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Search the number of children living in poverty, by school district and county

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

The Fort Worth school district has the third-highest number of children in poverty in the state and 27th in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. See how your district fared in the latest poverty data.Read more

Search for Texas children left in cars, by county

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

At least 68 children, including six in Tarrant County, have died during the past 26 years after being left in cars. Learn more about each case.Read more

Arlington bond election breakdown

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009

You may search for the district's planned spending by school or ZIP code.Read more

Nation's violent crimes decline for second year, FBI reports

Monday, Sep. 14, 2009

Search the FBI's crime database by state and city over the past four years.Read more

Tarrant property values rise, but not by much

Friday, Sep. 04, 2009

The Tarrant Appraisal District recently released the certified appraisal roll for taxing entities to determine next year's property tax bills. Tarrant County's overall net taxable value increased only 2.4 percent -- a dramatic drop from previous increases of from 6 to 11 percent since 1994.Read more

Search the Tarrant accountability ratings

Friday, Jul. 31, 2009

Three Tarrant school districts -- Aledo, Kennedale and Azle – had their ratings improve to the second highest academic ranking of recognized, while the Keller school district dropped to acceptable from recognized.Read more

Search: Texas cities dominate population growth charts

Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2009

Four Texas cities, including Fort Worth, were among the nation's fastest-growing large cities from 2007 to 2008, the Census Bureau says.Read more

Search complaints against Tarrant County trade schools

Friday, May. 15, 2009

Thousands of Texas students tap out federal student loans and other aid to attend for-profit "colleges" where they hope to earn associate degrees. But job placement rate for some is very low, student loan default rates are high, and credits may not be transferable.Read more

Interactive list of area Chrysler dealerships that could be closed

Thursday, May. 14, 2009

Chrysler announced May 14 that more than 700 dealerships nationwide would close as part of the automaker's restructuring. Forty-eight are in Texas.Read more

Census data: Nearly half of children under age 5 are minorities

Wednesday, May. 13, 2009

Search the 2008 Census data on age, race, sex and population.Read more