Mattie Parker

After all, everyone was gathered for a Feb. 20 celebration to honor the Fort Worth singer-songwriter nearly a month after he secured a 2025 Academy Award nomination for his song “Like a Bird,” a collaboration with Laredo native Adrian Quesada for the prison drama “Sing Sing.”

For the first time in more than a decade, Fort Worth officially has a new city manager. The city welcomed incoming City Manager Jesus “Jay” Chapa to his new role with a swearing-in ceremony followed immediately by a City Council meeting at old City Hall on Tuesday.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker opposes an idea being bandied about by Keller ISD trustees that would see the north Tarrant County district split into two separate independent school districts.

Casa de los Sueños, an affordable housing project in Fort Worth’s Las Vegas Trail community, officially opened Dec. 11.

Fort Worth City Council members have quietly taken the next step in the search for a new city manager. The council interviewed five candidates for the position Dec. 3, three council members confirmed to the Report.

Grammy-winning artist Leon Bridges called his song “Panther City” a love letter to his hometown, and Fort Worth responded with a formal love note of its own.

Growing up, Louella “Lou” Baker Martin and her family would visit the Fort Worth Botanic Garden every Sunday. They were regular guests at the Rose Garden, the first project built on the botanic garden campus on University Drive.

In the afternoon sun Nov. 11, a final beam — in Aggie maroon embellished with white paint pen signatures — was lifted more than 250 feet up in the air to the top of the first building being constructed for the new Texas A&M Fort Worth campus in downtown.

A pair of Fort Worth ISD coaches have taken allegations of mistreatment by City Council member Elizabeth Beck to the mayor’s office.

Although it went unmentioned during her Oct. 24 speech, Mayor Mattie Parker told reporters immediately following her annual State of the City address that she intends to run for a third term as Fort Worth mayor.

Two weeks after city officials overturned a ban on discriminatory content at city-owned facilities, community leaders are split on how the policy will impact residents.

The new advisory committee — a first of its kind in Fort Worth — will focus on LGBTQ concerns, identifying equal opportunities for LGBTQ residents and providing education on LGBTQ topics, said Christina Brooks, the director of the city’s diversity and inclusion department.