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Texas Education Agency names new Fort Worth ISD superintendent amid state takeover
| March 24, 2026
The state intervened at the district after one campus received five consecutive failing grades on the A-F accountability rating system from 2018-2023.
Texas’ Cooper Lutkenhaus just changed world track & field history forever
| March 24, 2026
2025 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships | Cooper Lutkenhaus | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | LIFESTYLE | NATIONAL NEWS | SPORTS | track and field | world champion
North Texas’ Cooper Lutkenhaus became the youngest world champion at the World Indoor Championships. He placed first in the 800-meter final. Justin native Cooper Lutkenhaus became a world champion on Sunday when he placed first in the 800-meter final at the World Indoor Championships. The 17-year-old, who attends Northwest High School, completed the dash in 1 […]
Frisco’s Little Bit Bakery charms Kelly Clarkson
| March 23, 2026
Angela Henson | Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food & drink | food and drink | frisco | Kelly Clarkson | LIFESTYLE | Little Bit Bakery | pop-up | pop-up bakery | The Kelly Clarkson Show
Angela Henson’s Little Bit Bakery has taken off since Sep. 2025. The Frisco resident was recently highlighted on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’
North Tarrant Express poised for multi-million dollar overhaul
| 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 […]
She was told to say her goodbyes—then Obamacare saved her life
| March 20, 2026
ACA | affordable care act | Affordable Care Act Marketplace | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | obamacare | Texas Lead Story
She was issued a death sentence, but monthslong treatment, covered by insurance provided through the Affordable Care Act, gave her a new life.
Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ takes over Fort Worth’s Cultural District for Season 3 sequences
| 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
| 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.”
The 7 best spots to find bluebonnets in DFW
| March 19, 2026
bluebonnet season | Bluebonnet Trail Greenbelt | bluebonnets | Bradfield Park | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum | native flowers | North Texas | Operation Bloom Town initiative | richardson | Texas Bluebonnet Trail
Discover the prettiest places to see bluebonnets in DFW, from tourist attractions to side-of-the-road spots.
A new Target opens in Oak Cliff. But what about that boycott?
| 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 […]
One Dallas neighborhood is basically Gen Z’s group chat IRL
| March 18, 2026
Affordability | amenities | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | Gen Z | LIFESTYLE | neighborhoods | nightlife | Uptown | walkability
A recent survey found that Gen Z is moving in droves to one specific Dallas neighborhood. Here’s what you need to know.
A veteran fan’s guide to attending March Madness in person
| March 18, 2026
basketball | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | locals | March Madness | OPINION | recreation | SPORTS | STATE | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Watching games from home is one thing, but it’s an entirely different experience to witness March Madness in person. Here’s what to know.
Why Texans are voting with education in mind this midterm election
| March 17, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | state board of education | TEXAS | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
Texans have a chance to elect staunch public education advocates to several statewide seats in November.