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Voters in north Arlington have two solid choices for their next City Council member. We give the edge to Mauricio Galante, based on his business experience and potential salesmanship for … Clic...

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No one is eager to say yes to a tax hike. But a targeted, well-considered increase can pay off in the long run for the economy and thus the tax … Click to Continue »

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North Richland Hills is at a crossroads. It will elect its first new mayor in more than two decades, and voters in Tarrant County’s fourth-largest city face a clear choice … Click to Continue...

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Arlington voters have three solid choices to fill Place 3 on the school district’s board of trustees. We give an edge to April Williams Moore, a Realtor who displayed a … Click to Continue »...

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Updated Thursday morning to reflect the Mansfield school board declaring candidate Angel Hidalgo to be ineligible to take office. Mansfield school district voters have a chance to elect a trustee...

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Tarrant County voters face a new task in this year’s local elections: choosing three directors to join the board overseeing the Tarrant Appraisal District. It’s important work. The agency, wh...

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Several members of the Tarrant Appraisal District board have municipal government experience, and as voters choose three new directors, it will probably gain more. So, how about throwing an every...

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The Place 3 race for new elected positions on the Tarrant Appraisal District Board drew three strong candidates, a promising start for more transparency and accountability at the agency that … ...

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No project that involves sweeping change will succeed unless both the process and the substance are done right. With Tarrant County’s proposal to realign criminal court operations, it’s clear...

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Rep. Kay Granger announced her retirement last fall — and it’s rightly deserved. Last week she said she’ll step down early as chair of the influential House Appropriations Committee, which ...

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There are two important things to know about the long-delayed resolution of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud case. First, it’s the right outcome, especially after so many years....

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Texas’ law to allow state and local officers to police illegal immigration is on hold in the courts again, at least as of Friday afternoon. But the debate continues to … Click to Continue »

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If there’s one thing everyone in Fort Worth might agree on, it’s that residents want better streets. And most would also say that the city has to find a way … Click to Continue »

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It’s no secret that Fort Worth-area educators are struggling — not just teaching our community’s kids but to even stay in their demanding jobs. We need a solid curriculum, parental … Clic...

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Ken Paxton is on a rampage. Politically and professionally, Paxton has approached the first quarter of the new year with renewed vigor. Some might even call it vengeance. Leading up … Click to ...

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The Texas GOP took a significant step toward the populist right in Tuesday’s primary elections — and runoffs yet to come will probably take it even further. Who gets the … Click to Continue...

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When Basswood Elementary School was built in Keller ISD, there was nothing nearby but empty lots and a Home Depot. Now, parents and Keller ISD are fighting a developer and … Click to Continue �...

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Did you hear that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are visiting the Texas-Mexico border Thursday? Whoop-de-do, right? The current president, meeting with Border Patrol and local officials in Brownsvill...

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In the frenzied final days before the March 5 party primaries, we expect candidates, staffers and political surrogates to get a little nutty. We know ads and online posts will … Click to Contin...

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It’s time for a pop quiz. If Texas teachers are underpaid and schools have to lay off personnel while the state sits on a budget surplus, who’s to blame? The … Click to Continue »

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It’s clear now that Senate negotiators badly miscalculated in their attempt to craft a bipartisan border-security and immigration bill. Republicans misread what their Senate brethren would acce...

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You know the saying: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. If so, Ken Paxton’s the squeakiest, greasiest wheel in Texas. The attorney general is so desperate not to face questions … Click to Con...

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When you stay at a nice hotel or dine at a local restaurant, you probably don’t even think about the facility’s construction, plumbing, inspections or whether the place was built … Click to...

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The city of Fort Worth is far from the first public entity to dig in its heels on releasing information about police policy. When it comes to its insistence that … Click to Continue »

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There are plenty of reasons why Congress should tackle illegal immigration and help Texas secure the southern border. So, it’s too bad that Fort Worth-area Rep. Roger Williams had to … Click ...

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has for years denied retaliating against whistleblowers who raised charges of corruption and abuse of power. He dragged the state through legal and political turmoil a...

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Since a shooter invaded Robb Elementary school in Uvalde in 2022 and killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers, it’s been clear that law enforcement failed that day. What has not … Click to C...

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It’s abnormally frigid in Texas right now and most of us aren’t used to being cold and seeing snow in Fort Worth. But was it too dangerous Tuesday for most … Click to Continue »

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The escalating battle over who should pay the price for the federal government’s failures to enforce the southern border has ensnared an unlikely target — Texas bus companies. New York … Cl...

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A suspected gas explosion tearing through a downtown hotel is never good news. But let’s pause and appreciate the minor miracle that Fort Worth witnessed Monday: The Sandman Signature Hotel …...

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