The Fort Worth Chamber’s 144th Annual Meeting highlighted growth in various business areas throughout the city, while debuting the Centennial Club to honor companies that have operated for at least 100 years.

What happened? The event was held on March 25 at the Will Rogers Auditorium. After the event, attendees were able to watch portions of the 2026 NCHA Super Stakes, a cutting horse event which runs through April 26 at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

The 90-year-old facility underwent $50.5 millions in renovations in 2025 and more updates are planned, according to the Visit Fort Worth website.

What they're saying: “There’s something meaningful about convening in a venue that has stood at the center of Fort Worth for decades,” said Steve Montgomery, the Fort Worth Chamber president and CEO. “Our business community is built on that same combination of strong foundations and the ability to evolve, and hearing how Fort Worth’s legacy companies continue to adapt offers an important perspective as we look ahead.”

A local plumbing company for the north Fort Worth area is celebrating 25 years in business.

The details: Leak Geeks is a locally owned and family-operated business servicing Keller, north Fort Worth, Roanoke, Saginaw, Southlake and Watauga. Co-owner Christie Herman said they offer plumbing, repair and remodeling services.

The business leaves clients' homes equally tidy as it was before and provides pricing before service is done, according to its website. Herman said they first started operating in June 2001.

• 4708 Keller Hicks Road, Fort Worth

See five road projects planned or ongoing around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. Teel Parkway construction
Project: Teel Parkway in Prosper will be improved with a four-lane concrete divided roadway. The improvements include paving, a retaining wall, drainage and median landscaping. The project spans First Street to Freeman Way.
Update: The project is in the design phase.

• Timeline: winter 2027-summer 2029
• Cost: $800,000
• Funding source: town of Prosper

• Timeline: TBD
• Cost: $169,788
• Funding sources: cities of Colleyville, Euless

At least 257,000 students have applied for Texas’ inaugural education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office. Less than half of those applicants are likely to be accepted.

The overview: Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts close at 11:59 p.m. March 31. Students enrolling in private schools will receive $10,474 to spend on tuition and related expenses, while homeschool students can get up to $2,000 each, and students with disabilities may qualify for up to $30,000 each.

Through March 29, about 23% of applicants had indicated they would be homeschooled while 77% of applicants said they wanted to attend a private school, state data shows.

Program funding is capped at $1 billion for the 2026-27 school year, meaning between 90,000 and 100,000 students will likely be accepted.

By the numbers: About 34,000 students indicated in their application that they have a disability, per the comptroller's office. Students who have a disability and are considered low- or middle-income will receive priority acceptance into the program under state law.