Cooke assumed the role in 2014 and oversees the city’s budget of $2.6 billion and more than 7,000 employees. fortworthreport.org/2024/07/29/dav…

Stephen Wilson spent a year behind bars for attempted sexual indecency with a child in 2002. Online debate sparks over whether someone who has committed a child sex offense should lead Gateway Church's prison ministry. fortworthreport.org/2024/07/28/sho… Fort Worth Report/Report for America

Kenneth Copeland ties Christianity to politics during the Southwest Believers' Convention in Fort Worth, telling thousands of attendees to “sit in your authority over your city," schools and other government agencies. fortworthreport.org/2024/07/30/ahe… Fort Worth Report/Report for America

A story 35 years in the making, told beautifully by Camilo Diaz Jr. Theater group KWC Performing Arts will hold its final performance this weekend. fortworthreport.org/2024/08/01/put…

UTA to build major new campus in west Fort Worth, with sights on 2028 opening, via Shomial Ahmad and Fort Worth Report fortworthreport.org/2024/08/05/uta…

After over 4 years covering #ArlingtonTX, it's time for a change. In the next couple of months, I will become KERA's next health reporter. I'm incredibly excited to take on such an important beat that focuses on health care access, trends in public health & more. 🧵

After Fort Worth eliminated a minority business requirement from its $479M trash collection contract, business and city leaders want to improve business equity. via Fort Worth Report and cecil fortworthreport.org/2024/08/11/for…

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Heat deaths are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. We looked at how they get counted in Texas, why some fall through the cracks and what TX can learn from Arizona. via Texas Tribune & Inside Climate News texastribune.org/2024/08/14/tex…

A free clothing closet coming to Fort Worth thanks to a partnership between a Presbyterian church and a nonprofit. The initiative aims to offer new or gently used clothes while reducing textile waste in Tarrant County. fortworthreport.org/2024/08/14/fre… Fort Worth Report Report for America

The first day of school brings mixed emotions to elementary schools. Fifth graders reunite with friends; pre-K students cling tight to parents. For Arlington ISD's first day, I spent the morning at Little Elementary. For Fort Worth Report / The Arlington Report fortworthreport.org/2024/08/14/fir…

Tarrant County judge, conservative activists want TCU professor fired over anarchist rhetoric, via Fort Worth Report fortworthreport.org/2024/08/15/tar…

Cowtown to Boomtown: Barnett Shale revolution supercharged Fort Worth’s future — until it didn’t From Robert Francis and me: fortworthreport.org/2024/08/25/cow…

Fort Worth Report achieves global trust certification. Here’s what that means for our community fortworthreport.org/2024/08/25/for…

Your gift this #NTXGivingDay can make a world of difference, directly impacting the quality and breadth of the news we deliver. ❤️ Join us in supporting local journalism—when we invest in local news, we invest in the strength and unity of our community. northtexasgivingday.org/organization/f…

.@Shomial is a ✨star✨

A month after Megan Cardona and I published internal records detailing scrapped policy updates at the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Bill Waybourn is proposing a series of reforms. Among them: a comprehensive policy review. Fort Worth Report fortworthreport.org/2024/08/08/ami…