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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.

Prior to his death, a benefit concert was scheduled for September to celebrate his life as he battled an undisclosed illness.

He introduced several Tejano stars, including Selena, Emilio Navaira, and La Sombra, to U.S. audiences.

Ben J. Fortson, a leader in the energy business and a driving force in the arts community, has died. He was 91.

Donald R. Horton, founder and chairman of the board for D.R. Horton Inc., died suddenly Thursday night, the company announced.

A public memorial service is Saturday for Washington, who owned The Dallas Weekly — and became a city-wide presence on business, civic and arts boards - helping to steer them toward racial equity.

Julia Burgen, a former Arlington City Council member and lifelong environmental advocate, died Oct. 4, 2023 at 89.

Mike Mahler, one of the first federally certified court interpreters in North Texas, died last month at the age of 84. Friends and colleagues say he was admired for his professionalism and skills.

A stage director who could be exhilarating and exasperating, Hall ran two major theater companies at once and influenced actors such as Viola Davis. But after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's, he retired to his family home in Texas. Hall was 95.

The legendary bearded bassist played on 15 albums over the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s nearly 50-year history.

Longtime Fort Worth philanthropist Anne Marion has died.The dedicated arts patron may be best known in North Texas for backing the construction and design…

The booming voice of Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall icon of the State Fair of Texas, will sound different from now on. Robert “Bob” Boykin, the voice of Big…