Star-Telegram June 2025 stories on all things Fort Worth

These Star-Telegram stories were among those on our front page in June.

Work continues at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, including construction of a fishing pier as pictured, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Strawn. By Amanda McCoy

PALO PINTO MOUNTAINS STATE PARK OPENING DATE IS A MOVING TARGET

Texas’ newest state park in Strawn was supposed to open in 2023. Now it’s looking like it’ll be a little longer still. | Published June 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Matthew Adams

Mount Gilead Baptist Church stands at the corner of Grove and East 5th Street in Fort Worth. By Bob Booth

AT 150, THIS HISTORIC FORT WORTH CHURCH IS FALLING APART. CAN IT BE SAVED?

Sitting at the edge of downtown, the city’s oldest African-American Baptist church landed on Historic Fort Worth’s list of Endangered Places. | Published June 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kamal Morgan

Heather Tolksdorf with her twin 5-year-old daughters Sophia and Olivia, on the steps of De Zavala Elementary School in Fort Worth. De Zavala is one of 18 schools the district plans to close and consolidate. Located in Fairmount, the school is in a part of the city where Fort Worth ISD has seen its enrollment dwindle, even as the population of school-aged children has grown. By Chris Torres

MORE KIDS LIVE IN THIS FORT WORTH ZIP CODE. WHY ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHRINKING?

The trend illustrates one of Fort Worth ISD’s biggest challenges: When presented with options, many families are looking elsewhere. | Published June 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Silas Allen

TCU President Daniel Pullin speaks about the new Burnett School of Medicine off-campus in Fort Worth on Tuesday, Sept 17, 2024. By Chris Torres

TCU HAS A NEW CHANCELLOR WITH AN ‘EXPANSIVE VISION’ FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S FUTURE

Daniel Pullin is the type of strategic leader that TCU needs for its next chapter of unprecedented growth, according to those who know him. He took over June 1 from Victor Boschini, who as chancellor for 22 years transformed TCU into a university that thinks big. | Published May 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Community members rally during the “No Kings Day” protest in downtown Fort Worth on June 14, 2025. By Chris Torres

‘NO KINGS’ ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS DRAW TENS OF THOUSANDS FROM FORT WORTH TO DALLAS

The “day of defiance” protests across North Texas began as early as 10 a.m. Saturday. | Published June 14, 2025 | Read the full story.

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.