Salute to the Military

Where to find Veterans Day 2026 deals for military in Fort Worth

Active-duty and retired military members can enjoy lots of great deals on Veterans Day.

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Dallas-Fort Worth communities annually honor active-duty and retired military members on Veterans Day with ceremonies, parades, and special events (including the annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Fort Worth).

Restaurants and other businesses extend their appreciation, too, offering veterans free food, discounts, and other deals to show that their sacrifices are important and to make their lives a little easier for one day.

CultureMap has compiled a list of local restaurants and other companies that are offering special deals on Veterans Day 2026 - Wednesday, November 11 - or the surrounding days. This list will be updated regularly as more deals are announced.

Unless otherwise stated, all deals are solely for veterans and active-duty military with valid ID.

151 Coffee: The coffee chain, which has 12 locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer one free drink of any size on November 11.
Bombshells: The military-themed bar and restaurant, which has locations in Dallas, Arlington, and Rowlett, is offering a free meal (includes appetizer, entrée and dessert) on November 11. Accompanying family members receive a 20 percent discount on their meals. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are excluded from both offers.
Cantina Laredo: The Mexican food restaurant, which has a location in Frisco, will offer a complimentary entrée, valued up to $30, on November 11. The deal is not good at the locations at DFW Airport or Love Field.
City Works: The brewpub chain, which has one location in Fort Worth, will offer 25 percent off on November 11.
Cotton Patch Cafe: The casual dining restaurant chain, which has 15 locations around Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer a free Chicken Fried Steak or Chicken Fried Chicken on November 11 for dine-in only orders.
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: The museum in downtown Dallas will offer free admission to the museum and other programming on November 11.
El Chico: The casual Mexican food chain, which has three locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer a complimentary entrée valued up to $25 on November 11.
Grimaldi's Pizzeria: The pizza chain, which has eight locations around Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer 25 percent off on November 11. If you can't make it on Veterans Day, they offer 15 percent off for veterans every day of the year.
HTeaO: The iced tea chain, which has 30 locations in Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer $2 off a cup of iced tea for size large or bigger on November 11.
Kona Grill: The upscale casual restaurant chain, which has one location in Dallas (a Fort Worth location closed), will offer a complimentary entrée with the purchase of any starter from November 9-11. The offer is only available for dine-in guests.
Pilot: The truck stop chain, which has seven locations in and around Dallas-Fort Worth, will offer a free sandwich and a coffee or fountain drink on November 11. The offer is redeemable through the Pilot app at participating locations.
Pinstack: The bowling/entertainment chain, which has three locations in DFW, will offer a free personal pizza on November 11. They also offer a 10 percent military discount year-round.
Silver Fox: The steak/seafood restaurant, which has locations in Fort Worth and Richardson, will offer $30 off the purchase of an entrée on November 11.
Valor Home Goods: The online store, which is veteran-owned and based in Carrollton, is offering 15 percent off everything on the site, November 1-11. The discount applies automatically at checkout; no code is needed.

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Fort Worth outpaces Dallas in new ranking of top cities for women in tech

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North Texas is one of the best places in the U.S. for women in tech to live and work, a new report says, with Fort Worth on top locally.

Fort Worth ranked No. 26 nationwide in SmartAsset's new report, "Best and Worst Cities for Women in Tech — 2026 Study," which compared the 50 biggest U.S. cities across four metrics:

Gender pay gap — women's median earnings as a percentage of men’s median earnings in tech
The share of all tech workers that are women
The overall concentration of employment for tech workers, defined as "tech workers as a share of the local workforce"
Women tech workers’ median earnings, adjusted for regional price parity

For the purpose of the study, tech workers are defined as "city residents employed in computer and mathematical occupations."

Fort Worth leads as the best city for women in tech North Texas, with Dallas (No. 32) and Arlington (No. 38) falling behind. There were seven Texas cities in total that earned spots in the report.

The study's findings show that more than 4,600 tech workers in Fort Worth are women, or 28.7 percent of the total tech workforce in the city. Tech workers in general make up 3.2 percent of the total Fort Worth workforce.

However, women tech workers in Fort Worth have a sizeable gap to cross to receive equal pay compared to their male counterparts in the same industry. Women tech workers make more than $87,000 in median earnings after adjusting for regional price parity, which is 89.2 percent of what male tech workers make, SmartAsset found.

There are only two U.S. cities where women in tech earn more than what their male counterparts: Miami and Memphis, Tennessee. Women tech workers in Miami make an adjusted $88,650 in median earnings, or 101.7 percent of what men in tech make. In Memphis, women make $84,718 in adjusted earnings, or 101.5 percent of what men in tech earn.

This is the profile for women tech workers in Dallas and Arlington:

Dallas:

Women tech workers: 6,478
Women tech workers, share of tech workforce: 25.5 percent
Women tech workers’ estimated median earnings (adjusted): $83,245
Women tech workers’ earnings as a share of men’s: 87.7 percent
Tech workforce concentration: 3.6 percent

Arlington:

Women tech workers: 2,110
Women tech workers, share of tech workforce: 29.9 percent
Women tech workers’ estimated median earnings (adjusted): $76,319
Women tech workers’ earnings as a share of men’s: 83.5 percent
Tech workforce concentration: 3.2 percent

The study asserted that women remain underrepresented in the nation's overall tech sector, despite making up nearly half of the total workforce. Only 22.6 percent of the country's tech labor force is made up of women, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

"Opportunities for women in tech can vary considerably by location, and these differences shape access to jobs, career advancement and earning potential," the report's author wrote. "In some places, women account for a larger share of tech workers, face narrower pay gaps and enjoy a stronger local labor market. In others, they may encounter a more challenging career environment."

The four other Texas cities that earned spots in the report are Austin (No. 6), Houston (No. 15), San Antonio (No. 42), and El Paso (No. 49).

The top 10 best U.S. cities for women in tech are:

No. 1 – San Jose, California
No. 2 – Seattle, Washington
No. 3 – San Francisco, California
No. 4 – Atlanta, Georgia
No. 5 – Baltimore, Maryland
No. 6 – Austin, Texas
No. 7 – Oakland, California
No. 8 – Portland, Oregon
No. 9 – Boston, Massachusetts
No. 10 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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