Fort Worth

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…

Texas’ Data Center Fight Reaches Westlake as Keller Neighbors Protest 87-Acre Campus

By Charles Grand / August 6, 2026 /

A raucous zoning meeting on Tuesday in the town of Westlake became the latest flashpoint in the growing conflict between Texas communities and data center development, with the Westlake Planning and Zoning Commission voting unanimously to recommend — with conditions — a controversial project for approval. PowerHouse Data Centers is proposing a four-building campus on…

This Midcentury Modern Is an Architectural Outlier in Fort Worth’s Ryan Place

By Joy Donovan / July 24, 2026 /

Want to stand out in the middle of Fort Worth’s historic Ryan Place? Buy a Midcentury Modern. Yes, Ryan Place, a charming neighborhood where many houses were built about 100 years ago, has at least one Midcentury Modern on the market. Most of the neighborhood’s homes date to the 1920s and ’30s, and the Near…

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,…

Realtor’s Third Flip in Fort Worth’s Wedgwood East Brings a 1963 Ranch Into 2026

By Joy Donovan / July 17, 2026 /

Realtor Maria Karnes can keep more than one ball in the air at a time. Yes, she can sell real estate in North Texas. Yes, she can be a wife and mother, keeping the domestic side of life going. And yes, she can flip a house or two. Actually, make that three houses she’s flipped…