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Fort Worth City Council Briefed On Animal Shelter After CBS 11 I-Team Investigation

City leaders are taking a closer look at the Fort Worth animal shelter, after CBS 11 reported some of its animals came down with distemper.

2013/05/21

Zoning Mistake Stops Property Owner From Opening Business

Harold Hamilton’s property is in the Stop Six neighborhood, an area in need of revitalization. Hamilton is hoping to open some doors of opportunity for his son.

2013/05/14

I-Team Investigation Prompts Fort Worth City Council To Look Into Animal Shelter

As a result of the I-Team investigation, the city council will get a full briefing on the matter from the shelter’s veterinarian and the code compliance director next week.

2013/05/08

North Dallas Neighbors Fighting New Wal-Mart Supercenter

A familiar fight is brewing in far North Dallas — neighbors are organizing to keep out a proposed Walmart Supercenter at the corner of Arapaho and Coit.

CBS 11–2013/04/08

Dallas Council Elections Will To Be Interesting With New Lines

Friday was the deadline for would-be candidates to file the paperwork to run in the May Dallas City Council election.

2013/03/02

Questions Remain After Fort Worth CFO’s Firing

The woman who held the purse strings to Fort Worth’s $1.4 billion budget said she was treated like a criminal during her sudden removal from city hall last month.

2013/02/20

Customers board a Fort Worth city bus. (credit: Fort Worth Transportation Authority)

Major Overhaul Planned As The T Behind On Updated System

The T’s vision of a long, fast commuter rail system, though, is at least four years behind schedule. Now, The T is in danger of missing a federal deadline for $450 Million.

2013/01/31

Southlake City Council Approves Variance For Field Lights

Lighting at athletic fields in Southlake — it’s been the topic of a months long, heated debate. Tuesday night, or rather early Wednesday morning, city leaders made a final decision.

2013/01/16

Fort Worth Using Signs To Stop Panhandling

Fort Worth is testing a new sign strategy aimed at keeping panhandlers away from busy intersections.

2012/12/20

Council Approves Extensive Fort Worth Retirement Fund Changes

Facing $740 million in payouts it can’t afford Tuesday the Fort Worth City Council voted to make extensive changes. The majority of the monies are part of the financially troubled employee retirement fund.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/23

Fort Worth Chief: Construction Causing Low Response Time

Fort Worth’s police chief told the City Council Thursday he’s working to reduce the response times of officers to high priority calls.

2012/08/09

Mineral Wells City Council changes cemetery flag ordinance (Photo by Jay Gormley, CBS 11)

Flags Allowed To Fly Year-Round At Mineral Wells Cemetery

Passionate veterans and their family members pleaded with the Mineral Wells City Council to change an ordinance to allow flags to fly year-round at a local cemetery.

2012/07/10