Fort Worth anchors Tarrant County in North Texas, stretching from the historic Stockyards and downtown core west through neighborhoods like Ridglea and Westover Hills to the growing suburbs of Benbrook and White Settlement. The city's economy runs on defense contractors, healthcare systems, and logistics operations, with Lockheed Martin and the former Carswell Air Force Base (now Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base) employing thousands. Major corridors like I-35W, I-30, and the Chisholm Trail Parkway connect established areas such as the Near Southside and Arlington Heights to newer developments in far north Fort Worth and communities along the Alliance corridor. Texas Christian University and the Fort Worth Independent School District anchor education, while the city maintains its working identity alongside museums and cultural institutions clustered in the Cultural District near University Drive.
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