Case File M&C 26-0340

Applies if: You represent property owners abutting E. Morphy Street, Bryan Avenue, or St. Joseph Court in CD 9 who were not party to the JPS Hospital vacation petition

Context: Fort Worth City Council approved the vacation with fees waived on April 28, 2026 as part of M&C 26-0340; the ordinance's recording date with Tarrant County starts the challenge clock.

Recommended: Pull the recorded ordinance vacating E. Morphy Street, Bryan Avenue, and all of St. Joseph Court in CD 9 to calculate the statutory challenge deadline under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 311 — abutting property owners who were not party to the petition and received no compensation may have standing to contest. Missing this window permanently waives any future legal claim.

Applies if: You own or are assembling property abutting the vacated alley in Baker Brothers Addition near SH 121 and Noble Avenue in Fort Worth CD 11

Context: Council approved this vacation unanimously on April 28, 2026 with fees waived as part of M&C 26-0340, and redevelopment activity at this site is already underway.

Recommended: Pull the recorded vacation ordinance and update your title search for any parcel abutting the vacated alley in Baker Brothers Addition near SH 121 and Noble Avenue in CD 11 — under Texas law, vacated alley right-of-way typically vests in fee simple to abutting owners, expanding your buildable footprint. Confirming this now keeps your site plan accurate before the next permit submission.

Context: Both waivers were bundled into the same M&C 26-0340 approval, but the beneficiaries are categorically different — a public hospital versus a private redevelopment entity whose name does not appear in the public meeting summary.

Recommended: File a public records request for the fee waiver justification documents for both right-of-way vacations approved April 28 — one for JPS Hospital (a public entity, CD 9) and one for an unnamed private redeveloper in Baker Brothers Addition near SH 121 and Noble Avenue (CD 11). Compare the stated criteria to determine whether the same standard was applied and identify the private applicant entity.

Applies if: You own or rent property whose driveway or address relies on St. Joseph Court in Fort Worth CD 9

Context: The April 28, 2026 council vote vacated all of St. Joseph Court with fees waived specifically to enable active construction already underway on the JPS Hospital campus expansion.

Recommended: If your property accesses St. Joseph Court in CD 9, contact Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works immediately to confirm whether a private access easement was reserved before the street was permanently vacated — once construction on the JPS Hospital campus advances over the former right-of-way, restoring legal access becomes significantly harder and more expensive.