Fort Worth wants clarity on regulating medical cannabis dispensaries and satellite locations after a dispensary applied for a permit to operate off Camp Bowie. State lawmakers last year expanded the state’s Compassionate Use program that allows authorized businesses to sell physician-prescribed products made with marijuana for numerous ailments. Texas Original was one of three dispensaries permitted to operate statewide before the Legislature’s new law required the licensure

North Texans ask company and city officials to disclose use of water and energy, conduct environmental studies and maintain transparency ahead of a vote that could move a data center forward. Dozens of residents packed a meeting Tuesday at Rolling Hills Elementary, where representatives with Edged Data Centers, developer PMB Capital and the city of Fort Worth, including City Council member Michael Crain, presented details and answered questions regarding the planned facility.

Fort Worth city leaders implemented a hiring freeze — including in some core services areas — as they address a projected budget shortfall this year as well as “constrained revenues” expected next year. Police, fire and emergency medical services are exempt from the freeze as are certain other positions. Exemptions include seasonal and summer hiring, positions paid for by sources outside the general and internal services funds, and jobs posted before March 12, City Manager Ja

Drivers on South Hulen Street between Loop 820 and Bellaire Drive South may want to plan for extra travel time in the coming months. Crews are expected to begin a resurfacing project this month, with completion expected in September. Drivers should expect delays as workers mill the top layer of the previous pavement, clean the surface and pour a new layer of asphalt. Traffic delays will occur in segments rather than one continuous closure. Traffic will be managed using signag

Councilmember Michael D. Crain has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2026 Information Technology and Communications Federal Advocacy Committee. Councilmember Crain was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on a variety of issues, including broadband, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The appointment was announced by NLC President Kevin Kramer, Councilmem

Gyna Bivens, a six-term Fort Worth City Councilmember whose blunt honesty and deep roots in Stop Six made her a defining voice for east Fort Worth neighborhoods, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 71. "I’m completely heartbroken that we have lost such a light and force in this world,” Mayor Mattie Parker said in a statement Monday evening. “Gyna Bivens truly personified love and service, and she was a champion for neighborhoods throughout east Fort Worth and