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Fort Worth Roundup: Budgets, Weather, Biz Trends, Community Spirit

Fort Worth Roundup: Budgets, Weather, Biz Trends, Community Spirit

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 Good morning, this is Fort Worth Local Pulse for Thursday, January 8th, and we are catching up together on what is shaping our day around the city. We start at City Hall, where Fort Worth is closing out the 2025 budget cycle almost on target, despite a roughly two million dollar shortfall. According to KERA News and the Fort Worth Report, the city brought in about fourteen million dollars less than expected but also cut spending by nearly twelve million, leaning on more than three hundred million dollars in reserves to keep services steady. That means our trash pickup, libraries, and parks stay stable for now, but city leaders are watching sales tax and property tax trends closely as they work through the 2026 budget. Weather wise, we are looking at a mild North Texas winter day. We can expect cool morning temperatures, climbing into the upper 50s to low 60s by afternoon, with light winds out of the north. Skies stay mostly clear, so traffic on I 30, I 35W, and along Camp Bowie should move without weather problems, and outdoor events at places like Trinity Park and the Stockyards are good to go. A weak front tonight may bring slightly cooler air for tomorrow, but no major rain is expected. In local business news, we continue to see activity along West Seventh and Near Southside, with several small restaurants and coffee spots quietly opening and a few older storefronts turning over. Commercial brokers report that retail space near South Main and Magnolia is leasing up faster than last year, helped by steady foot traffic. In the job market, local postings for warehouse, logistics, and healthcare roles around Alliance and the Medical District remain strong, with starting pay for many hourly roles now in the mid to upper teens. On real estate, area agents say that in the past week, the median listing price for single family homes inside Loop 820 is holding near the mid three hundreds, with popular neighborhoods like Tanglewood, Arlington Heights, and Oakhurst still seeing multiple offers on homes that are move in ready. Homes a bit farther out toward Benbrook and Keller are sitting slightly longer but giving buyers a bit more room to negotiate. From the ranching side of our region, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association here in Fort Worth is applauding the new 2025 to 2030 federal dietary guidelines. The group says the guidelines recognize the role of beef as a key protein and that our local producers are focused on keeping beef safe, affordable, and widely available. Culturally, we have a busy stretch ahead. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo season is ramping up planning at Dickies Arena and Will Rogers, and that means more temporary jobs, more visitor traffic through downtown, and busier restaurants on West Seventh and Sundance Square. Local music venues on South Main and in the Near Southside are filling weekend calendars with regional country, indie, and Tejano acts, giving us plenty of options for Friday and Saturday nights. In schools, several Fort Worth ISD campuses are celebrating strong showings in early season basketball and soccer tournaments, with varsity teams from the Southwest and Paschal areas picking up recent wins. Band and fine arts students are also heading into regional competitions, which means more evening events at our high school auditoriums. For community events over the next few days, look for family friendly activities around the Fort Worth Nature Center, weekend story time events at the downtown and Summerglen libraries, and neighborhood cleanups planned near Riverside and along East Lancaster, where volunteers are focusing on litter pickup and outreach to unhoused neighbors. On public safety, Fort Worth police report a steady but serious caseload over the last 24 hours, with officers responding to several vehicle break ins around apartment complexes off Bryant Irvin and in the Hulen area, and one major crash overnight along East Loop 820 that briefly closed lanes. There have also been continued efforts to address street racing complaints along parts of I 20 and I 35W. Officers are urging all of us to lock our vehicles, remove valuables from sight, and stay alert when parking near shopping centers and entertainment districts. We end on a feel good note. A local church group and volunteers gathered this week near Main Street and Lancaster to hand out blankets, hot meals, and hygiene kits to unhoused neighbors, turning a cold stretch of nights into a reminder of how strong our community spirit can be when we show up for one another. Thank you for tuning in and make sure to subscribe so you never miss our daily check in. This has been Fort Worth Local Pulse. We will see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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