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🌱 How can Fort Worth families build an emergency budget that actually works?
Happening soon: Glow Getter 10K on the Fort Worth Patch calendar
Good morning to you Fort Worth! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How can Fort Worth families build an emergency budget that actually works?
- Fire displaces Fort Worth families and injures firefighters; what we know.
- What's next for Diamond Hill-Jarvis after its principal's sudden leave?
Also on today's calendar: Glow Getter 10K and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 99, low: 75.
- Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Fort Worth Cost Pressures and Emergency-Budget Planning (fwweekly.com) — Many Fort Worth households are feeling squeezed by rising utilities, housing, and everyday expenses, even though overall living costs remain slightly below the national average. This guide walks residents through building an emergency budget, strengthening savings habits, and mapping backup financial resources so unexpected bills or income shocks are less likely to derail their finances. 
2. Multiple families displaced, 1 firefighter injured in Fort Worth apartment fire (star-telegram.com) — An early-morning three-alarm fire at the Shadowwood Apartments in west Fort Worth has displaced multiple families and sent at least one firefighter to the hospital for smoke inhalation, with Red Cross assistance on the way. More than 30 fire units responded, and officials say the situation is still developing, while a separate south Fort Worth house fire late Monday also displaced three adults and injured two firefighters.
3. Fort Worth ISD principal placed on leave of absence, reasons unknown (star-telegram.com) — Families at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth are starting the year under new leadership after principal Paola Rodriguez was placed on administrative leave for undisclosed personnel reasons. Fort Worth ISD has installed executive director Rian Townsend as acting principal and says its priority is maintaining a safe, academically focused environment while declining to say if this case is linked to another recent staff leave.
4. TCU Welcomes Record Undergraduate Enrollment, Largest Incoming Class in University History (fortworthbusiness.com subscription) — Texas Christian University's Fort Worth campus just welcomed more than 11,000 undergrads, including a record 2,800-plus first-year students, marking the largest incoming class in its history. To handle the growth, TCU is adding thousands of new beds, expanding parking and emergency facilities, and launching major scholarship and research initiatives that will shape campus life and the surrounding community.
5. Industry Ag News 8/25 (agwired.com) — Fort Worth will host the 2026 Sustainable Agriculture Summit on November 18–19 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, with early registration discounts available through August 31. The broader industry roundup also covers national ag leadership changes, new awards, and major commodity board initiatives shaping food, fuel, and farm markets.
📸 Around Fort Worth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Worth
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- What's for Dinner? Conflict and Consumption in American Food Cultur
TCU College of Fine Arts Moudy Gallery
11:00 am - Sort New PK/ECSE
Eagle Ridge ES Keller, TX 76244
8:00 am - What's for Dinner? Conflict and Consumption in American Food Cultur
TCU College of Fine Arts Moudy Gallery
11:00 am - Rupture & Release | Art Exhibition
TCU College of Fine Arts Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery
12:00 pm - Skating- Galaxy
Treetops School International Euless, TX 76040
5:00 pm - Glow Getter 10K →
3000 S Hulen St, Fort Worth
6:00 am - Fort Worth Homebuyer's Fair →
3908 McCart Ave, Fort Worth 76110
10:00 am - Rupture & Release | Art Exhibition
TCU College of Fine Arts Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery
12:00 pm - What's for Dinner? Conflict and Consumption in American Food Cultur
TCU College of Fine Arts Moudy Gallery
1:00 pm - Rupture & Release | Art Exhibition
TCU College of Fine Arts Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery
12:00 pm - Fort Worth Community Market →
South Main MicroPark, 105 S Main St, Fort Worth
9:00 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Sunday September 13
📣 Fort Worth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Community Listening Session
Fort Worth ISD The Church at Benbrook - 930 Winscott Rd, Benbrook, TX 76126
6:45 pm - CHS Football (9th) Red vs North Side High School - Football (M) - 9
Castleberry High School Home - W.O. Barnes Stadium
5:00 pm - ACE Parent Information Night
A.V. Cato Elementary School Fort Worth, TX 76114
5:30 pm - Superintendent's Strategic Action Session
Fort Worth ISD Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School - 1411 Maydell Street
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This young man (Aiden) was so helpful in returning my dog that had escaped.
He was walking home from school to Summer Star Lane. If anyone knows the family, please convey my appreciation and admiration for raising a great kid… (Nextdoor Arcadia Park V) - My wife loves Mexican food so I made her a thin crust Mexican pizza.
She said it was very spicy but she loved it. I enjoy making her happy. (Nextdoor Western Hills Northwest)
- Fort Worth Independent School District posted a job opening for ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) Elementary School Principal in Fort Worth. Apply here.
- Textron posted a job opening for Material Bonder A - 3rd Shift - Rotors in Fort Worth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Worth here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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