Trinity River

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Corps of Engineers Steers $20M More to Fort Worth’s Panther Island Project

by | Mar 13, 2023
The project aims to reroute part of the Trinity River near downtown Fort Worth and create Panther Island—which the city hopes will become a massive housing and mixed-use entertainment and recreational district. The new 2023 funding is on top of $403 million already allocated to the project as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2022.
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Entrepreneurs and industry leaders benefit from the city's business-friendly approach.
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Hook, Line, and Sinker: Fort Worth Lands Top Fishing Brand’s First Brick‑and-Mortar Store
by | Jun 16, 2022
The first-ever outpost of Karl's Fishing & Outdoors aims to hook you with Mystery Tackle Boxes, interactive "bait tech" experiences that play for each lure you grab off the wall, and a 40-foot "Bassmobile" parked outside today through Sunday. Karl's "promises to deliver an experience that hasn’t been seen in the outdoor category," says the retail experience director for its parent company, Catch Co.
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Solar-Powered, Trash-Gobbling Waterwheels Are Coming to the Trinity River in Fort Worth

by | Dec 16, 2021
Powered by the sun and the river's current, two Trinity River Waterwheels will be able to capture tons of floating pollution daily—keeping the waterway pristine as it flows through Fort Worth. The city council voted Tuesday to accept private donations to support the initiative. One official says the results will be "astonishing."
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New Water Coalition Launched to Invest in Conservation Efforts for the Upper Trinity River
by | Mar 22, 2021
A group of industry, nonprofit, and governmental organizations—including Texan by Nature, Molson Coors, Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper—have formed the Texas Water Action Collaborative to improve the water quantity and quality of the Trinity River.
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A Walk in the Parks: Study Notes Dallas’ Efforts to Improve its Existing Greenspace
by | Aug 22, 2018
The Trust for Public Lands study released Wednesday shows that 60 percent of Dallas residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park.
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Grab Your Camera & Snap Photos of the Trinity River Corridor

by | Aug 16, 2017
To be eligible for the city of Dallas' annual contest, photos must be taken this year between Jan. 1-Oct. 15. 
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SMU STEM Academy Launches DISD Teachers to New Heights
by | Jun 26, 2017
This summer, Dallas ISD teachers are going to school — learning ways to increase student interest in STEM subjects.
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UTA Dean: Trinity River ‘Linear District’ Would be DFW Hub
by | Feb 16, 2017
The river would be the "magnetic core" to all the great institutions and attributes that Dallas-Fort Worth has to offer.
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Panther Island Project Lands $526M Federal Boost
by | Feb 8, 2017
The funding recently approved by Congress brings the massive project in Fort Worth closer to reality.
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