Arlington Report

Mac McKenzie and Vee Lindsay, who both served in the Air Force, watched the annual Veterans Day parade in Arlington from their seats in front of the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Arlington will welcome veterans from across North Texas to its entertainment district for the Arlington Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.

Arlington Mayor Jim Ross will be running for reelection with hopes of securing a third and final term as the face of the American Dream City.

A proposal to remove all mentions of gender identity and sexual orientation from Arlington’s anti-discrimination ordinance was delayed for a second time.

Shawna Lemley, Arlington’s emergency management coordinator, attributes her start in the field of weather preparedness to the 1996 film, “Twister.”

If the council votes for the suspension and the amendment, the city will follow other North Texas city governments in protecting its federal funding.

About 250 North Texans rallied in Arlington against the state Legislature’s unusual mid-decade redistricting efforts.

City officials had been given a heads-up about the July 15 announcement, Wieder said. City Manager Trey Yelverton sent details to council members that night. Escalades will be built in Orion Township, Michigan, starting in 2027.

As a MedStar operations supervisor, he’s had a front row seat to watch the final details of Fort Worth’s takeover of the company’s EMS operations fall into place. Beginning July 1, the city will provide its own emergency medical services, or EMS, within the fire department, instead of contracting to its 39-year-long provider, MedStar.

As early voting opened for the June 7 runoff election Tuesday, the Fort Worth Report hosted candidates Daryl Davis II and Mia Hall to talk about their vision for the district, which covers most of southwest Fort Worth and the historically Black neighborhood of Como.

In February, as campaign season ramped up across Tarrant County, Republican leaders and Mansfield residents filled a private room inside a popular bar for a fundraising event titled “Path to Progress: Restoring Conservative Leadership in Mansfield.”

The federal government has revoked visas for 27 international students at the University of Texas at Arlington, university officials announced Thursday. The university has the third-highest international student population in the state, according to Open Doors.