Get your paperwork in order

• While it’s not mandatory by state law, a Beekeeper Registration Application + $35 fee may be required for participation in certain beekeeping programs.
• If you’re sending or receiving a shipment of bees outside of Texas, you’ll need a permit for that + to pay a $200 fee.

Is your backyard up to code for bees?

• 1/4 acre or smaller | Two hives
• Between 1/4 acre and 1/2 acre | Four hives
• Between 1/2 acre and 1 acre | Six hives
• Larger than one acre | No limit

Follow the rules

• Colonies must be kept in hives with removable frames or top bars with dividers.
• You must keep a source of water for the bees year-round.
• Wax combs should be sealed in insect-proof containers or closed buildings.
• If a colony exhibits aggressive behavior without provocation, you’re responsible for re-queening or managing them.
• The Chief Apiary Inspector can enter any premises where bees, equipment, pollen, or honey are located to check for violations at any time.

• Fashion Week Stockyards Style | Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22 | Times vary | Fort Worth Stockyards | Cost of purchase | Forget NYFW and check out some of the best brands, boutiques, retailers, and designers in western fashion.

• Adult Field Day | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Rockwood Park | $50 | Go back to your elementary school days at this field day for adults, with tug-of-war, sack races, and more.
• Sundance Square Car & Culture Show | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 12-8 p.m. | Sundance Square Plaza | Free | This second annual family-friendly event will showcase over 100 lowriders, motorcycles, and bicycles + feature live music, folklorico and mariachi performances, and food.
• Elle King | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob’s | $32+ | Watch the “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer take the stage at this show — ages 18+.

• Bill Bates Tailgate Party | Sunday, Sept. 22 | 11:55 a.m. | Boiling Tails Co., Arlington | $75 | Join this all-inclusive Cowboys tailgate party that includes an open bar + food.
• Meatless Meals: Mastering Mushrooms | Sunday, Sept. 22 | 4:30-7 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $85 | Get tips on how to make mushrooms taste best — you’ll end up with a meal of buttery sautéed mushrooms, caramelized royal trumpet mushroom steaks, and more.

• City Council approved a proposal to rezone several of Cook Children’s Healthcare System’s properties, despite initial recommendation for denial by the zoning commission. The rezoning to intensive commercial will allow the healthcare system’s buildings to reach 12 stories in the Medical District. (Fort Worth Report)

• I-20 eastbound at the US 287 interchange will be closed for construction starting tonight at 11 p.m. through tomorrow at 9 a.m. All traffic will be detoured to the U-turn at Sublett Road. (WFAA)

• The Native Prairies Association of Texas created an initiative that will work to conserve 2,000 acres of prairieland in North Texas in the next four years. The North Texas Prairie Initiative is currently raising money to support its mission. (Fort Worth Report)

• Global company Continental Tire plans to bring a new distribution center to Fort Worth in the Risinger/35 Logistics Park development. The $69 million, 753,000-sqft warehouse will become the company’s first fully owned tire distribution center in the US. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• The Battle for the Iron Skillet is tomorrow at 4 p.m. WFAA Anchor Mac Istook shared some stats ahead of the game: TCU is 22-6 against SMU since Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson graduated high school in 1994, and SMU has one win in Dallas in the last 25 years.

• Fort Worth-based company TimelyCare ranked No. 15 in Fortune’s “Best Workplaces in Health Care 2024.” The telehealth company also recently made it on the Inc. 5000 list.

• City Council also approved a proposal to bring a 121-acre data center to southwest Fort Worth. The approval comes after months of pushback from neighbors in Panther Heights. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• The Cowboys recently made a big roster move to help improve run defense, but will the team bounce back in Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens? Get insight from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

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