Carroll ISD considers ranking only top 10 percent of high-schoolers

Denton Record-Chronicle - Fri Nov 27

Carroll ISD could soon become the latest exemplary district in the area to stop ranking all but the top 10 percent of high school students.

Volunteer opportunities in North Texas

Star-telegram.com - Fri Nov 27

The Volunteer Center of North Texas receives thousands of volunteer opportunities from more than 1,655 area nonprofit groups.

Thousands line up for Black Friday deals

Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Fri Nov 27

Midnight Madness meet Black Friday. Toy retailer Toys R Us got a jump start on the competition on Black Friday, opening stores with door buster deals at midnight.

Single mother of four pleads for help for her family

Star-telegram.com - Thu Nov 26

Jessamy Brown Sonia, a Fort Worth single mother of four, laments that she is behind on all her bills.The paycheck from her part-time job as a night clerk barely covers utilities, gas and groceries, she wrote in a plea to Goodfellows to help her family.

Have a Happy Sniffle-Free Thanksgiving

NBC Dallas - Fort Worth - Thu Nov 26

As North Texans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, they could be spreading a little more than holiday cheer, health officials said.

Hearings begin for Trinity Uptown property seizures

Star-telegram.com - Wed Nov 25

By BILL HANNA FORT WORTH - For the first time since the Trinity Uptown project began, the Tarrant Regional Water District has gone to court using its eminent domain powers to seize land for the massive flood control and economic development project.The first two condemnation hearings were held Tuesday at the Tarrant County Administration ...

Hearings begin for Trinity Uptown property seizures

Star-telegram.com - Wed Nov 25

By BILL HANNA FORT WORTH - For the first time since the Trinity Uptown project began, the Tarrant Regional Water District has gone to court using its eminent domain powers to seize land for the massive flood control and economic development project.The first two condemnation hearings were held Tuesday at the Tarrant County Administration ...

Appeals court upholds dismissal of police-drawn blood evidence in DWI case

Star-telegram.com - Wed Nov 25

By MARTHA DELLER Until about 4  1/2 years ago, the small Dalworthington Gardens police force had a dilemma about DWI cases.

A blessing everyone can pass along: Be nice

Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Wed Nov 25

That's my explanation for Mitch Albom's book Have a Little Faith sitting at No. 2 and rising on the Publishers Weekly nonfiction bestseller list while Glenn Beck's Arguing With Idiots rates only No.

Learn more about the beneficiaries

The Dallas Morning News - Tue Nov 24

Click on the agency name to view details about that agency. Arlington Life Shelter Emergency food and shelter, employment assistance and family counseling for homeless men, women and children in eastern Tarrant County 817-548-9885 www.arlingtonlifeshelter.org Austin Street Centre Food, shelter, medical, psychiatric and psychological treatment, and ...