Kate Marijolovic

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Texas billionaire Ross Perot Jr., whose development firm Hillwood built AllianceTexas in Fort Worth, has been elected chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the organization announced Thursday. Perot will serve a two-year term. He was previously vice chair of the chamber board, and has been part of the board since June 2020.

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6 hours agoNew angle shows final moments of Air India flight from take-off to crashA new angle shows the final moments - from take-off to crash - of the doomed Air India flight on its way to London, Gatwick. CCTV footage shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving the runway at Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday (12 June) before it begins descending rapidly in its nose-up take-off angle. Moments later the plane, with 240 people onboard, erupted into a huge fireball as it crashed into a residential area.

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A major expansion of the Fort Worth Stockyards announced last year is now on hold due to legal disputes involving the district's ownership, according to court records. But the developers are still on the clock to finish the massive mixed-use project by 2032 to receive millions of dollars in economic incentives from the city of Fort Worth, a crucial part of the project. Here's where progress on redevelopment stands and what it means for Fort Worth's biggest and most famous tourism attraction.

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TCU has hired a new vice provost for research as the university aims to gain "R1" status over the next decade. Reuben F. Burch V begins in the role Aug. 1. He previously was associate vice president for research at Mississippi State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and a doctorate in systems engineering. The vice provost for research will be the driver of the university's plans to grow its research footprint, one of the core tenets of its strategic plan.

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A rendering of Morado on Berry, a $82.9 million mixed-use development TCU is building in partnership with Endeavor Real Estate Group near the intersection of West Berry Street and South University Drive. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2027. TCU When TCU decided to set a goal of turning West Berry Street into a top destination in Fort Worth, it hired a development firm behind some of Austin's most transformative projects.