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    Fort Worth is on Interstate highways 35W, 20, and 30 and the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in central Tarrant County. In January 1849 United States Army General William Jenkins Worth, hero of the Mexican War, proposed a line of ten forts to mark the western Texas frontier from Eagle Pass to the confluence of the West Fork, and Clear Fork of the Trinity River.

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    Fort Worth is part of the Dallas-Grand Prairie-Fort Worth urban complex, which has a combined population of 4.8 million. The city of Fort Worth houses around half a million people. Named after Major General William Worth, who was US Army commander in 1849, when a military outpost was established there, Fort Worth was a base for engagement with the Comanches.

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    Known as the city "Where the West Begins," Fort Worth, Texas embraces its cowboy heritage while moving forward with a revitalized downtown and major cultural attractions.

    With a friendly population of half a million people, Fort Worth is consistently ranked among the top places in the nation to work, live, and do business by national magazines like Money, Fortune, and Newsweek.


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  • Texas state historical markers disappearing
    ABC 7
    A steel bridge nearly the length of a football field has weathered floods, the South Texas heat and a century's worth of traffic. The Cibolo Creek bridge at McAlister...

  • Dallas kids tracked for their own good
    The Register
    We don't know what kind of a school Bryan Adams is, but they've sent 300 kids to the truancy court this year, nine of whom have been fitted out with trackers funded by $26,000 grant. Most of that...

  • Memorial service honors East Texas officers
    Longview News-Journal
    Gregg County honored its fallen peace officers in a memorial service Tuesday at Heritage Plaza. The event was sponsored by the Longview Police Department and the Gregg County Sheriff's Office. ...

  • Multiple Rounds Of Severe Storms Possible
    NBC 5
    Storms began firing up south of the Metroplex, but thunderstorms were expected across all of North Texas beginning late Tuesday afternoon and some could reach severe levels by...

  • Good Times in Texas
    NPR
    2008 · While much of the country is struggling with an economic downturn, high oil and natural gas prices are keeping Texas business humming along. Companies are hiring, real estate is...

  • Deaf School Worker Accused Of Fondling Student
    NBC 5
    A dorm supervisor at the Texas School for the Deaf has been charged with having an improper relationship with a student after police said he told them he fondled a 15-year-old boy.

  • Texas School for the Deaf worker arrested on sex charge
    ABC 7
    A dorm supervisor at the Texas School for the Deaf has been charged with having an improper relationship with a male student. Austin police say the man told them he fondled a...

  • Equipment monitoring SE Texas sinkhole
    ABC 7
    Sensing equipment has been installed to monitor whether that sprawling sinkhole in Texas is growing. It's been nearly one week since the gap opened near Daisetta...

  • Texas Instruments buys Cork firm
    RTE
    Us chip maker Texas Instruments has bought Cork-based Commergy, a company which designs power supply technology. No financial details of the deal were given. The US company said the buy would allow...



  • Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong
    ABC 26
    Houston — Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong. ...

  • Crawford, Texas - Jenna Bush’s Big Day
    The Independent
    A US president's family weddings tend to be pompous affairs. Tricia Nixon appeared on the covers of Time and Life when she got hitched, while Luci Baines Johnson's nuptials were watched by 55 million...

  • Son Dies Driving Home To Surprise Mom
    NBC 5
    Brenham are mourning the loss of a son who died while driving home to surprise his mom for Mother's Day.Even Bigbee died Saturday after authorities say the 28-year-old was struck by another car that...

  • Couple Accused Of Teaching Child To Be Dominatrix
    NBC 5
    Dallas and was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Monday. Messages left at the Northern District of Texas court seeking comment late Monday were not immediately returned.Don Ledford, a...

  • Thunderstorms on the way for Central Texas
    KXAN 36
    Clouds and possible showers are expected Tuesday. There is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. High temperatures Tuesday will be in the upper 80s. Thunderstorms are more...

  • Texas Instruments DLP Group Produces the First Wide UXGA Chip for Superior Resolution in Data Projection
    RedOrbit
    Posted on: Tuesday, 13 03:00 - DLP(R) Products from Texas Instruments introduced the world's first WUXGA DLP chip for the WUXGA data projector that...

  • Polygamist sect mother gives birth to boy; Baby taken into Texas state custody
    WISH TV8
    A mother who was taken from a Texas polygamist sect and is being held as a minor in state custody has given birth to a baby boy. Officials immediately took the child into...

  • Texas teen with bullet in head pleads guilty
    The Seattle Times
    Beaumont, Texas — A teenager with a bullet lodged in his forehead that police wanted removed in order to prove he tried to kill the owner of a used-car lot pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated...

  • Man Killed Hours Before Birth Of Son
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    Bertha Anderson , a family friend.&She's is in shock. She can't believe it,& said family friend Brenda Cardenas.Although baby Carlos will never meet the man he was named after, family friends said...

  • Mental health workers criticize Texas child services
    Deseret News
    San ANTONIO — Mental health workers sent to help care for the women and children removed from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch are criticizing Child Protective Services, saying the state's...

  • Brawl Between Fort Worth Girls Posted Online
    NBC 5
    Youtube .Female students from Daggett Middle and Elementary schools fought in the brawl. A girl who witnessed the fight said it happened in the Daggett Middle School parking lot. She said a text...

  • Settlement with Texas to cost Allstate $71 million
    KXAN 36
    Texas customers of Allstate Insurance will get $71 million in refunds, credits and rate reductions for homeowner policies in a settlement that resolves legal disputes with the state...

  • U.S. Supreme Court turns down Texas death row inmate
    ABC 7
    The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to review the conviction and death sentence of a Texas death row inmate condemned for fatally injecting a fellow inmate with heroin. The court's...

  • Colleyville House Fire Hits 3 Alarms
    NBC 5
    The one person that was in the house at the time the fire started got out safely and met firefighters when they showed up, officials said.Firefighters from Southlake and Keller...

  • Teacher Accused Of Sex With Boys Recorded
    NBC 5
    Stephanie Ragusa , 29, has been arrested three times on charges that she had sex with two teenage boys.According to a transcript released last week, Ragusa said during a phone call with one of the...

  • Dallas Zoo Workers Try To Save Elephant
    NBC 5
    Zoo workers are trying to save an elephant being treated for a severe case of intestinal colic after eating rocks and dirt.They have brought in a crane to get the elephant on its feet, if...

  • Woman Terrified After Home Invasion
    NBC 5
    Dallas woman said she feared for her life after robbers kicked in her door in the middle of the night, NBC 5 reported.The break-in happened at about 2 a.m. Monday at the Colorado Place apartments on...

  • HP Nearing Deal To Buy EDS For $12B To $13B
    NBC 5
    The Wall Street Journal 's Web site reported a deal is in the works. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, The Journal said the sales price is expected to range between $12 billion and $13...

  • Lawmaker urges Texans to use sales tax holiday for appliances
    ABC 7
    A Houston lawmaker today urged Texans to take advantage of the upcoming sales tax holiday to purchase energy efficient appliances. The through 26th sales tax holiday applies...

  • Texas prison gang members plead guilty in racketeering case
    ABC 7
    Three members of the Texas Syndicate prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges on the day jury selection in their trial was to begin. The Dallas Morning News is...

  • Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes
    KXAN 36
    Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling lets states...

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