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Fort Worth's TCU ranked No. 6 college in Texas for 2025 by U.S. News

The home of the Horned Frogs has come out on top as one of the best universities in Texas for 2025.

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Fort Worth's Texas Christian University has come out on top among the best universities in Texas for 2025, according to U.S. News and World Report's just-released list of the Best Colleges for 2025.

The home of the Horned Frogs claimed No. 6 in Texas, and ranked No. 105 nationally in a seven-spot slip from last year's ranking. The private institution has a 94 percent first-year retention rate, and an "actual" graduation rate of 86 percent. TCU costs $61,740 in tuition and fees for students each year, and according to the school's profile, it has an acceptance rate of 43 percent.

In April, TCU's graduate business school ranked No. 5 in U.S. News' ranking of the best graduate schools in Texas, and its graduate education school earned No. 7 statewide.

TCU also fared similarly in Niche'slist of best colleges, in which it ranked No. 8 in Texas and No. 81 in the ranking of top private American universities.

In a glowing review of the university, one former student said TCU has many opportunities for students as well as financial and academic support.

"The professors take the time to get to know you and then reach out with research, internship, graduate school, or job opportunities that they think you would be a perfect fit for," the reviewer wrote. "The programs are often very willing to work with you to cater your degree plan to your future goals, going as far as allowing you to create your own curriculum in some cases."

TCU's cross-Metroplex rival, Southern Methodist University, ranked No. 5 in Texas and No. 91 nationally for 2025.

Just behind TCU, Richardson's University of Texas at Dallas placed No. 7 in the Texas rankings, and moved up six spots to claim No. 109 nationally. The public university costs $14,644 in tuition and fees for in-state students, and has an acceptance rate of 65 percent. UTD has a first-year retention rate of 88 percent, and a 75 percent "actual" graduation rate.

U.S. News' top 10 best colleges in Texas in 2025 are:

No. 1 – Rice University, Houston
No. 2 – University of Texas at Austin
No. 3 – Texas A&M University, College Station
No. 4 – Baylor University, Waco
No. 5 – Southern Methodist University, Dallas
No. 6 – Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
No. 7 – The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson
No. 8 – University of Houston
No. 9 – University of St. Thomas, Houston
No. 10 – Texas Tech University, Lubbock

The full rankings can be found on usnews.com.

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Fort Worth police officer fired for unjustified use of force

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A Fort Worth police officer has been terminated following his involvement in a use of force incident. According to a release, Officer Matthew Krueger was let go on December 18, following an investigation into an incident involving someone who was videotaping his actions while he was on duty.

On Sunday, June 23, Fort Worth police officers responded to a hit-and-run collision near 1000 Foch St. The incident involved a suspected intoxicated driver who crashed into another vehicle and a structure before fleeing the scene on foot.

While officers were investigating, a woman approached them and used her cell phone to record their actions. Krueger asked and advised her multiple times to move across the street. When she failed to comply, she was placed under arrest.

During the arrest, Krueger used force to take the woman into custody, resulting in injuries that required medical care at an area hospital.

After being treated, the woman was released from the hospital, booked into jail, and charged with interference with public duties, resisting arrest and/or detention, evading arrest, and making a false alarm or report.

Krueger had been with the department for just under eight years and was assigned to the Patrol Bureau at the time of the incident.

The Fort Worth Police Major Case and Internal Affairs Units began immediate and congruent investigations. Krueger was transferred from Patrol to a unit with no public interaction, pending the outcome of the investigation.

After a review of the Internal Affairs investigation, Krueger’s chain of command determined that the level of force used was unjustified and violated departmental policy. Police Chief Neil Noakes concurred and terminated Krueger’s employment.

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