RIP

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. 29 at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth,…

Breaking: Henry S. Miller III, Developer of West Village, Dies at 79

By Shelby Skrhak / March 2, 2026 /

Henry S. Miller III — part of an iconic multigenerational Dallas real estate family and the visionary developer behind West Village — died Feb. 28 of health issues. He was 79. Born Nov. 16, 1946, to Juanita and Henry S. Miller Jr., Miller grew up in a real estate legacy that began with his grandfather…

Interior Designer Josie McCarthy, R.I.P.

By Shelby Skrhak / December 11, 2025 /

Josie Roberts McCarthy, the Dallas interior designer whose quietly classic rooms influenced homes across the region for more than four decades, died Nov. 28, 2025. She was 77. McCarthy passed peacefully after a battle with cancer. Her two daughters, Juliana and Eugenia, described their mother as “Chic, stoic, savvy, fierce, and protective, but beneath it…

Businessman and Sports Real Estate Visionary Tom Hicks Dies at 79

By Charles Grand / December 8, 2025 /

Prominent Dallas-based investor and former sports franchise owner Thomas O. Hicks died on Saturday at the age of 79, leaving a storied legacy steeped in D-FW’s real estate and business scene. A master of the leveraged buyout, Hicks got his start in corporate lending before embarking on a successful career in private equity. He made…

Jacque Wynne, Beloved Co-Founder of Cattle Baron’s Ball, Dies at 78

By Candy Evans / October 19, 2025 /

One of Dallas’ most beloved social icons, an Allie Beth Allman Realtor and the queen of Cattle Baron’s Ball, died on Saturday in her beloved city after a brief illness. Jacquelyn Ryan Wynne lived through her 78th birthday on Friday, October 17, then passed at about 2 p.m. at the William P. Clements Jr. University…