The Recap: Fort Worth Stockyards $1B expansion plans

This collection of Star-Telegram stories starts with the announcement of a nearly $1 billion expansion of the Fort Worth Stockyards in summer 2024, to the latest on why the plans are on hold.

Visitors walk over livestock pens for the Fort Worth Herd on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Fort Worth Stockyards. By Joel Solis

NO. 1: FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS: $1B EXPANSION WOULD NEARLY DOUBLE THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT

A major expansion of the Stockyards would add new apartments, attractions and expanded livestock operations...and add 1,300 parking spots. | Published June 11, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

The Biscuit Bar is in the Stockyards near the “Legacy of Color” bronze sculpture by Gainesville sculptor Marrita Black By Yffy Yossifor

NO. 2: ‘WE DON’T WANT TO SCREW IT UP’: STOCKYARDS DEVELOPERS REVEAL VISION FOR $1B EXPANSION

The Fort Worth Stockyards developers talk publicly for the first time about their vision for doubling the size of the historic grounds with more commercial space, hotels and parking garages. | Published June 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Longhorns pass a horseman at the Fort Worth Stockyards on Friday, June 7, 2024. By Joel Solis

NO. 3: HOW WILL FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS EXPANSION BLEND WITH ITS OLD WEST ATMOSPHERE? WHAT WE KNOW

We’re answering your questions about the nearly $1 billion project to redevelop part of the Fort Worth Stockyards. What else do you want to know? | Published July 3, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Visitors flood East Exchange Avenue near Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stock Yards on Friday, December 10, 2021. By Amanda McCoy

NO. 4: DEVELOPER’S LEGAL BATTLE LEADS TO AUCTION OF STAKES IN MAJOR STOCKYARDS PROPERTIES

One of the firms heading up redevelopment of the Fort Worth Stockyards is in a legal battle with the project’s former leader. | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

A crowd gathers to enter Second Rodeo Brewery located on Mule Alley in the Stockyards on Friday, December 10, 2021. The establishment is one of many attracting visitors to Mule Alley. By Amanda McCoy

NO. 5: FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS’ LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A MULE ALLEY TENANT IS HEADING TO TRIAL

A three-year legal fight involving allegations of fraud is heading to Tarrant County court. | Published May 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Ricky Hess rides Nellie onto Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards on a Friday night, December 10, 2021. The opening of the Hotel Drover and other restaurants and attractions along Mule Alley have drawn regional tourists to the location. By Amanda McCoy

NO. 6: $1B EXPANSION OF FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS PUT ON ‘INDEFINITE HOLD’ IN LEGAL DISPUTE

A dispute between developers means the over $1 billion project has yet to break ground. | Published May 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

The Fort Worth Herd heads back to their pens after a cattle drive in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. In the distance, a new apartment development is under construction. By Chris Torres

NO. 7: WITH FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS EXPANSION ON HOLD, WHAT HAPPENS TO CITY’S INCENTIVES?

The city of Fort Worth committed to investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the Stockyards project. | Published June 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.