The Fort Worth City Council and city staff are looking at ways to handle traffic issues that stem from filming within the city limits.

The details: During the Jan. 27 work session, a discussion was held regarding how residents learn about street closures due to the filming of television or videos.

In early 2025, SGS Studios, in cooperation with 101 Studios, opened a film studio in the Alliance area of Fort Worth. The company that produces shows such as "Lioness," "Landman" and "The Dutton Ranch," which are filming in locations in North Texas.

What you need to know: City Manager Jesus “Jay” Chapa said the city staff had looked at filming permits and notification practices in Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston and Charlotte.

Those cities require a filming permit and coordination with city departments when filming on public property or in the public right-of-way on streets or sidewalks.

Community Service Manager Michelle Gutt said coordinating communication and improvement notifications would be coming from the city in the future.

See 10 summer camps in Keller, Roanoke and Northeast Fort Worth. 
Keller
Adventure Camp
Type: sports, hiking, swimming
Ages: 6-12
Dates: June 1-July 31
Cost: $205 per week

• Christ’s Haven, 4200 Keller Haslet Road, Keller

The Keller Pointe full day summer camp
Type: sports
Ages: 6-11
Dates: June 1-5
Cost: $260

• The Keller Pointe, 405 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller

The Little Gym summer camps
Type: indoor play
Ages: 3-10 
Dates: May 26- Aug. 6
Cost: $45 a day for non-members, $40.50 a day for members

• The little gym, 859 Keller Parkway, Keller

Fort Worth
Reveal Summer Camps
Type: indoor play, movement-based games, activities
Ages: 5-12
Dates: June 1-July 31
Cost: $199 for one week, $169 per week for all eight camps

• Reveal Martial Arts, 3529 Heritage Trace Parkway, Ste. 169, Fort Worth

It's A Secret Med Spa is now open in the Alliance area of Fort Worth

The specifics: The grand opening event featured a raffle giveaways, food, a live DJ and free 10 units of Botox, according to a news release.

It's A Secret Med Spa provides treatments in a luxurious setting and is a provider of Botox, dermal fillers and medical aesthetics, according to its website.

Offerings include cool sculpting, hair restoration, laser hair removal, vein reduction, medical weight loss, chemical peels, microneedling and hydrafacials. The spa has three different tiers of memberships: gold, platinum and secret, according to its website.

Stay updated on five road projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County
1. Craig Road construction
Project: The project will construct a three-lane road from Preston Road to First Street.
Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start construction later this summer.

• Timeline: summer 2026-winter 2027
• Cost: $5.09 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper

• Timeline: Work started the week of Feb. 2 and will take six weeks to complete.
• Cost: $182,995.5
• Funding source: city of Grapevine

In the upcoming March 3 primary elections, Texas voters will have the opportunity to nominate their chosen candidates for the November midterm election. From top state officials to county commissioners, primary elections shape who is ultimately elected to dozens of seats, driving the future direction of the Lone Star State.

Yet less than one-fifth of registered Texas voters participated in recent primary elections, data from the secretary of state’s office shows.

The big picture: March Matters, a group that works to get more Texans to the primary polls, found that 146 of Texas’ 150 state House races were effectively decided during the 2022 primaries, with just four competitive seats during that year’s midterm election.

Data also shows that primary voters tend to be older and represent the more extreme wings of their political parties.

What they're saying: "When primary voter turnout is so small, when only a fraction of voters are voting, your vote counts more,” said Mark Strama, who leads the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas.