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🏆 The Frogs have done it again
The TCU Horned Frogs were all smiles after their win before ~6,330 fans.
The No. 11 TCU Horned Frogs women’s basketball team dribbled circles around the Baylor Bears, securing a 65-53 win and a second consecutive Big 12 regular season title on Sunday afternoon. The victory was the 42nd straight home win (the longest active streak in the NCAA).
What’s next?
The Frogs are heading to the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals at 1:30 p.m. this Friday, March 6 in Kansas City. They will play either BYU, Houston, or Utah.
Events
Events
Tuesday, March 3
Nine Inch Nails | 8 p.m. | American Airlines Center, Dallas | $62+
This interactive grade-level platform is a free way for parents + guardians to quickly find testing results from schools across Tarrant County.
Just select your district and start exploring up-to-date academic data, broken down by school, grade, and subject, to easily compare performance with other local public schools.
Heim BBQ will open Heim Pig Stand tomorrow, March 4. Located across JD’s Hamburgers on Camp Bowie, the food truck’s hours to get $15-or-less lunches will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays. (Fort Worth Magazine)
Kids
The Cliburn is hosting several free kids’ concerts around DFW this month. RSVP to any of the eight upcoming concerts. The first one is this Thursday, March 5, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Hill School of Fort Worth.
Coming Soon
Talk about timing. Yesterday, we asked readers to dream up the best dual-restaurant combos — and hours later, news broke of one headed to Benbrook. Jake’s Burgers and Tacos & Avocados are planning a side-by-side concept with a shared backyard patio, set to open this spring. What combo would you build? (CultureMap Fort Worth)
Number
SmartAsset just released its 2026 study of “What It Takes to Be Middle Class in America.” Compared to last year, Fort Worthians need to make $3,619 more annually to be considered middle class. Where do you stand? (CultureMap Fort Worth)
Announced
The 2026 Cowtown Marathon wrapped up on Sunday, and FTWtoday was there at the finish line, congratulating some of the 29,000 racers and passing out the cowboy hat-themed finisher medals. See the list of winners. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Outdoors
Bedford’s Generations Park at Boys Ranch just won a super prestigious award — the Lone Star Legacy award. It’s a high honor given to fewer than 100 parksfor their impact on the community. Learn about some upgrades it has coming. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Award
And speaking of awards, the Fort Worth Department of Transportation and Public Works received multiple awards for its outstanding work in stormwater solutions, infrastructure, and more last week. WFAA’s Scoop Jefferson reshared the announcement on X.
Knowledge is power. Last week, we asked our FTWtoday readers which types of events they’re interested in seeing the most.
According to our survey, food/beverage, festivals, live shows, and art events were our top categories. We’ll be sure to share more events in these categories in upcoming newsletters.
A Californian juice and smoothie bar is headed to the Alliance area. Nekter will open up on Heritage Trace Parkway at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21. They’ll sell $5 smoothies and give away free protein waffles with every purchase of $15 or more until 2 p.m on opening day. One customer will win one month of free Nekter. There’s currently one other location in FTW, in the Left Bank Shopping Center.