Texas Capital Bank marks 10 years in Fort Worth
Texas Capital Bank marked its 10-year anniversary in December 2008. Mike Palmer, president of Texas Capital Bank ? Fort Worth, started on the bank?s opening day and also is marking his 10th year as the Fort Worth regional bank?s president.

Omni hotels in Fort Worth, Irving to host Super Bowl teams in 2011
Super Bowl XLV is two years away, but Omni Hotels can declare its chain a winner now. The new Omni Fort Worth Hotel will host the AFC champions, and the NFC team will stay at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas.

Dallas/Forth Worth may use incentives to lure new airline service
"Even as the airline industry shrinks, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport hopes to lure new service to North Texas with an old-fashioned enticement: Money." That's the lead paragraph from a story in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which reports DFW board members will...

Texas man's death ruled a homicide 35 years after he was shot over gambling dispute
FORT WORTH, Texas - A man shot in the back 35 years ago has died of complications from the shooting and his death has been ruled a homicide ? but prosecutors fear the trail for the suspect has long ago gone cold.

Fort Worth man dies from 35-year-old gunshot wound
By DEANNA BOYD FORT WORTH ? The scars on Craig Buford?s abdomen hinted at the shooting that almost took his life 35 years ago in Denver. The 54-year-old, who moved with his wife to Fort Worth about a year ago, didn?t dwell on Oct. 3, 1973, when a dispute with another teen over gambling winnings left him hospitalized for several months with severe internal injuries. "He had gotten over it," said ...

Dallas-Fort Worth apartment demand plummets
The Dallas-Fort Worth apartment market suffered a huge hit in the final months of 2008 as thousands of renters moved out. Apartment occupancy in the area fell by almost 6,000 units ? more than erasing gains from earlier in the year, analyst M/PF YieldStar reported Monday.

Fort Worth lawmaker Geren key in bid to oust Texas speaker
By DAVE MONTGOMERY AUSTIN ? With the start of the 2009 Legislature less than two weeks away, state Rep. Charlie Geren is picking up where he left off during the last session two years ago ? trying to bring down the most powerful man in the Texas House of Representatives. Geren, R-Fort Worth, is one of the leaders ? some say the leader ? of a group of dissident Republicans hoping to oust House ...

Fort Worth pilot identified as 2nd victim of weekend plane crash
The Tarrant County medical examiner?s office has identified a second man killed in a light-plane crash on Saturday. He was Forrest Johnson, 69, of Fort Worth.

Dallas-Fort Worth home sales fall 18%
An 18 percent drop in December pre-owned home sales helped push down North Texas housing totals for the entire year.

Texas Weather
Early rain falls Monday in downtown Fort Worth as workers head to work. North Texas had some early morning icy conditions on the highways.

American Eagle plane reports smoke, lands OK in Texas
KILLEEN, Texas?An American Eagle plane bound from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Killeen landed safely after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

Clearing rail-yard hurdle pushes tollway's first phase to $1.2 billion
By MIKE LEE FORT WORTH ? The city and the North Texas Tollway Authority will pay a combined $95 million to run the Southwest Parkway through the Union Pacific rail yard, clearing a major hurdle for the toll road but pushing the cost of the first phase to $1.2 billion, officials said Tuesday. Fort Worth officials plan to ask the Regional Transportation Council for the city?s share of the money. ...

A native tradition :American Indian tradition practices help woman create totem poles
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Retirees Max and Nona Meinen got an unpleasant surprise three years ago when they returned to their ranch southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, after a winter vacation.

Collaboration inspires Rare Breed beer series
Fort Worth-based Rahr & Sons Brewing, LP has joined forces with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation to develop Rare Breed, the newest series of Rahr beers, whose sales are in part dedicated to the protection and recovery of endangered species native to Texas.

Parkway will make downtown Fort Worth a quicker trip
FORT WORTH - They're not moving but thousands of North Texas families will soon find themselves living closer to downtown Fort Worth. A billion-dollar deal has been reached allowing for construction of a parkway from Cleburne to downtown Fort Worth, slashing those lengthy commutes.

Man's Death Ruled Homicide 35 Years After Shooting
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Prosecutors in Denver might seek charges against a suspect -- if they can find one -- in a 35-year-old shooting that just became a homicide when the victim died.

Man's death ruled homicide 35 years after shooting
FORT WORTH, Texas - A man shot in the back 35 years ago has died of complications from the shooting, years after he was thought to have healed.

WEIRD STUFF: Christmas Break Activities to Avoid
Four teenage would-be ghost-busters were found roaming the halls of a Fort Worth, Texas, middle school just after Christmas, according to local police. The teenagers, who were not identified because of their ages, told investigators they had broken into Stripling Middle School to try to substantiate a legend of ghosts on the school?s third floor. The teenagers, 13 to 15 years old, were ...

Education Center
Fort Worth, Texas ? A suspect in connection with two of the reported 30 head of cattle shot and killed in Northeastern Oklahoma has been found guilty on two counts of cruelty to animals and sentenced to five years in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Man's death ruled homicide 35 years after shooting
Associated Press - January 7, 2009 7:33 AM ET FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors in Denver might seek charges against a suspect -- if they can find one -- in a 35-year-old shooting that just...