Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and
voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities."[2]
Situated in North Texas, Fort Worth covers nearly 300 square miles in Tarrant and Denton counties, serving as the county
seat for Tarrant County. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, Fort Worth had a
population of 653,320.[1] The city is the
second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (commonly called the Metroplex), the fourth-largest metropolitan area in
the U.S. with a population of 6 million in twelve counties. Fort Worth and the surrounding Metroplex area offer numerous
business opportunities and a wide array of attractions.
Established originally in 1849 as a protective Army outpost at the foot of a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, the city of
Fort Worth today still embraces and boasts of being more down-home, laid-back, and is proud of its traditionally old-fashioned
ways when compared to its larger, more flashy eastern neighbor, Dallas.
Fort Worth still celebrates its colorful Western heritage that is deeply rooted in strong Southern influences.[citation needed] Fort Worth's legendary "Western
heritage" was made possible by settlers from the Old South looking for a new start. Fort Worth
can be called a "gateway" to a cultural region, sometimes referred to as the "Western South."[citation needed]
History
-
In 1843, the Republic of Texas commissioners signed a treaty with the Native American tribes dividing the new frontier. Native
Americans were given the land to the left of an imaginary line, while the settlers were given the land to the East. This
imaginary line became known as the place 'where the West begins'.
By the 1840's scores of Americans from the East coast were moving westward. As Ranchers and Settlers from the Eastern states
made their way into the area, Native Americans retreated from the North Texas frontier. Meanwhile, tensions mounted between the
Republic of Texas and its southern neighbor, Mexico, since Texas' victory over Mexico at San Jacinto in 1836.
The War
Texas remained an independent Republic for nine years prior to being annexed as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. Less than three months later on March 24, 1846, an American Army commanded by General Zachary Taylor was encamped
along the northern banks of the Rio Grande, directly across the river from Mexican soldiers. Within a month, hostilities
commenced and a large body of Mexican cavalrymen attacked a patrol of dragoons (soldiers trained to fight on foot, but who
transports himself via horseback) on April 23, 1846. Declaring,
"American blood had been shed on American soil", President Polk addressed Congress, who declared war on Mexico on
May 13, 1846.
Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794-1849) was second in command to General
Zachary Taylor at the opening of the Mexican-American War in 1846. Born in Hudson,
NY, Worth was a tall and commanding figure said to be the best horseman and handsomest man in the Army. He was of a manly,
generous nature, and possessed talents that would have won him distinction on any field of action. While leading his troops,
Worth himself personally planted the first American flag on the Rio Grande.
Under General Taylor, Worth conducted negotiations for Mexico's surrender of Matamoros and was entrusted with the assault on
the Bishop's Palace in Monterrey, Mexico. The assault on the Bishop's Palace was a hazardous undertaking. Worth and his troops
managed to drag their cannon and ammunition over adverse terrain and up sheer cliff faces while under constant heavy enemy fire.
Worth passed from post to post during the entire action on horseback escaping personal injury and losing a minimal number of his
soldiers.
Worth played a critical role in the capture of Puebla (Mexico's second largest city in 1846) and was one of the first to enter
the city of Mexico, where he personally cut down the Mexican flag that waved over the National Palace. At the end of the
Mexican-American War in 1848, Worth was placed in command of the Department of Texas in 1849.
The Fort
In January 1849 Worth proposed a line of ten forts to mark the Western Texas frontier from Eagle Pass to the confluence of the
West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River. One month later Worth died from
cholera. Worth was a well respected and decorated U.S. Army General at the time of his death and a hero of three wars. Fort
Worth, Texas; Lake Worth, Florida; and Worth County, Georgia are named in his honor.
Upon Worth's death, General William S. Harney assumed command of the Department of Texas and ordered Major Ripley S. Arnold to
find a new fort site near the West Fork and Clear Fork. On June 6, 1849, Arnold established a camp on the bank of the Trinity River and named the post Camp Worth in honor of General
Worth.
In August 1849 Arnold moved the camp to the North-facing bluff which overlooked the mouth of the Clear Fork of the Trinity
River. The U.S. War Department officially named the post Fort Worth on November 14,
1849.
Although Indian attacks were still a threat in the area,
pioneers were already settling near the fort which was flooded the first year and moved to the top of the bluff where the
courthouse sits today. No trace of the original fort remains.
The Town
Fort Worth went from a sleepy outpost to a bustling town when it became a stop along the legendary Chisholm Trail, the dusty path where millions of cattle were driven North to market. Fort Worth became
the center of the cattle drives, and later, the ranching industry. Its location on the Old Chisholm Trail, helped establish Fort
Worth as a trading and cattle center and earned it the nickname "Cowtown."
During the 1860s Fort Worth suffered from the effects of the Civil War, and
Reconstruction. The population dropped as low as 175, and money, food, and supply
shortages burdened the residents. Gradually, however, the town began to revive.
By 1872 Jacob Samuels, William Jesse Boaz, and William Henry Davis had opened general stores. The next year Khleber M. Van
Zandt established Tidball, Van Zandt, and Company, which became Fort Worth National Bank in 1884.
In 1876 the Texas & Pacific Railway arrived in Fort Worth causing a
boom and transformed the Fort Worth Stockyards into a premier cattle industry and
in wholesale trade.[3] The arrival of the railroad ushered
in an era of astonishing growth for Fort Worth as migrants from the devastated war-torn South continued to swell the population
and small, community factories and mills yielded to larger businesses. Newly dubbed the nickname, "Queen City of the Prairies",
Fort Worth supplied a regional market via the growing transportation network.
Fort Worth became the westernmost railhead and a transit point for cattle shipment. With the city's main focus being on cattle
and the railroads, local businessman, Louville Niles, formed the Fort Worth Stockyards Company in 1893. Shortly thereafter, the
two biggest cattle slaughtering firms at the time, Armour and Swift, both established operations in the new stockyards.
With the boom times came some problems. Fort Worth had a knack for separating cattlemen from their money. Cowboys took full
advantage of their last brush with civilization before the long drive on the Chisholm Trail from Fort Worth up North to Kansas.
They stocked up on provisions from local merchants, visited the colorful saloons for a bit of gambling and carousing, then
galloped Northward with their cattle and whoop it up again on their way back. The town soon became home to Hell's Half Acre, the biggest collection of bars, dance halls and bawdy houses South of Dodge City,
giving Fort Worth the nickname of "The Paris of the Plains." [4]
Crime was rampant and certain sections of town were off-limits for proper citizens. Shootings, knifings, muggings and brawls
became a nightly occurrence. Cowboys were joined by a motley assortment of buffalo hunters, gunmen, adventurers, and crooks. As
the importance of Fort Worth as a crossroads and cowtown grew, so did Hell's Half Acre.
What was originally limited to the lower end of Rusk Street (renamed Commerce Street in 1917) spread out in all directions. By
1881 the Fort Worth Democrat was complaining Hell's Half Acre covered more like two-and-half acres.
The Acre grew until it sprawled across four of the city's main North-South thoroughfares. These boundaries, which were never
formally recognized, represented the maximum area covered by the Acre, around 1900. Occasionally, the Acre was also referred to
as "The bloody Third Ward" after it was designated one of the city's three political wards in 1876.
Long before the Acre reached its maximum boundaries, local citizens had become alarmed at the level of crime and violence in
their city. In 1876 Timothy Isaiah (Longhair Jim) Courtright was elected City Marshal with a mandate to tame the Acre's wilder
activities.
Courtright cracked down on violence and general rowdiness by sometimes putting as many as 30 people in jail on a Saturday
night, but allowed the gamblers to operate unmolested. After receiving information that train and stagecoach robbers, such as the
Sam Bass gang, were using the Acre as a hideout, local authorities intensified law-enforcement efforts. Yet certain businessmen
placed a newspaper advertisement arguing that such legal restrictions in Hell's Half Acre would curtail the legitimate business
activities there.
Despite this tolerance from business, however, the cowboys began to stay away, and the businesses began to suffer. City
officials muted their stand against vice. Courtright lost support of the Fort Worth Democrat and consequently lost when he ran
for reelection in 1879.
Throughout the 1880s and 1890s the Acre continued to attract gunmen, highway robbers, card sharps, con men, and shady ladies,
who preyed on out-of-town and local sportsmen.
At one time or another reform-minded mayors like H. S. Broiles and crusading newspaper editors like B. B. Paddock declared war
on the district but with no long-term results. The Acre meant income for the city (all of it illegal) and excitement for
visitors. This could possibly be why the reputation of the Acre was sometimes exaggerated by raconteurs which longtime Fort Worth
residents claimed the place was never as wild as its reputation.
Suicide was responsible for more deaths than murder, and the chief victims were prostitutes, not gunmen. However much its
reputation was exaggerated, the real Acre was bad enough. The newspaper claimed "it was a slow night which did not pan out a
cutting or shooting scrape among its male denizens or a morphine experiment by some of its frisky females."
The loudest outcries during the periodic clean-up campaigns were against the dance halls, where men and women met, as opposed
to the saloons or the gambling parlors, which were virtually all male.
A major reform campaign in the late 1880s was brought on by Mayor Broiles and County Attorney R. L. Carlock after two events.
In the first of these, on February 8, 1887, Luke Short and Jim
Courtright had a shootout on Main Street that left Courtright dead and Short the "King of Fort Worth Gamblers."
Although the fight did not occur in the Acre, it focused public attention on the city's underworld. A few weeks later a poor
prostitute known only by the name of Sally was found murdered and nailed to an outhouse door in the Acre.
These two events, combined with the first prohibition campaign in Texas, helped to shut down the Acre's worst excesses in
1889. More than any other factor, urban growth began to improve the image of the Acre, as new businesses and homes moved into the
South end of town.
Another change was the influx of black residents. Excluded from the business end of town and the nicer residential areas, Fort
Worth's black citizens, who numbered some 7,000 out of a total population of 50,000 around 1900, settled into the south end of
town. Though some joined in the profitable vice trade (to run, for instance, the Black Elephant Saloon), many others found
legitimate work and bought homes.
A third change was in the popularity and profitability of the Acre, which was no longer attracting cowboys and out-of-town
visitors. Its visible population was more likely to be derelicts, hoboes, and bums.
By 1900 most of the dance halls and gamblers were gone. Cheap variety shows and prostitution became the chief forms of
entertainment. The Progressive era was similarly making its reformist mark felt in districts like the Acre all over the
country.
In 1911 Rev. J. Frank Norris launched an offensive against racetrack gambling in the Baptist Standard and used the pulpit of
the First Baptist Church to attack vice and prostitution. Norris used the Acre both to scourge the leadership of Fort Worth and
to advance his own personal career. When he began to link certain Fort Worth businessmen with property in the Acre and announce
their names from his pulpit, the battle heated up.
On February 4, 1912, Norris's church was burned to the
ground; that evening his enemies tossed a bundle of burning oiled rags onto his porch, but the fire was extinguished and caused
minimal damage. A month later the arsonists succeeded in burning down the parsonage.
In a sensational trial lasting a month, Norris was charged with perjury and arson in connection with the two fires. He was
acquitted, but his continued attacks on the Acre accomplished little until 1917. A new city administration and the federal
government, which was eyeing Fort Worth as a potential site for a major military training camp, joined forces with the Baptist
preacher to bring down the curtain on the Acre finally.
The police department compiled statistics showing that 50 percent of the violent crime in Fort Worth occurred in the Acre, a
shocking confirmation of long-held suspicions. After Camp Bowie was located on the outskirts of Fort Worth in the summer of 1917,
martial law was brought to bear against prostitutes and barkeepers of the Acre. Fines and stiff jail sentences curtailed their
activities. By the time Norris held a mock funeral parade to "bury John Barleycorn" in 1919, the Acre had become a part of Fort
Worth history. The name, nevertheless, continued to be used for three decades thereafter to refer to the depressed lower end of
Fort Worth.[5]
Recent History
In 2000, an F2 tornado smashed through
downtown, tearing many buildings into shreds and scrap metal. One of the hardest hit structures was Bank One Tower. The 'Plywood
Skyscraper' and later 'Tin Can Tower' awaited demolition for several years, deemed as unsafe and too cost-prohibitive to revive.
It has since been converted to upscale condominiums and officially renamed
'The Tower'. It caused severe damage to one prominent 70s-era high-rise extensive enough to elicit rejected proposals for
demolition.[6]
When oil began to gush in West Texas, Fort Worth was at the center of the wheeling and dealing. In July 2007, Barnett Shale, much of which lies directly under this city,
was being drilled into by natural gas companies paying individuals royalties. [7]
Geography and Climate
Downtown Fort Worth From
I-20
Fort Worth is located in northern Texas and the Southwest, and the
South portion of the United States. The DFW Metroplex is the hub of the
North Texas region. According to the United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 774.1 km²
(298.9 mi²). 757.7 km² (292.5 mi²) of it is land and 16.4 km² (6.3 mi²) of it
(2.12%) is water.
A large storage dam was built in 1913 on the West Fork of the Trinity River, 7
miles (10 km) from the city, with a storage capacity of 30
billion US gallons (110,000,000 m³) of water. The lake formed by this dam is known as
Lake Worth. The cost of the dam was nearly US$1,500,000 - a handsome sum at the
time.
Climate
Fort Worth has a humid subtropical climate according to the
Köppen climate classification system. The hottest month of the year is
July, when the average high temperature is 97°F (36°C), and overnight low temperatures average 72°F (23°C), giving an average
temperature of 84°F (29°C)[8]. The
coldest month of the year is January, when the average high temperature is 55°F (13°C), and low temperatures average 31°F
(-1°C)[8]. The average temperature
in January is 43°F (6°C)[8]. The
highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Worth is 111°F (44°C), on July 26, 1954[9]. The coldest temperature ever
recorded in Fort Worth is -6°F (-21°C), on December 24, 1989[10] Because of its position in North
Texas, Fort Worth is very suspectible to supercells, which produces tornadoes. (See recent
history above.)
The average annual precipitation for Fort Worth is 34.01 inches (863.8 mm)[8]. The wettest month of the year is May, when 4.58 inches
(116.3 mm) of precipitation falls.[8]. The driest month of the year is January, when only 1.70 inches (43.2 mm) of
precipitation falls[8] The average
annual snowfall in Fort Worth is very light, only 2.6 inches (66.0 mm)[11]
Demographics
Fort Worth's Population by year [12]
| Year |
Pop. |
| 1880 |
6,663 |
| 1890 |
23,076 |
| 1900 |
26,668 |
| 1910 |
73,312 |
| 1920 |
106,482 |
| 1930 |
163,447 |
| 1940 |
177,662 |
| 1950 |
278,778 |
| 1960 |
356,268 |
| 1970 |
393,476 |
| 1980 |
385,164 |
| 1990 |
447,619 |
| 2000 |
534,694 |
| 2006 (est.) |
653,320 |
Downtown Fort Worth at night
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 534,694 people, 195,078 households, and 127,581 families
residing in the city. The July 2004 census estimates have placed Fort Worth in the top 20 most populous cities (# 19) in the U.S.
with the population at 604,538.[13] Fort Worth is also in the top 5 cities with the largest numerical increase from
July 1, 2003 to July 1,
2004 with 17,872 more people or a 3.1% increase. [14] The population density was 705.7/km² (1,827.8/mi²).
There were 211,035 housing units at an average density of 278.5/km² (721.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.69%
White, 20.26% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.05% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 29.81% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 195,078 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were
married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and
34.6% are classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. Of
195,078 households, 9,599 are unmarried partner households: 8,202 heterosexual, 676 same-sex male, and 721 same-sex female
households.
28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from
45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,074, and the median income for a family was $42,939. Males had a median
income of $31,663 versus $25,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$18,800. About 12.7% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Fort Worth stands as the ninth-safest U.S. city among those with a population over 500,000 in 2006. [15]
- See also: People of Fort
Worth
Cityscape
Architecture
Downtown
- Sundance Square - Fort Worth's downtown has Sundance Square, named after the infamous Sundance
Kid. Sundance Square is a 16 block entertainment center for the city. The Square has buildings with tall windows, as well
as brick-paved streets and sidewalks, and landscaping that many consider to be very
delightful. Many restaurants, nightclubs, boutiques, museums, live theatres, cineplex movie theaters, and art galleries are in
the Square.
- Fort Worth Water Gardens - A 4.3 acre/1.74 ha contemporary park, designed
by architect Philip Johnson, that features three unique pools of water offering a calming
and cooling oasis for downtown patrons. The gardens were used in the finale of the 1970s sci-fi film Logan's Run. (In mid-2004 the Water Gardens had to be closed due to a drowning. It has reopened
after preventive measures have been installed.)
- Fort Worth Convention Center - Includes an 11,200 seat multi-purpose
arena.
- Bass Performance Hall - Bass Hall is the permanent home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts.
- Tarrant County Courthouse
Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District
The stockyards offer a taste of the old west and the Chisholm Trail at the site of the historic cattle drives and rail access. The District is filled with
restaurants, clubs, gift shops and attractions such as daily longhorn cattle drives through the streets, historic reenactments,
the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and Billy
Bob's, the world's largest country and western music venue.
Cultural district
- The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, founded in 1892, is the oldest
art museum in Texas. Its permanent collection consists of some 2,600 works of post-war art. In 2002, the museum moved into a new
home designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
- The Kimbell Art Museum houses works from antiquity to the 20th century. Artists
represented in its holdings include Caravaggio, Fra
Angelico, Picasso, Vigée-Lebrun, Matisse, Cézanne, El Greco, and Rembrandt. The
museum's home was designed by American architect Louis Kahn.
- The Amon Carter Museum focuses on 19th and 20th century American artists. It
houses an extensive collection of works by Western artists Frederic Remington and
Charles M. Russell, as well as an impressive collection of 30,000
exhibition-quality photographs. It also includes works by Alexander Calder,
Thomas Cole, Stuart Davis, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and
Alfred Stieglitz. American architect Philip
Johnson designed the museum's home, including its expansion.
- The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only
museum in the world that is solely dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have demonstrated extraordinary courage
and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts.
- The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - One of the largest Science and History Museums
in the Southwest. It includes the Noble Planetarium and the Omni Theater.
- Will Rogers Memorial Center - a multi-purpose entertainment complex and
world-class equestrian center housed under 45 acres of roof spread over 85 acres in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural
District. Each year approximately 800,000 people attend the three week event known as the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, formerly called the Fort Worth
Stock Show & Rodeo.
- Casa Mañana - The nation's first theater designed for musicals "in the round."
Parks district
- Fort Worth Zoo - Ranked one of the top 10 best zoos in the United States.
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden - The oldest botanic garden in Texas, with 21
specialty gardens and over 2,500 species of plants.
- Fort Worth Japanese Garden
- Log Cabin Village - A collection of authentic Texas log cabins dating from the 1850s.
- Trinity Park - A large park along the Trinity River that includes part of the
Trinity Trails system.
Texas Christian University
-
- Texas Christian University - Fort Worth's most prominently known university, founded in 1873 by Addison & Randolph Clark
as "AddRan Male & Female College". It is the oldest university affiliated with the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church)
religion, though the Disciples of Christ do not own or run the school, rather, the school-church partnership is based on a common
heritage and shared values. The university became known as "Texas Christian University" in 1902 and was the first co-educational
instiution in the US's southwest region. The school now occupies approximately 325 acres right in the heart of Fort Worth.
Originally, 50 acres of land was originally ceeded to the Clark brothers; at the time, the land was dubbed "Hell's Half Acre" due
to the red-light business that predominated in the area. In 1895 the plot of land was given free of charge, along with $200,000,
to entice the brothers to permanently settle their educational institution in Fort Worth. Over $1.5 million dollars are
exclusively endowed each year to ensure the upkeep of the university, which sits as a pristine green/flowered landscape in the
middle of the urban surroundings of Fort Worth.
Uptown / Trinity
The Tarrant Regional Water District, City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Streams & Valleys Inc, and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers are cooperating in an effort to develop an area north of "downtown" as "uptown" along the Trinity River. This plan promotes a large mixed use development adjacent to the central city area
of Fort Worth, with a goal to prevent urban sprawl by promoting the growth of a healthy, vibrant urban core. The Trinity River
Vision lays the groundwork to enable Fort Worth's central business district to double in size over the next 40 years. [6]
Other
- The Tandy Center Subway, based in the Tandy Center (now known as
City Place), operated in Fort Worth from 1963 to 2002. The 0.7 mile (1 km) long
subway was the only privately operated subway in the United States.
- La Gran Plaza de Fort Worth - is a repositioning of the original shopping mall in the area
known more recently as Fort Worth Town Center (but was first dubbed 'Seminary South'). The Center was built on a dry lake bed on
the South side of Downtown. La Gran Plaza is being designed in response to the changing demographics of the region. It provides
for supermarkets, cinemas, and a Lienzo Charro, a Mexican Rodeo and Concert venue arena.
- Trinity Trails - A network of over 35 miles (56 km) of pedestrian trails along the
Trinity River.
- United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) - Federal
Reserve notes (United States paper currency) are printed at the bureau's facilities in north Fort
Worth.
- United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Home to the US
Army Engineer Fort Worth District District
Office.
- Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base,
formerly known as Carswell Air Force Base, a major military installation in west
Fort Worth and a major contributor to the local economy.
- Logan's Run, a 1976 science fiction film directed by Michael Anderson
and starring Michael York was shot largely in Fort Worth, including locations such
as the Fort Worth Water Gardens. The Water Gardens also appear in another
science-fiction film of the period, The Lathe of Heaven (1980).
Culture
Politics
Cuisine
Arts
Sports and recreation
While much of Fort Worth's sports attention is focused on the Metroplex's professional sports teams, the city does have its
own athletic identity. TCU competes in NCAA Division I Athletics, including the
football team that is consistently ranked in the Top 25, the baseball team that has competeted in the last three NCAA
Tournaments, and the women's basketball team that has competed in the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Texas Wesleyan University
competes in the NAIA, and were the 2006 NAIA Div. I
Men's Basketball champions and three-time National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) team champions (2004-2006). Fort
Worth is also home to the NCAA football Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl as well as
four minor-league professional sports teams. One of which, the Fort Worth Cats, were reborn in 2001. The original Cats, who had
discontinued in 1960 were a very popular minor league team in Fort Worth dating back to the 19th century (when they were called
the Panthers).
Professional Sports Teams
Media
Radio stations
WBAP 820 AM - (News/Talk)
ADZV 87.5 FM K-LOVE (Christian Contemporary, 80's Rock, Religious, Other)
WXCD 87.5 FM KDOL (News/Talk Website)
KNTU 88.1 FM University of North Texas (Jazz, Radio)
KJCR 88.3 FM Southwestern Adventist University (Religious, Radio)
KEOM 88.5 FM Mesquite Independent School District (Oldies, Radio)
KMQX 88.5 FM Power FM - The Christian Rock Station (Christian Contemporary, Radio)
KTCU 88.7 FM Texas Christian University (Variety, Radio)
KETR 88.9 FM Texas A&M University-Commerce (Variety, Radio)
KSQX 89.1 FM Lite Rock Favorites (Adult Contemporary, Radio)
KNON 89.3 FM The Voice of the People (Variety, Radio)
KYQX 89.5 FM Lite Rock Favorites (Nostalgia, Radio)
KVRK 89.7 FM Power FM - The Christian Rock Station (Christian Contemporary, Radio)
KERA 90.1 FM Public TV and Radio for North Texas (Public Radio, Radio)
KCBI 90.9 FM Criswell College (Christian Contemporary, Radio)
KDKR 91.3 FM Solid Bible Teaching, Passionate Praise & Worship (Religious, Radio)
KVTT 91.7 FM (Religious, Radio)
KPFC 91.9 FM Non-commercial Educational Radio Station (Top-40, Radio)
KXEZ 92.1 FM Your Home for Hits from the 50s 60s and 70s (Oldies, Radio)
KZPS 92.5 FM The Classic Rock Station (Classic Rock, Radio)
KMKT 93.1 FM Katy Country - Playing the Best of the New & Gold (Country, Radio)
KDBN 93.3 FM 93.3 The Bone Rocks Harder (Classic Rock, Radio)
KIKT 93.5 FM (Country, Radio)
KNOR 93.7 FM (Hip Hop, Radio)
KLNO 94.1 FM Radio Estereo Latino (Spanish, Radio)
KSOC 94.5 FM 94.5 K-Soul (Urban Contemporary, Radio)
KLTY 94.9 FM Safe for the whole Family (Christian Contemporary, Radio)
KHYI 95.3 FM The Range (Americana/Roots, Radio)
KJKB 95.5 FM Boss 95.5 (Classic Rock, 80's Rock(
KFWR 95.9 FM The Ranch - Authentic, Texas, & Classic Country (Country, Radio)
KSCS 96.3 FM The Country Leader (Country, Radio)
JTMJ 96.7 FM country (Country, Dance, Hip Hop, Top-40)
KTYS 96.7 FM 967 The Twister (Country, Radio)
KEGL 97.1 FM Pure Rock 97.1 The Eagle (Classic Hits, Radio) (No longer exists)
KBFB 97.9 FM 97.9 The Beat - The HipHop Station (Hip Hop, Radio)
KFYZ 98.3 FM (Country, Radio)
KLUV 98.7 FM K-Luv - Oldies Radio (Oldies, Radio)
KFZO 99.1 FM (Spanish, Radio)
KPLX 99.5 FM 99.5 The Wolf - Texas Country - Wolf Radio (Country, Radio)
KNOB 99.9 FM Mineral Wells Community Radio (Variety, Radio)
KJKK 100.3 FM Jack FM ( Mixed rock and pop, retro and current)
Television stations
KXAS - NBC5, KTVT - CBS11, KTXA -
Independent
Newspapers
Fort Worth has one newspaper published daily, the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram. The Star-Telegram is the forty-fifth most widely circulated newspaper in the United States, with
a daily circulation of 210,990 and a Sunday circulation of 304,200.
Weekly Newspapers
The North Texas Journal is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma areas.
While known in the past as an African-American publication, it has recently taken on a more mainstream audience. In the beginning
of 2006, the publisher, Reginald Blow launched its website, The North Texas Journal Online. [7]
Religion
Languages
Events
Economy
Companies Headquartered in Fort Worth, USA:
Acme Brick
Alcon (US Headquarters)
AmeriCredit
AMR Corporation
Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company
Bell Helicopter Textron
Ben E. Keith
Bombay Company
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Carter & Burgess
Concussion, LLP
Consolidated Robotics
Coria Laboratories, Ltd.
Crescent Real Estate Equities Company
Dickies
Dunlaps
D. R. Horton
First Command Financial Planning, Inc.
Funimation Entertainment
Galderma Laboratories (US Headquarters)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
RadioShack
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company
RPM
Pier One Imports
SPM Flow Control
TPG Capital, L.P.
TTI, Inc.
XTO Energy
Transportation
I-20 in southern Fort Worth
Education
Public schools
Most of Fort Worth is served by Fort Worth Independent School
District.
Other school districts that serve portions of Fort Worth include:
The portion of Fort Worth within the Arlington Independent School
District contains a wastewater plant. No residential areas are in the portion.
Private High Schools
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth oversees several
Catholic elementary and middle schools.[16]
- The Katie Brown School for Special Needs (PreK-12)
- The Nazarene Christian Academy (K-12)
Colleges, Universities, Divinity School, and Theological Seminary
- Further information: List of colleges and
universities in Fort Worth, Texas
Sister cities
Fort Worth is a part of the Sister Cities International program and maintains cultural
and economic exchange programs with its 7 sister cities.
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