🔨H-E-B, Wistron are building in FW; Ridglea Theater is up for sale; All Saints Episcopal to break ground.

Grocer H-E-B is adding support in Fort Worth for its north Texas stores. Mabrie Jackson, managing director of public affairs for H-E-B and Central Market, told the Dallas Business Journal the site is to be 139,000 square feet and a state filing shows it at 6900 AWG Way. That is southeast of the I-20 and 35W intersection. H-E-B continues to ramp up after opening its first D-FW store in Frisco in 2022.

Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa announced former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia as the city's next police chief, replacing Neil Noakes, who retired in February. Garcia served as Dallas Police Chief from 2021 to 2024, when he announced his retirement from law enforcement and took on an assistant city manager role in Austin, where he oversaw public safety. He will be formally announced in a press conference today. 

Wistron, a Taiwanese manufacturing and technology company, confirmed what has been talked about since Spring -- it will have two buildings within AllianceTexas with approximately 1.1 million square feet. Its estimated spend is $761 million while providing 800 jobs. 

All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, which declared bankruptcy in 2021 after having been evicted by a court decision, is starting anew, according to a press announcement. "We are extremely proud to announce that All Saints’ Episcopal Church has found a new home after eviction, bankruptcy, and many years of searching. Groundbreaking will take place Sunday, September 7, at 5:00 p.m. at 6036 Locke Avenue off of Camp Bowie. Together, we will consecrate this new space and celebrate the bright future of All Saints’."

With Democrats back to make a quorum, the Texas House passed legislation designed to enhance Republican chances in congressional races. The Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting voted to advance the House bill to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation, setting up a likely vote today.The proposed map would re-shape districts to reflect population growth while giving Republicans a strong advantage in five additional districts.

A Texas federal judge temporarily blocked from taking full effect a state law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The ruling, for now, only applies to 11 Texas school districts named in the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery concluded the law favors Christianity over other faiths, is not neutral with respect to religion and is likely to interfere with families' “exercise of their sincere religious or non-religious beliefs in substantial ways.”

Wilks Development is just weeks away from a September opening of The Harden at Public Market residences and the rebirth of the historic Fort Worth Public Market. 

Hertz Global Holdings said its car sales unit would partner with Amazon.com’s automotive retail platform, Amazon Autos, to sell pre-owned vehicles. They will start offering their service within 75 miles of Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle. Amazon launched Amazon Autos last year to expand the online retail platform’s services to include used and certified pre-owned vehicles, with participating dealers in more than 130 U.S. cities.

Medical City Arlington has completed its $144-million expansion, which includes a new patient tower, four specialty operating rooms, a modernized main entrance and expanded visitor lobby.

Lender Truist is targeting high-growth markets such as Austin, Miami and D-FW in a push that involves hiring more advisers, refining its AI tools, adding 100 branches and renovating 300.

Lowe's announced the largest acquisition in its history, buying Foundation Building Materials for $8.8 billion.

The Esports Trade Association said EsportsNext 2026 will be in Fort Worth April 29-30. "Rival the Best, Rule the Rest” is the theme for the U.S. B2B esports conference, which occurs alongside the BLAST Premier Rivals tournament — a convergence of business and world-class competition.

Fast-food burger restaurant White Castle announced its first Texas store at Grandscape, a $1.5-billion development on State Highway 121 in The Colony. White Castle is known for its small, square sliders. The store opening is slated for summer 2026, according to The Dallas Morning News.

In collaboration with TruWeather Solutions, Fort Worth, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Hillwood has deployed north Texas’ first comprehensive low-altitude weather data system at AllianceTexas. This will enable the safe and reliable growth of next-generation transportation technologies—from drone delivery to autonomous trucking and eVTOL aircraft.

Southlake-based Sabre launched SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace, a platform designed to simplify travel retailing by uniting its range of content into a single, AI-enabled system. The move comes as agencies face rising costs and complexity from managing multiple booking channels.

Harbor Capital, a Texas-based industrial real estate investment firm, acquired Shoreline Business Park, a 190,008-square-foot, 100% leased, light industrial park located near the Great Southwest sub-market of Arlington. Shoreline has four shallow-bay industrial buildings leased to 15 diverse tenants.

The FBI arrested 10 Most Wanted fugitive Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the mother of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, 6, a missing Everman boy after a nearly three-year search that included help from authorities in India. The boy is presumed dead. 

Snippets:

• Three UT entities are among the six finalists for the 2025 iC3 Tech Transfer Showcase in Dallas.

• Listen to how Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker describes to NYSE TV the economic opportunities in Fort Worth.

• Yahoo Sports Network is launched in limited form, announces future plans. 

Significant stat: 5,600 = Number of guests that can be accommodated on Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship, which undertook its maiden voyage Saturday. The vessel is 1,196 feet long, and 219 feet wide, with 20 decks.

Daily digit: ~20% = How much Meta reportedly inflated one of its key advertising metrics to intentionally mislead advertisers about the performance of its Shops ads feature.

Announcements: 

• UT System Board of Regents: Confirms appointment of John M. Zerwas, M.D., as UT System Chancellor and James E. Davis as UT-Austin President. 

• TCU Neeley School Corporate Engagement: Names David G. Allen Senior Associate Dean and Carrie S. Kemmer Director.

• DPC Health: Adds Dr. Nathan Nguyen.

• Fort Worth Herd: Hires Georgia Cartwright as the Trail Boss.

• Fort Worth Opera: Selects four 2025–26 Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artists — Melissa Martinez (soprano), Madeline Coffey (mezzo-soprano), Jose Olivares (bass-baritone), and Coleman Dziedzic (tenor).

• IFC Benefit Solutions: Hires Alejandra Smith as Account Manager.

• Dallas Museum of Art: Names Brian Ferriso Director. He has been with the Portland Art Museum in Oregon.

• CENTURY 21: Adds Realtor Ann Boulom.

• The Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth: Adds to its 2025 Board of Directors: Rich Andreski – Trinity Metro; Natalie Ayala Hall – Pettit & Ayala Consulting; Taylor Baird – PMB Capital Investments; Jeff Dyer – Crescent Real Estate: Marshall Mays – Colliers; Isaac Manning Jr – Trinity Works; Steve Montgomery – Fort Worth Chamber; Rachel Navejar Phillips – The Rios Group; Spencer Seals – Cook Children's Health Care System; C.B. Team – Team & Vasseur Commercial Real Estate; Ashley Tinsley – Evans Consulting & Construction; Todd Waldvogel, P.E. – Texas Christian University; and Marty Wieder – Arlington Economic Development Corporation.

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