Texas oilman Solomon Brachman, a founding member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club, entered the oil business in an unlikely place — Marietta, Ohio, a county seat near the confluence of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In that tri-state region, drillers at the turn of the 20th century produced several hundred barrels of shallow oil a day.

As San Antonio-based grocery chain H-E-B continues its North Texas expansion, Kroger has plans to build another location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has prohibited the owners from operating a different massage establishment at the location for the next 12 months.

The Humane Society of North Texas will host an adoption event for several Maltese dogs rescued from an out-of-state animal cruelty case.

A captain with the Fort Worth Fire Department died recently after three decades of service with the department.

A Texas State Trooper sustained minor injuries while arresting a Fort Worth man in Ellis County. A passenger is still on the run.