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Texas A&M Opens First Building on New Downtown Fort Worth Campus

By Joy Donovan / August 11, 2026 /

Texas A&M held a big event last week in Fort Worth that was definitely worthy of the Corps of Cadets and even Reveille herself. Texas A&M-Fort Worth officially opened the first academic building on its new downtown campus last week, marking a major milestone in the university system’s long-term expansion into southeast Fort Worth. On…

Kay Granger, Fort Worth’s First Female Mayor and Congressional Power Broker, Dies at 83

By Joy Donovan / August 4, 2026 /

Kay Granger, Fort Worth’s first female mayor and the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, died Sunday at her Fort Worth home. She was 83. Granger had been living with Alzheimer’s disease. Services have been set for 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth,…

HEB ISD Lists 57 Acres in Bedford, Including Athletic Fields and Bark Park

By Joy Donovan / August 4, 2026 /

One of Bedford’s largest remaining undeveloped properties is officially on the market after years of speculation about its future. The owner, Hurst‑Euless‑Bedford Independent School District, purchased the property in 1969, and its potential sale has been a hot topic of discussion for several years. Now the Tarrant County school district has opened bidding on the…

Sasha Bass Is Stepping Down. Can New Leadership Revive Sundance Square?

By Joy Donovan / July 22, 2026 /

Social media lit up Monday with the announcement that Sasha Bass, the oft-criticized president and CEO of Sundance Square, will step down Sept. 1 and be succeeded by former Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus. The leadership change comes at a moment when the once-bustling downtown district faces pressure to fill storefronts, repair tenant relationships,…

Palm Royale Has Nothing on This Next-Level Mediterranean Estate in Fort Worth

By Karen Eubank / July 20, 2026 /

Have you watched the series Palm Royale? If so, you’ll understand the comparison. If not, binge it immediately, and you’ll see that had Texas been chosen for filming, this Mediterranean on Indian Creek Drive in Fort Worth would have made the perfect set. Palm Royale follows Kristen Wiig as social climber Maxine Simmons, who is…