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Over 14,000 undergrad students graduate from Tarrant County colleges

3 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Shomial Ahmad

Over 14,000 undergraduate students attending colleges and universities in Tarrant County attained degrees in the spring 2025 graduation season. From degrees in social work and education to accounting and engineering, many of these graduates move from the classroom to the professional world. It’s the first step in forging their careers in Tarrant County and beyond.
Catholic Charities Fort Worth ends federally funded role leading Texas refugee resettlement

4 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Marissa Greene

Catholic Charities Fort Worth will no longer lead refugee resettlement for the state of Texas, President and CEO Michael Iglio announced in a statement June 2. The Fort Worth nonprofit has operated the Texas Office for Refugees, the statewide agency designated by the federal government to lead refugee resettlement since 2021. Texas withdrew from the nation’s refugee resettlement program in 2016, effectively leaving nonprofits to administer federal refugee funds. Starting Oct.
Arlington Republican plans departure from Texas House after 6 terms

4 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Dave Montgomery

AUSTIN — State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, stood at the front of the Texas House on the final day of the Legislature and announced he is ending his six-term legislative career when his term ends. “There have been ups and downs, amendments and points of orders, disagreements and achievements,” the 54-year-old Tarrant County Republican told colleagues as he looked back on a sometimes combative career that started in 2015.
Vote on controversial Tarrant County redistricting process set

4 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Miranda Suarez

Tarrant County commissioners are set to vote on a new political map June 3, after two months of debate over whether Republicans are trying to politically or racially gerrymander the county. Each commissioner represents one geographic precinct, except for the county judge, who represents the entire county. The proposed maps would largely reshape the two Democratic precincts, Precincts 1 and 2, and make Precinct 2 more Republican, data shared by the county shows.
Finale is set: 6 pianists advance to last Cliburn round at Bass Performance Hall

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | David Moreno

The 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition runs through June 7. The Fort Worth Report will provide in-depth coverage of the competition. Follow the score here. Over the past week and a half, 28 pianists in the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition have played their hearts out in hopes of securing the top prize. Round after round, the number of competitors has dwindled. Now, only a few remain.
BEATLEukemia Ball ready to rock ‘n’ roll funding for nonprofit working on defeating disease

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Leukemia Texas says they want a revolution in research and treatment for the disease. They’ll get there with a little help from their friends. To paraphrase a Beatles song, it was 20 events ago today that the nonprofit organization Leukemia Texas launched its signature fundraising event.
52 Faces: Benbrook grad known for his kindness, faith and grit establishes legacy of service

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Matthew Sgroi

Fort Worth ISD graduate Adrian Cardenas doesn’t like to say no. If someone needs help, he shows up. “I just try to be the best son, the best brother, the best student I can be,” Cardenas said. “If I can help someone, I’m gonna try.”The 18-year-old Benbrook Middle-High School graduate spent his final year on campus mentoring younger students through a cross-age tutoring program, leading campus service organizations and volunteering across Tarrant County.
Bob on Business: Fort Worth economic development gets a boost from higher education

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Fort Worth is about to receive an education. A higher education, in fact. While current U.S. Census data shows that only 32% of Fort Worth residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher, expect that to increase as universities expand in the area.
Stepping in to ‘Lead On,’ Daniel Pullin becomes TCU’s new chancellor

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Shomial Ahmad

Daniel Pullin, who became TCU’s chancellor on June 1, considers himself an “accidental academic.” His path to leading a Big 12 university was never a straight one. He went to business school at Harvard University, law school at the University of Oklahoma, worked as a business analyst and started an entrepreneurial program at his alma mater at OU, where he found his calling.
Southlake church aims to serve Christian Hispanic’s faith, community needs with new ministry

6 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Marissa Greene

Jesús Molina and his wife, Lili Molina, still remember the prayer they made to God when the Venezuelan couple moved to the U.S. eight years ago. “God, if you take me from my country … we want to serve the people, the community,” Jesús Molina said, recalling his message. Now, the couple’s prayers are becoming a reality in their roles as pastors of La Mesa Bilingual Ministry, an extension of White’s Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake.