbie Kamin and several community leaders, introduced an ordinance that would clarify how Houston police handle administrative immigration warrants and limit when local officers would contact federal immigration authorities. The […]

Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ takes over Fort Worth’s Cultural District for Season 3 sequences
by Sam Cohen
| March 20, 2026
Community | Cultural District | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | FORT WORTH | LIFESTYLE | Lioness | taylor sheridan
Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness” is set to film in Fort Worth’s Cultural District next week. Here’s everything you need to know.

Move over, literary critics — Heritage Elementary’s second graders have a podcast to run
by Sam Cohen
| March 19, 2026
children | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Heritage Elementary School | Heritage Elementary | Heritage Elementary podcast | LIFESTYLE | literacy | LITERATURE | Only Readers in the Building | reading | second graders
Second graders from Heritage Elementary School are bringing their book reports to a whole new audience with “Only Readers in the Building.”

A new Target opens in Oak Cliff. But what about that boycott?
by Joi Louviere
| March 18, 2026
DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food and drink | local business | protests | SHOPPING
More than a year after a nationwide boycott, a new Target three years in the making has opened in Oak Cliff. But are we still boycotting the big-box retailer? The Target at Wynnewood Village, a shopping center and area of Dallas that’s home to a majority Black and Latino population, is located in a food […]

Thousands of North Texas families eye school voucher program with hours left to apply
by Sam Cohen
| March 17, 2026
Affordability | Community | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | North Texas | school voucher | school voucher program | schools | TEXAS | Texas Education Freedom Accounts | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Over 200,000 students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program ahead of today’s deadline. Here’s what you need to know.



