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October 2026
USACE, Tarrant Regional Water District and the City will host an open house on Oct. 22 at Northside Community Center to update the public on the Central City Flood Control Project, including North Bypass Channel construction and the Ham Branch restoration.
Public invited to attend Central City Project Open House on Oct. 22
September 2026
A flash flood warning and flood watch are in effect, with 16 high-water rescue calls taken. The City has activated its Joint Emergency Operations Center at Level 3 and urges residents to avoid flooded roads, sign up for alerts, and prepare.
Prepare now for flooding in Fort Worth
August 2026
Council will consider initiating rezoning for specified Panther Island properties and comprehensively updating the Panther Island Form-Based Zoning District. The update would consolidate districts, revise development standards and procedures, and implement the Panther Island Vision 2.0 Strategic Plan.
…standards for property located immediately north of Downtown Fort Worth and the Trinity River along North Main Street and North Henderson Street, southeast of the Fort Worth…
July 2026
The Ham Branch habitat-mitigation project will restore a degraded urban stream, wetland habitat, and streamside corridor as part of the Central City Flood Control Project. It also includes trash collection, fish-passage, and stormwater-storage improvements.
Project to restore Ham Branch’s natural stream bed and banks
Streams & Valleys Plaza, a new public gathering space along the Trinity River in Trinity Park, has opened through a public-private partnership between the City and the nonprofit Streams & Valleys, funded in part by private donors.
Streams & Valleys Plaza is now open
June 2026
Adopts an ordinance vacating portions of Gross Street, Irion Street, and Wallace Street between Beach Street and the Trinity River to prepare the site for redevelopment, with the city waiving the purchase fee value of the vacated land per city policy.
(CD 11) Adopt Ordinance Vacating Portions of Gross Street, Irion Street, and Wallace Street Located Between Beach Street and the Trinity River to Prepare Site for Redevelopment and Waive Any and All P
April 2026
The City Council voted to designate a 1912-era power plant along the Trinity River as an 'endangered' historic structure, qualifying it for an extended 15-year site tax exemption (versus the standard 10-year) to incentivize preservation and creative redevelopment.
City Council designates historic power plant as ’endangered’
A press release promoting Earth Month 2026 activities across Fort Worth, including city-led litter cleanups, Fort Worth Public Library programs, and outdoor community events, while encouraging residents to adopt everyday recycling and waste-reduction habits.
Earth Month 2026: Take part in local efforts across Fort Worth
March 2026
The city marks the one-year anniversary of its new council chamber at the former Pier 1 Imports corporate headquarters, highlighting its design features, improved accessibility, and role as a civic engagement space.
An elevated experience: Council chamber marks first birthday
February 2026
An informal report on a proposed council-initiated zoning change for properties at 5329 and 5335 East 1st Street, located between East 1st Street and the Trinity River in Council District 11, presented by Development Services Assistant Director LaShondra Stringfellow.
Proposed Council-Initiated Zoning Change for 5329 and 5335 East 1st Street, between East 1st Street and the Trinity River, Located in Council District 11 - LaShondra Stringfellow, Development Services