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"What's going on here is absurd": Lawyer says Texas SpaceX ruling threatens labor enforcement
A federal court in Texas granted SpaceX a preliminary injunction in its case against the National Labor Relations Board, suggesting the company’s argument that the labor rights agency didn’t have the right to prevent its agents from being taken off cases without good cause would succeed. The move...
Made in Tarrant: Fort Worth vintage thrift store flips pricing to focus on accessibility
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Dancing Heart Iglesias, 31, is the CEO and co-founder of Flipstone Vintage & Thrift at 2700 White Settlement Road in Fort Worth. She and her husband founded the business originally as an online furniture refinishing store. In May of this year, Iglesias expanded Flipstone to a brick-and-mortar thrift and furniture business.
Child got sick, her face swelled, and threw up after developing a severe cough caused when she used the kindergarten worker’s smoking device; lawsuit
Houston, TX – According to the mother, her 1-year-old child reportedly got sick, her face got swoIIen and she vomited later asfter she was polsoned on her first day at the day care. The young mom, JoceIyn, filed a lawsuit against the facility after her child reportedly got access to a vappe pen, which belonged to a worker at the center. The child later became sick, her face got swoIIen after the nlcotine polsoning caused persistent cough and vomiting.
Fort Worth aims to hire coordinator of new emergency communications department
Fort Worth is searching for its first 911 communications administrator. The administrator will have a tall task ahead of them. Fort Worth is transitioning EMS services from MedStar to its fire department, and MedStar dispatch employees will transfer over to continue providing dispatch services alongside fire personnel. The administrator is set to lead that transition and help shape the city’s 911 system overall.
TCU Men’s Swimming Success: Highlights from 2023-24 Season Revealed
The TCU Men’s Swimming and Diving team had a successful 2023-24 season, finishing second in the Big 12 and winning the National Invitational Championship. The Frogs finished second in the Big 12 and won the National Invitational Championship. Piotr Sadlowski won the 100-yard fly with a time of 47.96,...
Arts Fort Worth Redefines Role, Steps Back from Community Arts Center Management Amid Financial Strains
Arts Fort Worth, an organization known for its stewardship over the cultural scene, is stepping back from managing the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, located at the bustling hub of 1300 Gendy St. In a clear-cut statement on Thursday, executive director Wesley Gentle communicated that they're shifting gears to concentrate on their primary mission of enhancing public art and amplifying their grants programs for the arts community. "While changes like this can feel surprising and concerning, Arts Fort Worth isn’t turning its back on the local arts community," Gentle asserted, according to the City of Fort Worth. The entity will begin winding down certain programs by the start of August this year.
5 shot and officer injured outside of Dallas gas station, police searching for 3 suspects
DALLAS — Dallas Police say they're searching for three men in connection to Saturday morning's shooting which left five people injured outside of a Texaco gas station in southern Dallas. Police told WFAA the victims are still in the hospital. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said officers responded at...
New Fort Worth Police Station Set for Grand Opening on the City’s South Side
Fort Worth residents have a new reason to feel secure, as the latest Fort Worth Police station is set to open its doors on the city’s south side. The grand opening of the facility located at 3501 W. Risinger Road is scheduled for Monday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to noon, as reported by the City of Fort Worth.
Hattie B's To Close Deep Ellum Spot, But Is Headed to Oak Lawn in Fall
Deep Ellum has always been a hotspot for restaurants, clubs, music and, more recently, hot chicken. In 2022, the Nashville-based chicken shop, Hattie B's, opened on Main Street in the heart of the entertainment district. This was the chain's fourth location outside its home state. Today the company announced that...
'TIME Magazine' Names Bowie House one of the ‘Greatest Places of 2024’
TIME Magazine, a global publication with an audience of more than 100 million people just named Fort Worth’s very own Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection to its list of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2024.” This list, which ranks 50 places to stay and 50 places to visit worldwide, drops the mic on one of the city’s newest luxury hotels located at on the bricks at 3700 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Countdown to Kickoff 2024: 34 Days
34 | RB Ed Wesley (2008-2011) Arriving at TCU as a two-star out of Irving MacArthur, ranked outside the top 1,600 prospects in the Class of 2008, running back Ed Wesley would become the Horned Frogs starting running back and leading rusher in 2010. After redshirting his first season on...
Group of North Texas colleges just made it easier to earn a bachelor’s degree with less debt
For college students, transferring to a different school has often come with a hidden expense: credits that don’t transfer. In a novel move, four North Texas colleges signed an agreement to help students get their bachelor’s degree with less debt. Leaders from Dallas College, the University of North Texas at Dallas, Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s University inked the Dallas Transfer Collaborative on Thursday afternoon, a move they said will get students who transfer from Dallas College into select programs at any of the three universities and across the graduation stage faster.
'It's raining bats': Bat World Sanctuary warns of injured bats in Texas town Mineral Wells
Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, about 70 miles west of Dallas, is warning residents of "raining bats" as disease takes over a local colony, leaving bats stranded across Downtown Mineral Wells. Within 24 hours, the rescue center — which is the world's only accredited bat sanctuary — has rescued about 50 bats with...
Dallas’ Forest Theater Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Sparks Revitalization in South Dallas
A gateway to the South Dallas neighborhood, the Forest Theater on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Forest Avenue) is turning 75 years old. Developed by the legendary Karl Hoblitzelle and a sister venue to the Majestic Theater, Lakewood Theater, and Inwood Theater, the Forest Theater is the heart of the Forest Forward initiative to bring healthy neighborhood revitalization to sunny South Dallas.
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