The affordable housing property was named to honor Fort Worth’s Opal Lee. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com Guests enter main lobby of The Opal, a mixed-income apartment community ...

Fort Worth Housing Solutions on Friday announced "The Opal," a 339-unit mixed-income community. The apartments will be at Westport Parkway and what will eventually become North Beach Street.

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Construction is underway at a mixed-income housing complex in Fort Worth named after long-time activist and educator, Opal Lee. The complex is named “The Opal” in honor of Opal Lee ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Although she is 97 years young the grandmother of Juneteenth is ready to put on her walking shoes for a signature walk. The Opal's Walk for Freedom started in 2020 in Fort Worth.

Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, reacts while listening during a ceremony to celebrate Lee’s homecoming to her rebuilt childhood home in Fort Worth on Friday. On June 19, 1939 ...

Opal Lee first made national headlines in 2016, when the then-89-year-old walked more than 1,400 miles from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., in a campaign to convince lawmakers to recognize ...

The Opal is being built on an open lot near Fort Worth's Alliance Airport. The 339-unit apartment building will be based on a nearby luxury complex. Half of the units will be reserved for people ...