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Francisco Jesus Mena pleaded guilty to threatening a federal official after posting violent messages targeting President Trump and ICE agents, prosecutors said.
The northwest Tarrant County district, which serves part of Fort Worth, says the Nov. 3 measures would raise about $9.1 million a year and slow job cuts but would not close an $11.3 million shortfall.
The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. during a longer evening event in downtown Fort Worth. Free garage parking is offered, excluding the ground floor.
The barbecue spot on Dick Price Road moved up from a Bib Gourmand to one star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, released Thursday, one of three new one-star restaurants in the state.
The companies will combine their Dallas-Fort Worth operations in Grapevine. Century says buyers will keep working with their local HistoryMaker teams.
Seven candidates for three at-large seats differ on whether to back all five propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot in the district, which serves part of Fort Worth; most say they oppose any district split.
The construction pledge for Fort Worth’s future museum was announced during Opal Lee’s centennial celebration. A planned genealogy center would help families trace their histories.
The Army Corps of Engineers, Tarrant Regional Water District and the city will host a come-and-go open house on the Central City Flood Control Project at Northside Community Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The Fort Worth Chamber chose the downtown Texas A&M campus for its 2026 Vandergriff Award, to be presented at the State of the County luncheon where Judge Tim O'Hare speaks.
A Wednesday morning ceremony marked the start of work to tear down the Southside Community Center for the $70 million museum, and Michelle Obama is scheduled to join Lee's centennial celebration tonight.
State lawmakers, a Fort Worth council member and Latino advocacy groups gathered at Marine Park on the last day of voter registration to push turnout for the Nov. 3 election.
New reports show Republican incumbents ahead in money for county judge, commissioner and district attorney, while Democrats lead in the clerk races.
A Fort Worth resident pleaded guilty to federal charges for threatening a suicide attack during a social media livestream.
Six of the 10 candidates for three elected seats favor ending the two-year residential schedule the board renewed 5-4 in September, though the board cannot revisit it until 2028.
A Regional Transportation Council award will put charging equipment at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, one of four North Texas airports sharing $477,500 to prepare for electric air taxis.
Students say slides are often wrong and teachers have no room to teach; Superintendent Peter Licata has defended the Cowtown 12 model and the district did not immediately comment on the letter.
The public event runs from 6:45 to 9:30 a.m. Central time on City Hall’s Back Porch. Organizers ask donors to bring a new, unwrapped toy.
Fort Worth police are looking for a light-colored sedan, possibly a Toyota, after a Sept. 27 hit-and-run on I-35W seriously injured motorcyclist Kris Rodriguez, 29.
Republican nominee Alan Blaylock details his platform of property tax relief, education funding, and neighborhood safety ahead of the November election.
Early voting runs Oct. 19-30 for the Nov. 3 election; the Oct. 5 voter-registration deadline has passed.
The college corrected the property value comparison it published before trustees raised the tax rate to 12 cents per $100; the rate stands, a trustee who voted no says a constituent flagged the numbers.
