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Top Stories: ➊ – Fort Worth ISD begins school year under new leadership after state takeover (Monday), ➋ – Lettuce, jalapeño recalls linked to illnesses put Texans on high alert (Tuesday), ➌ – Beyond the Salsa: What Central Market Is Doing with Hatch Chile This Year (Monday), ➍ – Chaparral Vin (Tuesday), ➎ – Inside Flora House: Juan Rodriguez’s New Restaurant at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (Monday)

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Coppell ISD is back in session as district campaigns to increase enrollment

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/12 7:54A Sophia Beausoleil

Coppell Independent School District said a marketing campaign to increase student enrollment is working as they try to combat declining numbers. Tuesday morning more than...

Fort Worth lays out plan to regulate data centers

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/11 7:49P Sara Sanchez

As data center development expands rapidly across Texas, the city of Fort Worth is considering new steps to regulate the facilities and address concerns about their potential impact on residents and...

Fort Worth city manager set to unveil budget proposal amid growing financial shortfall

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/11 7:31A Alanna Quillen

Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa is expected to present his recommended Fiscal Year 2027 budget Tuesday afternoon, offering the first detailed look at how city leaders plan to address a significant...

Fort Worth ISD begins school year under new leadership after state takeover

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/10 2:11A Hannah Jones

Nearly 70,000 students are heading back to school in Fort Worth ISD, marking the district s first day of school since the state took over. The second-largest school district in North Texas is also...

Samurai and the Prisoner: Seasons of Murder

Fort Worth Weekly 8/8 8:14P Kristian Lin

I wanted to run this review, because The Samurai and the Prisoner opened this past week at the AMC Parks at Arlington but is only showing once per day. Unless you’re willing...

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TCU Researcher Addresses Latest Horned Lizard Sightings

TCU News 8/11 8:59A kelli.lamers@tcu.edu (Kelli Lame

Texas horned lizards have made encouraging headlines recently, with rare sightings and signs that some reintroduced populations may be reproducing in the wild.

Horned Frogs in the News, July 16-31, 2026

TCU News 8/5 4:55A kelli.lamers@tcu.edu (Kelli Lame

From breaking down record oil profits amid U.S.-Iran fighting to explaining what pushes conspiracy theorists to act, calling for salary caps in college sports and tracing a...

TCU Celebrates Major Campus Construction Milestone

TCU News 8/3 5:07A kelli.lamers@tcu.edu (Kelli Lame

The ceremonial topping out marks progress on projects that will expand student housing, strengthen campus infrastructure and support future growth.

TCU Students Explore the Geography Behind Buc-ee's Expansion

TCU News 7/31 9:00A kelli.lamers@tcu.edu (Kelli Lame

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Truck Yard Is Opening in Richardson on September 1

Crave DFW 8/12 5:24A Steven Doyle

Richardson is getting its own version of the backyard party that s been packing the patio on Lower Greenville for more than a decade. Truck Yard is opening a new location at 740 S. Central...

Old Vine Texas and Burning Daylight Estate Winery in Mansfield

Texas Wine Lover 8/12 1:51A Jeff Cope

Old Vine Texas in Mansfield offers Texas wines, food, and featured tastings, including wines from nearby Burning Daylight Estate Winery. We stopped in to experience both in...

Dallas Food Bites: Closings, Openings, and Anniversaries Worth Knowing About

Crave DFW 8/11 9:33A Steven Doyle

Not every piece of Dallas food news needs its own headline, but stacked together, this week s smaller stories add up to a pretty full picture of where the city s eating and drinking scene is headed. A...

Cookie Is Cooking: Tiffany Derry’s Mom Takes Over the Roots Kitchen

Crave DFW 8/11 7:49A Steven Doyle

Cookies Gumbo! Ask most chefs where they learned to cook and you get a story about culinary school, or a mentor, or some line cook who showed them how to hold a knife. Ask Tiffany Derry , and the...

Chaparral Vin

Texas Wine Lover 8/11 12:10A Jeff Cope

Chaparral Vin is a new winery on US 290 with owners who already have plenty of experience in the Texas wine industry. We visited recently to learn more about the winery, its...

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