Poor population in DFW suburbs has risen 111 percent since 2000
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 20:51:36 -0700 | political-news
Tell us The poor population in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington suburbs has risen 111 percent increase from 2000 to 2011, according to a new Brookings Institution book that shows that poverty is rapidly shifting from the nation's inner cities to suburbia.
Challenger petitions for a recount of votes in water district election
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:39:06 -0700 | political-news
John Basham, who ran unsuccessfully in a contentious Tarrant Regional Water District Board race this month, has requested that the ballots in the election be recounted. Water district spokesman Chad Lorance said that Basham turned in his paperwork Monday and...
Two Americans are sick with worry after Turks and Caicos arrests
Source: Herald Tribune
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:30:58 -0700 | political-news
Two older Americans arrested separately for carrying one bullet each in their baggage as they attempted to return home from Turks and Caicos Islands last month have each experienced medical repercussions in the wake of their ordeals. Cathy Davis, 60,...
Don't Bring This on AA Flight
Source: Fox
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 14:09:54 -0700 | political-news
Tex. If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat no rolling suitcases will be allowed to board before most other...
Tarrant County tea party group among those targeted by IRS
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 16:18:41 -0700 | political-news
Tell us At least one North Texas conservative group was among those targeted for additional scrutiny by the IRS in recent years, local officials say. North East Tarrant Tea Party officials say their organization became a focus of the federal...
Cloverdale Rodeo offers a taste of rural fun in easy reach of the city
Source: Vancouver Sun
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 15:11:45 -0700 | political-news
From barrel racing to bull riding, the common thread that has linked generations of fairgoers to the Cloverdale rodeo has been Bob Tallman. The revered rodeo announcer's rich baritone voice comes straight from the heart of Texas Weatherford, his hitching...
Tonight's weather includes severe thunderstorm watch, chance of hail for Dallas-Fort Worth
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 14:18:17 -0700 | political-news
Moments ago the National Storm Prediction Center issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of North Texas , including Dallas and Fort Worth, and points north and west all the way into Oklahoma, matter of fact. The watch, which expires...
Texas Senate passes legislation requiring photo ID to get a marriage license
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 08:22:06 -0700 | political-news
Legislation requiring photo identification to get a marriage license cleared the Senate on Tuesday by a 29-2 vote despite criticism that it could make it harder for many low-income couples to marry...Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, and Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso,...
Fort Worth school trustees approve two contracts with Chesapeake
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 21:18:11 -0700 | political-news
School trustees approved a two-year lease agreement with Chesapeake Exploration on Tuesday for gas development on two pieces of district property. Chesapeake submitted the only sealed bid for Scarborough-Handley Field, 6201 Craig St., and Jean McClung Middle School, 3000 Forest...
Forecast calls for a slim chance of rain Wednesday in Dallas-Fort Worth
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 12:57:54 -0700 | political-news
The state Senate's still hoping to pour so-called rainy day funds all over water projects ...Because right now, yes, there's a chance at rain beginning tonight and into tomorrow...If you were to take a large area of North Texas and...
Political disclosure bill nears final passage in Legislature
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 21:20:37 -0700 | political-news
Senate-passed legislation requiring politically active non-profit organizations to reveal their contributors won preliminary approval in the Texas House on Monday, moving it within striking distance of a trip to Gov Rick Perry's desk. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, the bill's...
Long-time employees to head up jet fighter program
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 20:01:43 -0700 | political-news
A pair of longtime Lockheed Martin employees have been named to head up one of the company's leading jet fighter programs, the company announced Monday. Nineteen-year Lockheed veteran Roderick Rod McLean was named vice president and general manager of the...
Fort Worth officials debate whether to put road on a diet
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 16:10:29 -0700 | political-news
With reports of frequent speeding cars in the area, safety is a main concern...The proposal has been delayed several times, most recently in April after Councilman Joel Burns, who represents the area and supports the road diet, got crossways with...
State Farm's Richardson project is getting even larger
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 06:33:42 -0700 | political-news
State Farm's huge Richardson office complex is hard to miss from S.H. Steve Brown) State Farm Insurance won't say much about its big regional office campus in Richardson, but the company can't hide the scope of the project. From busy...
The Exchange Club of Fort Worth honors longtime attorney Thomas Allan Howeth
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 21:00:05 -0700 | political-news
The notion that public service today helps improve communities for future generations is a way of life for Fort Worth attorney Thomas Allan Howeth...Howeth also helped Catholic Charities Fort Worth with a fundraising campaign to support a new 84,000-square-foot campus...
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