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The loss means that Fort Worth’s Healthy Homes for Heroes program, which provides home modifications to veterans living in Fort Worth, does not have existing funding for the upcoming year. City leaders are working on plans to fill the gap.
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Benjamin Franklin had one. So did George Clooney in the 1980s. Now Avery Quiroz, a 9-year-old boy from Windcrest, is ready for his fashionable fame.
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Jury of generals finds two-star Air Force general not guilty of sex assault in historic court-martiaAfter a weeklong trial, Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart was found not guilty on the charge of sexual assault charge of a female officer in his former command. Stewart was found guilty on the other charges against him, dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming of an officer.
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The husband of the alleged victim was heard on a recorded phone call between him and the two star officer shortly after the assault. He told him, 'Pray you don’t see me on the street.'
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Some veterans are developing cancer, heart disease and other health issues that they blame on herbicides and pesticides they encountered in the area. They were left out of a recent law that made it easier for some veterans with toxic exposure to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the VA wants to hear from them.
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In Fort Worth, a housing voucher doesn’t guarantee anyone a place to live. In fact, the housing voucher denial rate in the city is as high as 78%, a previous Fort Worth Report story found.
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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson was demoted from a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral to a retired Navy captain following a probe into his behavior, according to a Washington Post report.
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The investigation into four officers were shown on tape laughing at a disabled veteran who urinated himself was temporarily put on hold, but has since resumed, according to a police spokesperson.
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The attorney general’s charges against VA Claims Insider echo allegations in an investigation The Texas Tribune published in July.
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Since 1997, the city of Fort Worth has helped low- and moderate-income residents become first-time homeowners through its Homebuyer Assistance Program. Eligible residents can get deferred forgivable loans of up to $20,000 to reduce downpayment and closing costs when buying a home.
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In North Texas, 764 homeless veterans moved into long-term housing this year, part of the 38,000 veterans housed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this year.
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Dynell Lane said police refused to let him use a restroom. The disabled veteran said he later urinated himself.