Fort Worth Money Manager Cashes In On Trump With MAGA Fund
A North Texas money manager wants to make America great again, one investment at a time. For people concerned about a portfolio that undermines their partisan preferences, a new exchange-traded fund –...
View ArticleFort Worth Is The Latest Texas City To Grapple With Serious Pension Problems
While Dallas and Houston have been wrestling with very public battles over their pensions for city employees, Fort Worth has been nursing a pension crisis of its own for years. Now, city officials are...
View ArticleAfter Reviewing Arrest Video, Fort Worth Police Chief Fires Sergeant Over Use...
A Texas police sergeant has been fired for ordering a rookie officer to use a stun gun on a woman who had called for help during a domestic dispute.
View ArticleDoes Fort Worth Need A Makeover? Mayor Promises 'Cowtown' Won't Be Compromised
Fort Worth appears to be headed for a reboot. According to a new economic development study , the city that embraces the nickname "Cowtown" is in danger of becoming "the biggest suburb of Dallas."
View ArticleYour Next Walk, Hike Or Bike Ride Could Help Fort Worth City Planners Design...
Fort Worth city planners are using data from an activity tracking app to help inform the design of local foot and bike paths.
View ArticleHow Fruits And Veggies At This Fort Worth Corner Store Are Changing A...
For years, Ramey Market in Fort Worth’s historic Stop Six neighborhood has been an utterly unremarkable convenience store selling the typical assortment of sundry items, snacks and sodas. It was just...
View ArticleHere's What Could Lure Amazon To Texas — And Turn It Away
Amazon's future second headquarters offers a potential bounty of benefits for the winner, and Dallas and Austin are the only two locations in Texas that remain in the race.
View ArticleEthan Couch, Texas 'Affluenza' Teen, Will Get Out Of Jail Soon
Ethan Couch, who as a teenager used an "affluenza" defense regarding his drunken-driving wreck that killed four people, will get out of jail soon.
View ArticleIn A Troubled Time For GE, A Fort Worth Locomotive Plant Gets Back On Track
From Texas Standard . In February 2017, several newspapers in north Texas carried the story that 250 workers were being laid off from a General Electric facility in Fort Worth that makes locomotives....
View ArticleAs The Freight Rail Industry Regains Steam, This Fort Worth Factory Is Hiring
After some bad years, things are looking up for the freight rail industry right now — and that’s being felt at GE’s locomotive factory in far north Fort Worth. The plant is in the process of nearly...
View ArticleFort Worth Is Now The 15th Biggest City In The U.S., And Frisco Is Booming,...
Texas continues to be a people magnet. The state dominated a list recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau of the country’s fastest-growing large cities.
View ArticleFrom Chevy Pickups To Lamborghinis, Families Race Friday Nights At Texas...
Fort Worth's Texas Motor Speedway is known for big NASCAR events, but every Friday for six weeks in the summertime, its track is open to amateurs. The speedway's Friday night drag races draws racing...
View ArticleAvoiding Jargon, Building Empathy Will Be Focus At New Fort Worth Medical School
A new medical school opening next year in Fort Worth will feature a four-year curriculum in communication, a program believed to be the first of its kind in the country. What’s more, it’ll be run by...
View Article3D Printing Offers Effective Alternatives To Pricey Prosthetics
Losing an arm or leg is devastating, and replacing that missing limb with a prosthetic can be expensive. 3D printing is making it easier to create useable prosthetics quickly and much more cheaply.
View ArticleLockheed Martin To Add 400 More Fort Worth Workers In F-35 Hiring Binge
Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth factory has already added 1,800 workers in the past year. And on Monday, the aerospace giant held a hiring fair to add 400 more workers to its Fort Worth workforce. The...
View ArticleTensions Mount As Fort Worth Leaders Work To Fix $1.6 Billion Pension Problem
Fort Worth is scrambling to find a fix to shore up its pension fund, which will go bankrupt within 30 years if nothing is done, according to city leaders.
View ArticleFort Worth's Lockheed Martin Signs Inaugural Class Of Interns It’s Nurtured...
It’s a very big day. Applause, cheers and deep thumping beats belie the athletic atmosphere. This is no stadium, but a large, festive room on Lockheed Martin’s sprawling campus in Fort Worth. Dozens of...
View ArticleWhy Does Fort Worth Have So Few Public Pools?
If Texas' major cities were ranked by the availability of public pools, Fort Worth would be dead last.
View Article3 Things To Know About The Affordable Care Act Hearing In Fort Worth
Texas is trying to stop the Affordable Care Act — and argued as much in federal court in Fort Worth Wednesday.
View ArticleFort Worth Police Officer Shot During Robbery Dies
An undercover officer who was shot during a gun battle between police and a group of robbery suspects outside of a Fort Worth bar that left one suspect dead has died, authorities said Friday night.
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