Fort Worth Reports

On August 25, 2026, the City Council approved Item 7.1.8, a $537,982,128.13 construction contract with Webber Waterworks, LLC for the Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility, with a $194,971,358 appropriation increase for the project. [6]

At the June 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 7.1.7 authorized the issuance of City of Fort Worth Special Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, in the principal amount of $560,000,000 for Convention Center V, together with a $560,000,000 increase in estimated receipts and appropriations in the Special Tax Revenue Bond Series 2026 Fund, subject to the sale of the bonds. [1]

Fort Worth placed its largest capital ballot in four years — an $845M bond and charter package — on a May 2 election while deferring a contested $1.1B data center abatement to May 12 with residential protections still unresolved.

Item 7.1.5 on the August 25, 2026 City Council agenda scheduled consideration of a $745,790,000 appropriation increase for 2026 Bond Program projects. [1] The August agendas also carried a proposed $537,982,128.13 construction contract with Webber Waterworks, LLC for the Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility, together with project appropriations including $607,890,518. [1]

Fort Worth committed $371.5M at its June 9 session — dominated by transportation and water infrastructure — and rewrote citywide zoning to allow multifamily housing by right in all commercial districts, while a no-bid arena privatization and five simultaneous board appointments to a single individual raised governance concerns.

Dallas City Council formally closed the May 2 election cycle at its May 12 meeting, certifying the 2026 GO Bond program, nine charter amendments, and the District 10 council race, while a May 5 worksession previewed upcoming housing, infrastructure, and long-range planning work.

Fort Worth advanced FIFA World Cup operational readiness and a $55 million Heritage Park restoration at its April 28 council session, while governance questions surfaced over a ratified unauthorized furniture purchase and unquantified tournament costs.

Fort Worth placed an $845 million bond and charter package before May 2 voters while stalling a $1.1 billion Veale Ranch data center abatement with six new council conditions and awarding more than $35 million in utility infrastructure contracts in March 2026.

Council approved a $38,646,188 Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Meacham Boulevard Project, with city participation up to $10,159,053 plus any cost overruns (M&C 26-0151). [5] On February 24, 2026, the Council adopted 9-0, with Council Members Nettles and Beck absent, an ordinance amending Chapter 23 to add a section regulating where certain sex offenders may reside, Ordinance No. 28335-02-2026, File 26-5721. [5]

Council adopted authorization of a Water and Sewer System Revenue Bond for the Mary's Creek Water Reclamation Facility (M&C 26-0015) with initial principal not to exceed $347.7M, or $383.1M including capitalized interest, funded through a WIFIA loan from the U.S. EPA under Forty-Seventh Supplemental Ordinance No. 28257-01-2026 and Appropriation Ordinance No. 28258-01-2026, passing 11-0. [3] Council also approved the budget rollover (M&C 26-0061) via Ordinance Nos. 28260-01-2026 through 28268-01-2026, amending both the FY2025 and FY2026 operating budgets and the FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program, on a vote of 11-0. [1]