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No. 17 TCU throttles No. 11 Kansas State to snap two-game skid

FORT WORTH, Texas — How would No. 17 TCU respond after the heartbreaking setback to Texas on the road Wednesday?

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Fight for Change Where You Live

Our efforts can’t be limited to complaining on social media. Better yet, get organized. It worked for this Fort Worth progressive activist.

Texas Observer

‘Striking Does Work’: Fort Worth Journalists Win Only Newspaper Union Contract in Texas

NewsGuild workers at papers in Dallas and Austin are still bargaining.

Texas Observer

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Police shoot, kill man holding machete on Fort Worth front porch

FORT WORTH, Texas — Two Fort Worth police officers on Saturday fired upon a man holding a machete, killing him on the front porch of a house, authorities said.

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Mac Engel: He had a blue collar job in a small Australia town. He punted his way to TCU, and a new life.

FORT WORTH, Texas — He’s 29 years old, has his degree, and still plays college football.

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Mac Engel: Gary Patterson’s fingerprints are still all over TCU, and he should be at the title game

FORT WORTH, Texas — He’s no longer the head coach, and he’s employed by another university, but Gary Patterson should be in Los Angeles when TCU plays for the national championship.

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Judge grants Aaron Dean defense motion to investigate possible jury misconduct

FORT WORTH, Texas — The defense attorneys for former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean have been approved to investigate the jury that in December found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson.

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Fort Worth looks to rename Hillside Community Center after Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth City Council will consider Tuesday renaming the Hillside Community Center in honor of Atatiana Jefferson as a “tangible legacy and reminder to the life she lived.”

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Why Sonny Dykes Was the Final Piece to TCU’s Playoff Puzzle

The coach has led the Horned Frogs to the national title game, building off the foundation Gary Patterson put together.

Sports Illustrated

Judge issues no punishment in Fort Worth mayor, councilman’s contempt of court hearings

A judge ordered no fines or other punishment at contempt of court hearings for Fort Worth’s mayor and a city councilman after they made comments about the Aaron Dean case before the trial was finished.

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Texas Cities Prioritize Police over People

Fort Worth spends six times more on criminal justice than community services, according to a study by Social Movement Support Lab.

Texas Observer

From Muleshoe to Fort Worth: How a small Texas town molded TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — More than 385 miles west of Fort Worth, the small Texas town Muleshoe has become a key place in the current landscape of college football.

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Criminals using drones to drop drugs onto prison grounds

DALLAS — Shortly before midnight on May 4, 2022, a drone buzzed over a Fort Worth federal prison, carrying a package.

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How has oversight of Fort Worth police changed since Aaron Dean killed Atatiana Jefferson?

DALLAS — The state of police oversight in Fort Worth is in flux more than three years after an on-duty officer now convicted of manslaughter fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home.

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Mac Engel: Leighton Vander Esch situation with the Cowboys 'the ugly' of the NFL

FORT WORTH, Texas — According to the classic children’s song, “The Skeleton Dance,” Leighton Vander Esch should be OK.

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McDonald’s opens first automated restaurant in Texas

Fast-food chain testing out the concept in Texas city of Fort Worth

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Former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean transferred to Texas prison after manslaughter conviction

DALLAS — Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer sentenced to prison Tuesday for the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson is in Texas’ prison system.

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Bingo Merriex left TCU in 2003 to play pro basketball. On Saturday he earned his degree.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Bingo Merriex took about 20 years between college classes.

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Atatiana Jefferson’s neighbors: Aaron Dean’s lawyers defamed historic Fort Worth community

FORT WORTH — Newly built houses are nestled among older, some dilapidated, homes on East Allen Avenue. Some lawns are manicured while others are unkempt.

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Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s family waited three years for justice in her slaying, but they said the justice rendered fell short.

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Mac Engel: A 6-man football coach has a Mike Leach story. If it wasn’t Leach you wouldn’t buy it.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Mike Leach stopping to coach a 6-man football team on his way to the airport is about the most Mike Leach thing ever.

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Why it wasn’t easy for Max Duggan to enter the NFL draft

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU quarterback Max Duggan acknowledged on Tuesday that his decision to enter the 2023 NFL draft on Sunday was hard, but he felt it was the right one for him.

The Texas Tribune

Ex-Fort Worth cop sentenced to nearly 12 years for manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson

A jury found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter last week for the fatal shooting of Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman, while she was babysitting her nephew in a family home.

The Independent UK

Texas police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson sentenced to over 10 years for manslaughter

Fort Worth police were sent to the 28-year-old’s home on a non-emergency call

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Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — The former Fort Worth officer convicted of manslaughter for the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson was sentenced Tuesday to more than 11 years in prison, marking an end to the long-awaited trial in a case that sent shock waves across Tarrant County and nationwide.

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