Tarrant Regional Water District /tags/tarrant-regional-water-district Tarrant Regional Water District en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT Texas water board declares a 'conflict' over controversial Marvin Nichols reservoir /2025-06-27/texas-water-development-board-mediation-marvin-nichols-reservoir The state Water Development Board agreed with rural landowners that two regional water plans are at odds over the proposed reservoir in Northeast Texas. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT /2025-06-27/texas-water-development-board-mediation-marvin-nichols-reservoir Pablo Arauz Peña Leah King, Johnathan Killebrew, Skylar O’Neal elected to fill Tarrant water board seats /news/2025-05-04/leah-king-johnathan-killebrew-skylar-oneal-elected-to-fill-tarrant-water-board-seats Board incumbent Leah King and three competitors ran for three seats on the board of directors. Sun, 04 May 2025 05:03:12 GMT /news/2025-05-04/leah-king-johnathan-killebrew-skylar-oneal-elected-to-fill-tarrant-water-board-seats Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report Demand for water in North Texas is soaring. Tarrant agency is finding new ways to meet it /texas-news/2025-03-18/demand-for-water-in-north-texas-is-soaring-tarrant-agency-is-finding-new-ways-to-meet-it The Marty Leonard wetlands, formerly known as the Cedar Creek wetlands, could bring an additional 156 million gallons of water to the Tarrant Regional Water District's service area, which covers 11 counties. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:51:43 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-18/demand-for-water-in-north-texas-is-soaring-tarrant-agency-is-finding-new-ways-to-meet-it Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report Fort Worth City Council approves $650K settlement over new City Hall mistakes /government/2025-02-25/fort-worth-city-council-approves-650k-settlement-over-new-city-hall-mistakes Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to accept a $650,000 settlement with Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Feb. 25, ending a multiyear dispute over the accuracy of a survey the city relied on for its new City Hall project. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:10:47 GMT /government/2025-02-25/fort-worth-city-council-approves-650k-settlement-over-new-city-hall-mistakes Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Tarrant agency takes first step toward selling 100+ acres to Panther Island developers /environment-nature/2024-12-18/tarrant-agency-takes-first-step-toward-selling-100-acres-to-panther-island-developers More than 15 years after the Tarrant Regional Water District began acquiring land to build Panther Island, the agency has taken its first step toward selling its holdings to developers. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:29:06 GMT /environment-nature/2024-12-18/tarrant-agency-takes-first-step-toward-selling-100-acres-to-panther-island-developers Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report LaGrave Field to be demolished in November, with auction for Cats memorabilia coming soon /environment-nature/2024-10-16/lagrave-field-to-be-demolished-in-november-with-auction-for-cats-memorabilia-coming-soon Five months after the Tarrant Regional Water District approved the demolition of LaGrave Field, the now-defunct baseball stadium on Fort Worth’s Panther Island will be torn down in mid-November. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:12:22 GMT /environment-nature/2024-10-16/lagrave-field-to-be-demolished-in-november-with-auction-for-cats-memorabilia-coming-soon Nicole Lopez | Fort Worth Report Tarrant water district proposes higher water rate, $45M for Panther Island canals /government/2024-08-21/tarrant-water-district-proposes-higher-water-rate-45m-for-panther-island-canals As shovels hit dirt to pave the way for Panther Island, the Tarrant Regional Water District plans to spend $45 million on a canal system to support flood control between downtown Fort Worth and Northside. In total, the district anticipates spending about $85 million on the federal flood control project. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:38:23 GMT /government/2024-08-21/tarrant-water-district-proposes-higher-water-rate-45m-for-panther-island-canals Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report Fort Worth water bills likely to go up in 2025. Here’s what residents need to know /news/2024-08-20/fort-worth-water-bills-likely-to-go-up-in-2025-heres-what-residents-need-to-know The city’s water department expects its budget to increase by $42 million next year to fund infrastructure improvements and testing. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:52:44 GMT /news/2024-08-20/fort-worth-water-bills-likely-to-go-up-in-2025-heres-what-residents-need-to-know Kevin Vu | Fort Worth Report Fort Worth’s LaGrave Field to be demolished, but leaders still open to sports on Panther Island /government/2024-06-19/fort-worths-lagrave-field-to-be-demolished-but-leaders-still-open-to-sports-on-panther-island Several board members of the Tarrant Regional Water District cited ongoing safety concerns at LaGrave. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:40:12 GMT /government/2024-06-19/fort-worths-lagrave-field-to-be-demolished-but-leaders-still-open-to-sports-on-panther-island Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report Fort Worth wants a ‘trash wheel’ to clean up the Trinity. City still needs $445K to build it /environment-nature/2024-06-10/fort-worth-wants-a-trash-wheel-to-clean-up-the-trinity-city-still-needs-445k-to-build-it Despite public and private fundraising efforts, Fort Worth is still struggling to find enough dollars to build its long-awaited “trash wheel” — a water wheel capable of removing up to 50,000 pounds of floating waste each day from the Trinity River. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:23:55 GMT /environment-nature/2024-06-10/fort-worth-wants-a-trash-wheel-to-clean-up-the-trinity-city-still-needs-445k-to-build-it Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report