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Fort Worth City Councilman from 1979 to 1982. Retired to serve as an advisor to the chancellor of Texas Christian University. Served longest term in Fort Worth mayoral history. 41st Norvell Kay Granger: Republican: 21 May 1991 – 19 December 1995 First female mayor of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census population of 2,110,640, making it the third-most populous county in Texas and the 15th-most populous in the United States.
Skyward applications are currently used by school districts and municipalities in 22 U.S. states and multiple international locations. Skyward's student information system and ERP solutions are designed to automate and simplify daily tasks in the areas of student management, financial management, and human resources.
The Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, and is home to 7,000 native and exotic animals. It has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today , as well as one of the top zoos in the South by Southern Living Reader's Choice Awards.
Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census count of 2,613,539, [1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the country.
In May 1905, Amon G. Carter accepted a job as an advertising space salesman in Fort Worth. A few months later, he agreed to help finance and run a new newspaper in town. The Fort Worth Star printed its first newspaper on February 1, 1906, with Carter as the advertising manager, [citation needed] and Louis J. Wortham as its first edi
In 1995, Jay Pritzker, the co-founder of Hyatt, stepped down and Thomas Pritzker took control of The Pritzker Organization. [4] When the former died in 1999, the family split the business into 11 pieces worth $1.4 billion each [4] (choosing to settle a lawsuit from two family members, who apparently received $500 million each in 2005).
The North Fort Worth High School provided a basic education in the "Three R's" for the small community north of the Trinity River. The Marine School was a one-room edifice which met the needs of the tiny, but growing community. That building was located in the 1600 block of North Commerce Street. Built in 1872, the schoolhouse was originally ...