Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth ISD’s accountability grades show improvement, but a failing middle school triggered Texas’ intervention law.

William James Middle School received its fifth consecutive F rating Aug. 14 as the 60,000-student district maintained a C overall.

Five straight F’s

Chukwuma Silvanus Opara, born on Dec. 6, 1951, in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, passed away on Aug. 3, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of knowledge, love, and cherished memories. Chukwuma earned his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from DeVry University. Chukwuma was a proud father to his three daughters, Stella, Suzette, and Zelda, who were the joys of his life. He foun...

Lydia Holt’s go-to place for peace since childhood has always been the temple.

“The second I walked onto those grounds, the stress, the tension, the fear, whatever it was I was feeling that was negative, it vanished. The temple grounds are as close to heaven as you can get here on earth,” Holt said.

Holt is the relief society president and leader of the...

UNT Health Fort Worth has big growth plans — and barely budging revenue.

The university projects $357.2 million in revenue under its fiscal 2027 operating budget, 0.2% more than its fiscal 2026 forecast. Expenditures would rise $8.2 million to $335.3 million.

The UNT Board of Regents approved UNT Health’s budget Aug. 13 as part of the systemwide operati...

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Shoplifters,” “Our Little Sister”) returns with the sci-fi drama “Sheep in the Box,” inspired by the 1943 philosophical fable “The Little Prince.” In the not-too-distant future, grieving parents (Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto) are gifted a humanoid replicant of their 7-year-old son (Rimu Kuwaki), whom they lost in a car acci...