Fort Worth is part of a competitive nationwide selection process to persuade Rivian electric vehicle manufacturing to come to the city.
Urban centers across the country have seen a spike in violent crime since the pandemic began and many have experienced efforts to shrink police departments.
Social services, new technology, and staff expenses are all vying for top spots in the state's biggest local school budgets.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has endorsed Republican Don Huffines, a former state senator who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott.
The lawsuit decries the effects of the federal government placing illegal aliens in “congregate settings.”
After a visit from TABC agents, a Fort Worth bar will now have its operating license suspended for 30 days.
Fort Worth named its new police chief, Neil Noakes, who begins his service immediately. Noakes takes on a police force that has come under some scrutiny after the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
The 44th mayor of Fort Worth was first elected in 2011.
The proposed bill would bar government officials at all levels in Texas from shutting down houses of worship.
As part of the effort to increase civilian oversight of the FWPD as recommended by the Task Force on Race and Culture, the city is moving toward creating a board known as a "mutual accountability group."
Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county's emergency declaration and mask mandate for another 90 days.
Fort Worth announced its congressional lobbyists will prioritize funding for Panther Island, transportation, and the local defense industry.
As the 87th legislative session commences in January, local officials plan to advocate for increased funding for transportation projects including high-speed rail and the ability to utilize toll roads and managed lanes.
While Governor Abbott's orders have allowed public libraries to re-open, the only major city in Texas to do so is Fort Worth.
Trinity Metro, which operates TEXRail, is asking the City of Fort Worth for $86 million, most of which will be used to build a two-mile extension into the Medical District.
Two major cutting events that pull funds from the governor's office will go on in the Metroplex despite the rodeo cancellation.
Between infection fears and difficult protocols, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo couldn't quite make the full eight seconds.
Fort Worth Police Department is adding a civilian response unit that would be used for non-emergency to reduce the load on the more highly-trained peace officers.
The decade-old Panther Island project remains unfinished and without necessary federal funding to complete it.
While progressive activists lobby for extensive police reforms and budget cuts, Austin's homicide rate increase from 2019 to 2020 is the highest among America's 15 most populated cities.
