The Latest Breaking News from Fort Worth

Editorial: A Texas federal judge makes an indefensible ruling

Mark Pittman, put on the federal bench in Fort Worth by Donald Trump, thinks that it’s just not constitutional to limit the sale of handguns to people age 21 and older. In an opinion issued Thursday agreeing with a gun group that sued to knock out Texas’ eminently sound prohibition…

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

2 boys fatally shot outside Fort Worth house; 18-month-old hurt, police say

FORT WORTH, Texas — Two boys were fatally shot and a toddler was critically wounded Sunday afternoon by assailants outside of a house in northwest Fort Worth, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Aug 28, 2022

Mac Engel: The same gamble the Cowboys won in 2009 will crush them in 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas — Do not blame Tyron Smith.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Cynthia M. Allen: CDC finally admits it botched COVID response. But it still hasn’t addressed the cause: politics

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott declares Dallas-Fort Worth deluge a disaster, freeing up state resources to help in recovery

The declaration covers 23 counties across the state and comes after some saw more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

No Money for a Pure Jane Doe: Totally Unidentified Defendant Can't Recover Sanctions and Attorney Fees

Allison Publications, LLC v. Doe, decided last week by the Texas Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), in an opinion by Justice Brian Walker, joined by Justice Wade Birdwell and Judge Ruben Gonzalez, involves a rare libel lawsuit by a publisher: Allison publishes regional and specialty publications in Texas, such as…

Reason · Aug 23, 2022

American Airlines tries solving pilot pipeline and diversity problems on the fly

American Airlines’ efforts to build a pipeline of aviator recruits are starting to pay off as student pilots are making their way through graduation, onto regional carriers and now to the Fort Worth-based carrier’s mainline.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

How Texan YaYa Gosselin became one of the ‘Surfside Girls’ on Apple TV+

FORT WORTH, Texas — Four Texas natives are involved in Apple TV’s new series “Surfside Girls,” including the co-creator and three cast members.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

A North Texas school district now lets teachers reject children’s pronouns — even if parents approve of them

The Grapevine-Colleyville district, between Dallas and Fort Worth, added two conservative members to its seven-member school board in May.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 22, 2022

A miracle: Long-lost brother and sister find each other at Fort Worth hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas — Raymond Turner was at work when he got a notification from 23andMe that his DNA test results were ready.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022