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ICYMI: Catch up on these 5 most-read Fort Worth-area articles from August

Stories by Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists, with AI summarization

This set of Star-Telegram stories includes notable Fort Worth news, from the wrapped filming of season 2 of "Landman" in Fort Worth to the legality of using Google Maps while driving in Texas.

Read the stories below.

The stage before the show at the My Chemical Romance concert Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. By Jake Harris

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ADDS DRAMA TO ‘BLACK PARADE’ IN ARLINGTON, TO MIXED RESULTS | REVIEW

Emo rockers My Chemical Romance have always had a flair for the dramatic, but Saturday night’s sold-out performance at Globe Life Field in Arlington layered on the theatrics, for better and for worse. | Published August 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jake Harris

Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in season 2 of Landman streaming on Paramount+. By Emerson Miller

‘LANDMAN’ WRAPS FILMING SEASON 2 IN FORT WORTH. HERE’S WHEN IT COMES OUT

Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” has wrapped filming season 2 in Fort Worth, according to several social media posts from the show’s cast. | Published August 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brayden Garcia

Fort Worth’s new 450,000-square-foot production campus is located in the AllianceTexas development.

TAYLOR SHERIDAN, HILLWOOD PARTNER ON MASSIVE NEW PRODUCTION CAMPUS IN FORT WORTH

Fort Worth has seen a boom in film and television production over the last few years, and it’s about to get a whole lot bigger. | Published August 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brayden Garcia

Brothers Edward and Joe Sotelo with former congresswoman Kay Granger at their family’s restaurant, Tia’s On The Bluff.

FORT WORTH BROTHERS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY TRUMP, FREE AFTER OVER 30 YEARS

Thirty years after they were sentenced to life in prison on drug-related charges, two Fort Worth brothers are free, according to the Department of Justice. | Published August 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lillie Davidson

La plataforma Google fue demandada este martes por una familia estadounidense que culpa a su aplicación Google Maps de haber proporcionado indicaciones erróneas al padre de la misma, que se murió tras caer de un puente medio derruido al que ese sistema de navegación le había dirigido. By SOPA Images

IS IT ILLEGAL TO USE GOOGLE MAPS WHILE DRIVING IN TEXAS? WHAT THE LAW SAYS

If you’ve ever tapped a map app at a stoplight or glanced at directions while merging onto the highway, you may have wondered, “Could I get pulled over for this?” Cell phone laws in Texas go beyond just texting bans, and they can trip up even cautious drivers. | Published August 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Tiffani Jackson Skinner

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.