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Some say Fort Worth’s Black and Hispanic neighborhoods bear the brunt of pollution as the city grows.

Echo Heights, one of the city’s predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, is worse than 91 percent of the country for proximity to hazardous waste. The ZIP code’s average life expectancy in 2019 was just 73.4 years, well below the average for the county.

Jeanette Martinez and Rick Herring will face off for a second time on June 10 to determine the winner of the race for the newly created District 11 in Fort Worth.

Comprehensive plan vote delayed until August, with public meeting expected in June.

A revolving steel-bristle broom kicked up dust as a giant vacuum suctioned it and more trash into a “hopper,” or gigantic trash bin. Tiny hoses shot water

City staff turn attention to Echo Heights as Mayor Mattie Parker vows to ‘remedy the sins of our past.'

Trust, industrial pollution, health concerns at heart of debate

City has zoned area near Echo Heights as “industrial growth center.”