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Westlake-based Charles Schwab is buying back $1.5 billion in stock after TD Bank sold its entire 10.1% ownership valued between $14-$15 billion. Schwab also announced a secondary offering of $13.1 billion priced at $79.25 per share that closes today.

Texas A&M University is spending $45 million to triple its supercomputing capacity for College Station and Fort Worth. It is expected to be one of the highest-performance AI supercomputers at any North American university — an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. 

Nine years after a 31-point comeback in the Alamo Bowl -- his only college start -- former TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Bram Kohlhausen has pulled off another miracle by walking again.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants Texans to have the final say on any property tax hike. “No approval, no new taxes,” he said. His goal is local governments have to win approval from two-thirds of voters to raise property tax rates. 

The iconic 1918 clock that stood above the now-closed Haltom's Jewelers store in Fort Worth? According to the Fort Worth Report, it will be donated by owners Jack and Ladye Ann Miller to Streams & Valleys, a nonprofit that manages the Trinity River trails.

After 22 states filed suit, a Federal judge expanded the block on the Trump administration's effort to cut National Institute of Health research funding. If the NIH grants are "limited" as announced, five universities, including The University of Texas System, will lose $100 million each.

The State Bar of Texas says lawyers practicing in Texas cannot partner with law firms offering legal services in other jurisdictions if the partnership includes a non-lawyer.

Fort Worth-based M2G Ventures, in partnership with Austin-based Evergen Equity, acquired the 188,000-square-foot Lewisville 121 multi-tenant industrial park on E. Business Hwy 121. The purchase is a six-building 188,000-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial park located on about 11 acres and is 96% leased with one 7,800-square-foot vacancy.

American Airlines' aging premium seating on the Airbus A321T will be gone soon. AA is replacing them with higher-density seating.

Southlake has approved a 3-story, free-standing medical office building east of Methodist Southlake Medical Center. 

Advocacy groups asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate the American Bar Association over alleged bias in a diversity clerkship hiring program.

Yesterday, Cook Children's celebrated the 100th Raising Joy podcast. The Joy Campaign was launched in 2021 as a suicide prevention communication initiative. Joy, an acronym, stands for ‘Just Breathe,’ ‘Open Up,’ and ‘You Matter.’

Club Leaders Forum has selected The Fort Worth Club as 5th best in the country and No. 1 in the south. Union League of Philadelphia is No. 1.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed an Elon Musk-led purchase bid of $97.4 billion as an attempt to stall the company, reaffirming that OpenAI is "not for sale." 

Fed Chair Jerome Powell told the U.S. Senate Banking Committee a strong economy, solid labor market and inflation above 2% means "we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.” The Fed’s benchmark rate is 4.25%-4.5%.

Announced in 2023, Culture Map reports the development that features H Mart, a wildly popular Asian grocery giant, will open at 820 N. Beach St. and 820 in December. The 42,500-square-foot store will anchor the 50-acre, mixed-use development.

It's Art Break: During Spring Break, March 17-21, admission is free at the Modern Art Museum. See what's happening daily here.

Hilco Real Estate has been engaged by Advance Auto Parts, Inc. to manage the 2024 announcement of the disposition of certain real estate assets across 46 states. It includes more than 200 leased and 24 owned properties. Advance has 11 locations in Tarrant County.

A side of bacon: Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. 

Baylor Scott & White and H-E-B hope to build within a development along Robson Ranch Road and I-35W. The Argyle Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a decision until March 5 at the applicants' request to further study the proposal.

All Billabong, Quiksilver and Volcom stores will close in the U.S. after their operator, Liberated Brands, filed for bankruptcy. Liberated Brands has 124 retail locations, including Spyder, RVCA, Roxy and Honolua Surf.

State Farm General has asked California regulators for permission to raise fire insurance rates. The largest fire insurer wants an average 22% increase for homeowners, 15% for condo owners and 38% for rental dwellings. 

Limited spots are available for the 5k and 10k races in the 47th edition of the Cowtown Marathon February 21–23. The Cowtown is the largest multi-event race in north Texas and has been a tradition in Fort Worth for nearly 50 years. 

Texas Wesleyan University is in an NAIA Division football league with three other teams. One just folded. There are 92 NAIA football schools remaining.

At the end of this week, Saturday Night Live is celebrating its past with a 50th anniversary special. So, The New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik went back and picked out his favorite episode.

Most Texans favor adding exceptions to Texas’ abortion ban, including for rape and incest, according to a study from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs.

Daily digit: According to ResiClub, the median age of first-time U.S. homebuyers has risen from 28 in 1991 to 38 in 2024. The change reflects affordability challenges -- rates and rising prices -- and broader lifestyle shifts, including delayed marriages.

Snippets:

• Fort Worth's HTeaO and Austin's poppi team to launch three new drinks Friday.

• NBC 5 has an exclusive look at the latest plans for the National Juneteenth Museum. 

• The Real ID gets real starting May 7. Here's how to get your Texas Real ID license. 

Announcements:

• Bank of Texas: Hires Cody Kiser as SVP Corporate Banking Manager.

• Belmont University: Hires Cathy Reagan Sheffield as Senior Director of Gift Planning.

• Northern Trust Wealth Management: Jeffrey Conner is retiring.

• Texas HR Team: Hires Justin Dorsey as Sr. Human Resources Consultant.

• Tarrant County: Hires Kathryn Rotter as Data Analyst/Grants Budget & Risk Management.

• Green Light Distributor: Hires Jennifer Williams as sales rep.

• Trinity Real Estate Investment Services: Names Cody Crist Partner in Path to Partnership program.

• Standley Systems: Promotes Perry Hatch to Vice President of Sales.

• Symmetric: Names Arianne Larimer President.

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