Tarrant County

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. During nearly three decades in Congress, Granger used her position on the House Appropriations Committee to direct…

Eagle Mountain Lake House Is One Way to Escape North Texas’ Summer Sizzle

By Joy Donovan / July 7, 2026 /

We have officially reached the time of the year when hot weather game plans are critical. How to stay cool occupies a lot of our everyday thoughts. We park even farther from the store’s front door if we’re lucky enough to nab a parking spot. We decided eating salad for dinner is much preferable to…

Small-Town Living Starts at $425,000 in Cleburne

By Joy Donovan / June 11, 2026 /

Big-city hustle and bustle can wear a person down, and the fix for some among us is to purchase an abode in a small town. For those, Cleburne should be under consideration. Even though the population is roughly 34,000, Cleburne packs a lot into a small town. Without leaving the Fort Worth suburb, residents can…

A Lake Worth Retreat with Movie Magic and a Hollywood Credit

By Joy Donovan / June 5, 2026 /

In the 2024 movie Holiday in the Hamptons, the main character, Jade Lewis, returns to her grandfather’s Hamptons home. The light drama and second-chance love story in this holiday feel-good flick takes place on a wooded property, and… Plot twist! The house for sale now at 9886 Lake Haven Circle has had a brush with…

Want Wide Open Spaces? Weatherford Has Your Home on the Range

By Daniel Lalley / May 29, 2026 /

If there’s one great thing about living in a landlocked metro like D-FW, it’s the fact that you’re never too far from an escape. With up-and-coming communities like Weatherford and Mineral Wells, North Texas does truly have it all. By day, you can fully immerse yourself in all the big city has to offer. By…