Fort Worth, City Council and National Juneteenth Museum

Fort Worth City Council calls for zoning changes to 23 Keller ISD properties
The Fort Worth City Council will discuss a proposal to rezone 23 properties owned by the Keller school district at its work session on Feb. 18. Should the proposal pass a March vote, the sites would be zoned only for community facilities such as schools and colleges, churches, recreational centers and community and group homes.
Fort Worth City Council approves land for National Juneteenth Museum
Museum officials hope to have the grand opening in 2026, when Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth​, turns 100 years old.
New vision for Fort Worth's National Juneteenth Museum unveiled as city approves land deal
The National Juneteenth Museum has unveiled new renderings as Fort Worth City Council voted to approve a land deal and financial support for the project.
Former Fort Worth mayoral candidate Deborah Peoples files to run for City Council
Deborah Peoples, the former Tarrant County Democratic Party chair and two-time mayoral candidate, is taking another crack at a Fort Worth office. Peoples filed paperwork Feb. 12 to run for the the district 5 city council seat being vacated by Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens.
Fort Worth confirms plan to lease city property, contribute $15M for Juneteenth museum
Nearly three years after Fort Worth officials first pledged support for the National Juneteenth Museum, council members officially confirmed plans to lease city property for the construction of the project.
‘A beacon of light’: National Juneteenth Museum secures land in Fort Worth
More than three years after a plan for a National Juneteenth Museum was hatched, developers have secured land in Fort Worth.
‘It is going to be a beacon of light.’ City approves National Juneteenth Museum’s new site
With Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” in attendance, the Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night to develop and lease land to the National Juneteenth Museum.
Fort Worth city council could approve plans for National Juneteenth Museum
The Fort Worth City Council will vote on demolishing the Southside Community Center to build the National Juneteenth Museum.
Fort Worth City Council OKs Paramount Aerospace warehouse lease extension
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New Looks Unveiled as Fort Worth Approves Land for National Juneteenth Museum
New architectural renderings by the Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group "reflects the resilience and richness of African American culture and aims to foster education, growth, and connection within the community,
Rezoning of former Fort Worth country club for mixed-use future succeeds
This will make it easier to build something new on the 150-acre site that used to be a country club. A community center, ...
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Prairie-style Waggoner mansion, home of Fort Worth arts patron, named historical landmark
Fort Worth City Council members approved historical and cultural landmark status for three properties, including a westside ...
Fort Worth clears path for massive redevelopment of abandoned golf course
After months of hearings and meetings and fits and starts, Fort Worth city leaders on Tuesday evening cleared the way for the ...
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Council compensation, 11 other charter amendments on the ballot in Frisco this May
Proposition E would allow council to fill a vacated seat by appointment if the remainder of the vacated office term is 12 ...
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Fort Worth was selected for $1M federal environmental grant. City may never see the money
The grant money would have been used to address environmental and health concerns in regard to industrial pollution in Echo ...
A developer wants 350+ apartments off Chisholm Trail Parkway. Will Fort Worth approve?
An affiliate of HistoryMaker wants to build hundreds of apartments in southwest Fort Worth. Some city officials are skeptical of the project ...