Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report

A couple months into the Israel-Hamas war, a Fort Worth rabbi reached out to an imam to express his grief on what was happening in Israel and Gaza.

After more than a year of legal and religious disputes between Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson and the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, the sisters have transferred ownership of the monastery to a new foundation.

Granddaughter welcomed as guest minister 100 years later.

Fort Worth City Council unanimously voted Sept. 17 to annex nearly 6 acres located northwest of Blue Mound Road and Double Eagle Boulevard. The annexation area sits in Denton County but within Fort Worth’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, which is an area outside the city limits where cities can regulate some activities through agreements with the county.

The Carmelite nuns’ new affiliation with a group once in a schism with the church has prompted warnings from the Fort Worth diocese.

Janice Harris Lord remembers Sept. 11, 2001, crystal clear. She was sitting in her living room, packing up the abundance of books that would soon decorate the shelves of her new Arlington home.

Fort Worth’s Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced Sept. 9 that it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by its former president, Adam Greenway.

The Fort Worth Young Republicans gathered inside Enchiladas Olé on Camp Bowie Boulevard to cheer on Trump. Down Interstate 30 to the east, members of the Arlington Mid-Cities Democrats enjoyed drinks and Irish nachos at J. Gilligan’s Bar and Grill in downtown Arlington.

The program, based in Wisconsin, arrived in Fort Worth two years ago and aims to make arts education accessible to families who would not be able to afford it otherwise, said Tina Washington, director of the nonprofit’s Texas chapter.

Days left for the wooden pews to reside in the balcony may be numbered — but McCullough sees it as a positive change. The Keith House, a modern-day meeting house, is in the process of donating its brand-new pews to the church.

Temporary changes are being made in Gateway Church leadership following the resignation of its senior pastor and founder, Robert Morris, accused of sexually abusing a then-12-year-old girl in the 1980s.

City leaders and government officials go public, condemning church leader’s actions and calling for accountability.