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Fort Worth-area home's epic Halloween light show leads our top stories

The lights are on through November 2.
Editor's note: The top Fort Worth news of the week includes a spectacular Halloween light show and a report on the best K-8 schools in the area. Get the details on our most popular stories below, then visit this guide to Halloween weekend fun.
1. Famed Haltom City home rocks Halloween with K-Pop & Minecraft light show. A Haltom City home known for its over-the-top Christmas light displays is tricked out early for a Halloween treat that you can catch through November 2.
2. 19 Dallas-Fort Worth K-8 schools excel on 2026 U.S. News list. More than a dozen Dallas-Fort Worth elementary and middle schools have excelled on U.S. News and World Report's just-released list of the best K-8 schools in Texas for 2026.
3. New 2025 Texas Michelin Guide passes over Fort Worth. The Texas restaurant scene is once again basking in the international spotlight, following the Michelin Guide's Texas ceremony on October 28. However, there are still no stars in Fort Worth.
4. Fort Worth Omni Hotel debuts very first holiday bar pop-up. Dallas-based Omni Hotels is ringing in the holidays with an over-the-top cocktail experience that will debut at 27 hotels across the U.S., including seven in Texas and one in Fort Worth.

5. Taco fests top 7 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week. This week's food events in Fort Worth include two taco festivals (on the same day, at that), and a party at a brewery.

Baklava at the Fort Worth Greek Festival. Fort Worth Greek Festival/Facebook