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Reports on the naming ceremony at the Texas Christian University (TCU) Schieffer School of Journalism in honor of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) journalist Bob Schieffer in March 2005. Career background of Schieffer; Comments on the verbal attacks made by Walter Cronkite on CBS anchor Dan Rather; Use of the TCU event by Schieffer for the launch of an annual series of conferences on U.S. journalism. INSET: Interviewing the interviewer.

Reports on the feud between Fort Worth City's leaders over a project aimed to build major toll road across southwest Fort Worth and to reshape the city's north side by re-channeling the Trinity River. Argument over the impact on property owners and the environment; Affirmation of Mayor Mike Moncrief's original recommendations to the panel; Complaints by Donovan Wheatfall, one of the council's two black members.

Reports on several changes in the members of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas. Information on the scheduled city elections on May 7, 2005 for the members of the council; Public officials vying to occupy available positions in the council; Comment from council member Wendy Davis on issues involving the election of new members; Discussion on political issues involving the election.

Reports on the proposed bill of State Representative Charlie R. Geren concerning the legalization of gambling in Tarrant County, Texas as of March 7, 2005. Plans of Geren on the construction of casinos at public venues; Rise of developers interested in the gaming industry; Prohibition of the National Football League on gambling.

Reports on the move of local engineers of Freese & Nichols Inc. to urge the Forth Worth City Council in Texas to replace the pumps and associated electrical switch in the Active Pool at Forth Worth Gardens in 2005. Incidence of drowning at the facility associated to forces in the pool; Impact of the lack of written operating process, loss of institutional knowledge and reduced service level on operations and maintenance of the facility; Recommended modifications to the Active Pool.

Reports that the University of North Texas Health Science Center has purchased the neighboring campus of Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Estimated cost of the acquisition; Other deals being transacted by Fort Worth as of February 2005; Provision of the due diligence law.

Presents forecasts of analysts on the real estate business in Fort Worth, Texas for 2005. Remarks from Jim Eagle, president of Red Oak Realty, on real estate market; Prediction of Jim Harris, a partner in James R. Harris Partners LLC, on housing; Number of property foreclosures in 2003; Forecast on oil and natural gas drilling in Texas.

Explores the issues concerning the proposed Trinity Uptown floodgate project for the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas. Financial resources of the project according to Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief; Background of the Trinity River Vision project between 2001 and 2003; Arguments raised by Kenneth Snipes and Serena West-Snipes owners of L'AIR International, regarding the function of eminent domain as used by the project developers.

Presents information on Chapel Hill, a traditional neighborhood development launched by Realty Capital Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas. Percentage of homes in the west Fort Worth development that will be rear entry; Cost of the houses; Builders of the housing development; Concept of housing which will be used in the project.

Reports on the challenges being faced by banks in looking for office space in Forth Worth, Texas. Factors being considered by Compass Bank Texas in selecting office space; Lease of retail and office space at the Chase Texas Tower by the bank; Plan of First Financial Bankshares to establish an office in Forth Worth.

Reports on the 2004 plan to clean up the site of a campus of Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas. Actions taken by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the site's former owner TXU on the issue; Areas covered by the campus; Results of an investigation regarding the toxicity of the soil in the site.

Reports on the marketing deal between the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Grand Prairie Tourism Division in Texas as of October 2004. Terms of the deal; Plans of Linda DiMario, president and CEO of Arlington CVB for the promotion of the Fun Central brand of the CVB; Success of the Dallas Metroplex Co-op.

Deals with issues concerning the proposed resignation of Gary W. Jackson as city manager of Fort Worth, Texas. Reasons for the proposed resignation of Jackson; Conflict between Jackson and the city council; Belief by council member Clyde Picht that Jackson had improved the conditions in the city during his term.

Reports on the reactions of U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger on the planned Southwest Parkway construction project in Fort Worth, Texas. Questions raised by Granger on the proposed roadway project; Overview of the project; Interest of Granger on the project.

Reports on a lawsuit filed by Acme Brick, Jagee Properties Inc. and other property owners against the stockholders of the K.M. Van Zandt Land which eliminates the Van Zandt Restrictions from land along Seventh Street and surrounding areas in Fort Worth, Texas in 2005. Significance of the regional development in Fort Worth to the lawsuit; Prohibitions imposed by the Van Zandt Restrictions on bars, restaurants and other establishments in the area; Role of the deed restriction in the development and revitalization of Fort Worth's Cultural District and West Seventh Street corridor.

Discusses the environmental cleanup of sites included in the Trinity Uptown development project in Forth Worth, Texas in 2005. Number of polluted sites identified by the chief architects of Trinity Uptown; Budget for the cleanup; Information on contaminated sites associated with the TXU power plant in Fort Worth.

Reports on the impact of a rule proposed by the Texas Judicial Council regarding confidentiality of data on the system used by Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder for providing court records by computer. Users of the system; Request of Wilder and investigators who use the system for the high court to keep date of birth online; Opinion of Wilder on the effects of redacting some information from his online access.

Reports on the opening of the Residence Inn by Marriott Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas on April 13, 2005. Types of suites offered by the hotel; Plans of developers for the front entrance of the hotel; Services to be offered by the extended-stay hotel.

Focuses on the construction plans for the Tandy Center in Fort Worth, Texas as of February 2005. Terms of the construction contract; Details of the construction plans; Amount of money that must be spent by PNL Fort Worth LP for the construction of the Tandy Center according to Jason Thiel, director of downtown development/TIF district for Downtown Fort Worth Inc.

Reports on the announcement made by Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief on February 23, 2005 regarding the plan to move the operations of a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) team in Cowtown, Texas. Impetus of the plan; Results of a study conducted by Insight Research Corp. of Dallas regarding the profitability of the plan; Estimated profit that will be generated by the annual NASCAR Nextel Cup race in 2005.

Reports on the annual State of the City Address of Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel on February 21, 2005. Projects mentioned in the address; Factor that is being blamed as the cause of severe flooding in the area; Estimated cost involved in repair of the Fort Worth drainage system according to City Council member Chuck Silcox.

Reports on the patents established by Houston, Texas-based Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc. (CNI) that reinforce the company's position as the manufacturer of single-wall and small-diameter nanotubes, in 2005. Ability of the man-made nanotubes to conduct electricity; Significance of the nanotubes produced by CNI to the production of fuel cells and flat-panel displays; Application of the nanotubes in research at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Discusses the expansion plans of State National Bancshares Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas as of January 31, 2005. Assets of the Mercantile Bank Texas that were bought by State National; Factors that might influence Mercantile to rename its branches; Executives from other banks who were hired by State National to assume management posts in the company; Other places in Texas which are being considered by State National as an area of expansion.

Forecasts the growth of the real estate industry in Fort Worth, Texas in 2005. Effect of the growth on Dallas, Texas; developments predicted for the year; Factors which challenge the growth of the industry.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. National Archives to build a facility for its electronic files in Texas as of January 2005. Amount allocated for construction of the facility; Order given by the General Services Administration to the National Archives regarding its facility in Forth Worth; Design of the facility; District courts and federal agencies being served by its Forth Worth center.

Reports on the projects of the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport in Texas as part of its development program. Impact of the airport projects on the economy of the region; Developments in the region in the area of telecommunications; Percentage of decline in unemployment in the area.

Focuses on the state issues to be tackled by legislators in Texas during the 2005 session. Retention of some of the state's share of the hotel/motel tax by Fort Worth to promote equine events; Index of the taxes on gas based on fluctuations in the economy; Reforms in the state's Workers' Compensation system.

Focuses on the housing development project initiated by Michael Mallick and Robbie Baker of Vertex Investments at the Riverside Village in Texas. History of the village's deterioration; Conflict over the plans for the housing project; Attention and support garnered by the effort.

Focuses on a parking strategy implemented in Fort Worth, Texas as of December 10, 2004, which added more than 500 meters to help alleviate the downtown parking crisis over the next four years. Reason for suspending the plan to begin ticketing parkers who feed meters with extra money and stay beyond their posted time limits; Purpose of enforcing the parking strategy, according to Andy Taft, director of Downtown Fort Worth Inc. and City Councilman Chuck Silcox; Additions to downtown meters planned by city officials as part of the circulation study from which the parking strategy emerged.

This article deals with the plan of XTO Energy Corp. to demolish the Landmark Tower located at 200 West Seventh Street, Fort Worth, Texas, as of December 3, 2004. XTO Energy Corp. has privately told the city it plans to demolish Landmark Tower--less than a year after the company bought the Fort Worth icon for $5.5 million in a trustee's sale. The conversations with two top city officials came after Fort Worth-based XTO, acting through WTW Properties Inc., informed the Texas State Department of Health Services in September 2004 it has removed asbestos from the building's ceilings, floors and mastic, the protective coating used throughout much of the tower. Documents obtained through the Texas Open Records Act show XTO's contractor, HP Ecological Services LLC, said it has remediated 141,000 square feet of asbestos from surfaces throughout the building's 30 floors, as well as its penthouse, basement and sub-basement. The company said it had cleaned insulation from 400 pipes throughout the structure. All the material was cleaned from about 47 percent of the office tower's usable space. In earlier filings with the state, contractors predicted they would abate the asbestos by October 15 and complete building renovations by December 28, 2004.

Presents an update on the plans of Fort Worth, Texas mayor Mike Moncrief for the council members of the city, as of November 2004. Information on terms of office for local officials recommended by Moncrief; Background on the salary received by council members under the existing charter provision; Efforts being made by Moncrief to promote changes in the sales tax system for regional transit.

Presents an update on the planned development of a Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas, as of October 2004. Significance of the stadium to the economic development of the state; Estimated value of the construction of the stadium; Background on polls commissioned in various counties regarding the stadium project.

Deals with the efforts of the Fort Worth Brahmas hockey team to lift the status of the team for the 2004-2005 season. Terms of the agreement signed by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Brad Lukowich with Fort Worth Brahmas; Expectations of the team for the 2004-2005 season; Comparison between the average attendance in hockey games in Fort Worth in 1999-2000 and 2003-2004.

This article focuses on Douglas Harman and Bob Terrell who served as City Managers of Fort Worth City in different decades. Douglas Harman president and CEO of Convention & Visitors Bureau, served from 1985 through 1989 and rode a financial rollercoaster that saw the threatened closing of Carswell Air Force Base, creation of Texas' first downtown improvement district and the start of the economic incentives package that launched the 15,000 acres now known as AllianceTexas and Fort Worth Alliance Airport.

Focuses on the plans and proposals to build hotels in Forth Worth, Texas as of August 2004. Plans of John Q. Hammons to build Embassy Suites, a brand of Hilton Hotel Corp.; Confirmation of Montgomery Street osteopath Vernon J. Hayes that he is in discussions with Hampton Inn, a Hilton subsidiary, to build a hotel on the corner of Interstate 30 and Montgomery Street; Schedule planned by Omni Hotel Corp. for the opening of its convention center hotel.

Focuses on the agreement between the city of Fort Worth, Texas and Omni Hotels Corp. for Omni's plan to build a hotel in the city. Arrangement of the agreement between the city and Omni; Strength of the agreement; Views of Stan Kennedy, the Radisson's general manager, on the contract.

Presents a business update on the real estate development sector in Texas, as of April 2005. Move of James R. Harris Partners L.L.C. to tap Austin developer Joseph W. Straub to add the company's new Austin office; Partnership involving Wilson & Stonaker which landed Best Buy as an anchor in the gateway area to Lake Worth; Leases for retail space negotiated by Woodmont Co. with Dollar Tree Stores Inc.

Reports on the convention hotel construction agreement entered into by Texas-based Fort Worth City Council with Omni Hotels. Scheduled start of the construction project; Perceived construction costs; Features of the proposed convention hotel.

Reports on the conviction of Dallas, Texas-based attorney James DeMik. Criminal charges filed against DeMik; Allegations of prosecutors against DeMik; Details of the case wherein DeMik is involved.

Presents news briefs concerning the building industry in Fort Worth, Texas as of April 4, 2005. Developmental plan for the Tex Mall L.P.; Update on the proposed construction of a convention hotel; Start of the condominium construction project of Amicus Interests LLC.

Reports on a deal between the Fort Worth City Council and Omni Hotels regarding the construction of a convention center hotel in Texas in April 2005. Amount to be spent by Omni in the construction of the hotel; Reaction of Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief to the Omni deal; Amenities of the hotel.

Reports on the Award of Excellence in Conservation to be presented by the Fort Worth-based Botanical Research Institute to Arkansas lieutenant governor, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Texas on April 6, 2005. Other recipients of the award; Information on the Winrock Farms owned by Rockefeller in Arkansas; Participation of Rockefeller in conservation projects and measures.

Reports on the problem of Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. with its debt load and lawsuit filed by former CEO Gerald W. Haddock. Information on the severance agreement between Haddock and the Fort Worth, Texas-based real estate investment trust firm; Overview of the financial status of the company; Impact of its debt problem on the operation of the company.

Reports on the plans of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas to use certificates of obligation for the renovation of several facilities as of March 13, 2005. Reason of the council for using certificates of obligation; Recommendations of engineers Freese & Nichols and Komatsu Architecture concerning the pumps and electrical switches at the Fort Water Gardens; Changes proposed by the engineers.

Presents news briefs on the business industry in Fort Worth, Texas as of February 2005. Plan of Omni Hotel Corp. to construct a batch of condominiums in Fort Worth; Expansion of the "Take-N-Bake" pizza concept of Woodmont Co. into Tarrant and Denton counties; Acquisition of a medical office building by Advanced Reproductive Care.

Reports on the agreement of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association to delay their request for exclusive bargaining to the February 5, 2005 vote until the city elections on May 7, 2005. Promise of Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief to the police association; City council members supporting the request of the group; Provision of the Fort Worth law regarding the city council elections.

Reports on the Mentor-Entrepreneur program of the North Texas Commission in Irving, Texas on February 28, 2005 that focuses on women and minority-owned businesses. Information on a Dallas engineering firm launched by entrepreneur Wendy Lopez; Statistics of companies that have gone through the program since 1993; Companies that will be participating in the program.

Reports that the University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center is renewing its request to Texas lawmakers to create the first college of pharmacy in the Metroplex and the first public program due north of Austin. Medical courses offered by the UNT; Number of students enrolled at UNT; Amount of funds needed by UNT for hiring a dean and associates and to buy infrastructure.