School board incumbents, bond packages in tight races
14 hours, 20 minutes ago
NorthwestIn the race for Place 3 trustee, in Tarrant County, Anne Davis-Simpson took a lead with 56.83 percent of the vote to Kyle Morris' 33.09 percent and Edward R. Mergenthal Jr.'s 10.07 percent.
Water restrictions set to return June 3
2 days ago
The Tarrant Regional Water District announced Tuesday that twice-a-week outdoor watering restrictions will go into effect June 3 for almost all of Tarrant County.
Subway burglar sentenced to 49 years
8 days ago
A Tarrant County jury needed just 15 minutes Tuesday to convict Rodney James Ricketts, 36, of Pasadena of theft between $20,000 and $100,000, then sentenced him to 49 years in prison.
Local and school elections will be decided today
8 days ago
Last May, 39,545 Tarrant County voters cast ballots in the local and school election, compared with 73,622 in May 2011 and 37,286 in 2010, local election records show.
Man killed in Arlington crash identified
9 days ago
The driver of a sport utility vehicle killed Monday in a multi-vehicle crash has been identified as Michael Silvestri of Arlington, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's website on...
Local high-profile school board races up in the air tonight
11 days ago
School board trustees throughout Tarrant County were trailing in their re-election bids Saturday night -- including Fort Worth trustee Carlos Vasquez -- as controversial multi-million dollar bond...
Area students win National Merit scholarships.
12 days ago
Eighteen students from Tarrant County area high schools have won $2,500 National Merit scholarships to attend colleges and universities next year.
Man gets 80-year sentence for dumping corpse but is acquitted of murder charge
12 days ago
Tarrant County jurors who acquitted a defendant of a murder charge Friday later sentenced him to 80 years in prison for tampering with evidence -- the evidence in question being, in part, the body...
Man gets 80-year prison sentence for dumping corpse but is acquitted of murder...
13 days ago
Tarrant County jurors who acquitted a defendant of a murder charge on Friday later sentenced him to 80 years in prison for tampering with evidence -- the evidence in question being, in part, the...
Texas House approves bill to disclose settlements
13 days ago
Melody McDonald, public information officer for the Tarrant County district attorney's office, has said that Shannon's office has no problem with the concept of the bill.
