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The University of North Texas has trimmed its projected $45 million budget deficit to approximately $19 million, President Harrison Keller said at a Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Since February, the university has instituted cost-saving measures to address the projected shor...
A Tarrant County judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Town of Westlake from voting on or taking action to approve the proposed data center development agreement. A Tarrant County judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order at the request of the Lakes at Marshall Ridge Homeowne...
A Tarrant County judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Town of Westlake from voting on or taking action to approve the proposed data center development agreement. Trevor Sochocki has the story....
Westlake Town Council delayed a vote on a proposed data center near Keller after a Tarrant County judge issued a temporary restraining order following resident opposition....
A TRO filed by Keller residents has delayed a planned vote by Westlake City Council over a proposed data center on the border between the two cities. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more....
Keller homeowners say a proposed Westlake data center is too close for comfort. Now, a judge has delayed the vote.
A Tarrant County judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Town of Westlake from voting on or taking action to approve the proposed data center development agreement....
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Westlake Town Council votes on a development agreement for a proposed data center near Keller, amid neighbor pushback, legal action, and heightened security....
Trevor Sochocki reports the proposed data center would border with Keller, sparking anger from neighbors.
An hours-long meeting stretched into the night on Wednesday, with a packed house full of people wanting to make public comment. An effort by city leadership and residents formed quickly after Westlake recently announced an approved data center on the Westlake-Keller border. Kelle...
Dr. Katie Van Trees Simpson was commissioned as a Yellow Rose of Texas, one of the state’s highest honors for women, recognizing her decades of volunteer service and commitment to those in need....
Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Southlake Youth Action Commission (SYAC), an interactive leadership program that gives high school students a behind-the-scenes look at how local government serves the community. Source...
Beginning Monday, July 20, Public Works will complete road repairs at the new entrance to the Municipal Service Center, located at 1630 Brumlow Avenue....
Tarrant commissioners honor Carroll ISD fo...
Mayor Shawn McCaskill and former Mayor Rick Stacy reflect on the very first Stars & Stripes Celebration. Source
Republican Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian discusses data centers in Texas. He disagreed with Governor Abbott's assertion last week that AI Data Centers should be prohibited in rural Texas neighborhoods, saying rural Texas is dying. He says Texans can and should devel...
Jack Fink dives into the data center debate, speaking with state Rep. Shelley Luther and Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian for this Sunday's Eye On Politics....
Residents of Fort Worth have been pushing back against data center construction this week, and now several Fort Worth City Council members are joining them. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more....
Dallas residents hoping to access city services were met with locked doors on Friday as municipal employees were furloughed to help shore up the city's finances.Public libraries, city hall, code compliance offices, and cultural and community centers were included in the closures....
Paul Campbell, 64, was terminated after a special school board meeting on Thursday night. He had been a teacher at Brinker Elementary School for 28 years....
Th U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall involved more that 12,000 stainless steel Cuisinart propel-plus burner 3-in-1 gas grills.
Five Fort Worth City Council members are calling for a temporary pause on new data center construction to address residents’ concerns over noise pollution, infrastructure demands, and water and energy consumption....
Five Fort Worth city council members are calling for a temporary pause on the construction of new data centers within the city limits.
President Trump's 250-foot proposed Triumphal Arch would require structural revisions to earn final approval, the National Planning Commission said Thursday, before voting to preliminarily approve the plans. The proposed Memorial Circle monument features a 166-foot mezzanine and ...
Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk, who lived in Grapevine and was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died, according to the city. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, according to City Counci...
The City of Fort Worth addressed concerns from citizens over data centers being built in nearby neighborhoods on Wednesday.
Data centers aren't new in Fort Worth: there are 4. The first one was built in 2000. The city leaders' recommendations are expected to go before a full council vote on Aug. 11....
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The Fort Worth zoning board will discuss regulations for data centers and crypto mining. After the meeting wraps up, the proposals will be given to the city council for a vote....
After more than two hours of discussion, the Fort Worth Zoning Commission voted 7-4 to recommend denying a proposed ordinance that would regulate where data centers can operate and establish new standards for future development. Several commissioners said they supported regula...
Croatian FC Dallas striker Petar Musa is headed to the MLS All-Star game on July 29 in Charlotte. Musa, selected by the coaches, earned his second All-Star selection; he was also selected in 2024. Musa scored a goal against England at Dallas Stadium in Croatia’s World C...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) to investigate so-called "birth tourism" packages.The governor said Mission Regional Medical Center in the Rio Grande Valley advertised the service, inviting foreign travelers to give bir...
Fort Worth zoning officials rejected proposed recommendations for data centers built in the city on Wednesday after spending the day listening to resident concerns....
The Fort Worth Zoning Commission will hear public feedback Wednesday, the next phase in an ongoing effort to address community concerns raised about data centers and their noise, water use and impact on nearby neighborhoods The zoning commission is discussing proposed regulati...
The Dallas Wings are headed back to Toronto (9-11) after defeating the New York Liberty (13-9), the 2026 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup champions. Jessica Shepard had her third triple-double of the season. Dallas is now 14-8, easily the best start to a season since the team reloca...
Talarico has said he wants to create a federal public health insurance option, raise the federal minimum wage and increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations....
Talarico has said he wants to create a federal public health insurance option, raise the federal minimum wage and increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations....
President Donald Trump lauded Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during an Oval Office news conference Monday.
As the GOP looks forward to a first-ever midterm convention, Texas Democrats say they're looking to make major moves this election cycle.
After calling for more regulations on data centers in Texas last month, Governor Greg Abbott has taken a step further and said AI data centers shouldn't be built in rural Texas neighborhoods. His comments came during a re-election campaign rally in Bullard, Texas, near Tyler on T...
State Rep. Nate Schatzline resigned from the Texas House Thursday after being appointed as Gov. Greg Abbott's senior advisor on election policy.
The Dallas Wings have two All-Star starters: Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard. Bueckers, who is averaging nearly 20 points this season, received the most votes among all starters and will make her second straight All-Star start. She’s improved her points per game, assists pe...
Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters said the GOP's first-ever Midterm Convention, being held in Dallas, will feature President Trump's accomplishments and boost their candidates for the all-important November election. In an interview with CBS News Texas on Wednesd...
Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters said it’s going to be “a Trumpapalooza” when the GOP’s first-ever Midterm Convention is held Sept. 9-10 in Dallas. He said it will feature President Trump’s accomplishments and boost their candidates for the all-important Novembe...
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on Friday, revealing that the gas line that triggered the blast at a Dallas apartment complex that killed three and injured six in late May was not marked before any work was apparently done....
A newly released preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that an underground natural gas line was left unmarked prior to a fatal apartment building explosion in Dallas in late May....
Washington — President Trump is traveling Wednesday to North Dakota in what marks his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 luxury plane gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year.The president unveiled the $400 million plane earlier this month,...
Arlington’s HELP Center for LGBTQ+ Health says it will bring back Arlington Pride next year, following the cancellation of this year’s event after a controversial City Council vote on changes to the city’s anti‑discrimination ordinance....
