On Lake Worth reservoir
FW-built early-20th-c lake gave city its name
City · Tarrant County
Lake Worth
Population ~4,584 · lake-worth-isd
☕ Lake Worth brief Mon, Jun 1
Lake Worth ISD ~2,700 students
Own district despite small footprint
NOT Lake Worth, FL
Tarrant inland reservoir city, not the coastal FL town
Local News
Lake Worth headlines
What's happening in Lake Worth right now
🏛️ Civic
Casino Beach revitalization continues
The historic Casino Beach site on Lake Worth has been the subject of redevelopment proposals over the last several years, with the City of Fort Worth (which owns the lake) and Lake Worth officials revisiting the legacy of the 1927 amusement park. Source: Fort Worth Magazine.
2024 · Source: fwtx.com
🎓 Schools
Lake Worth ISD traces back to Rosen Heights
Local voters incorporated Rosen Heights ISD on May 6, 1916; the school board renamed it Lake Worth ISD effective September 1, 1959. The district remains one of the smaller standalone districts in Tarrant County. Source: Lake Worth ISD.
Ongoing · Source: lwisd.org
🏛️ History
City was originally 'Lake Worth Village'
The municipality incorporated in 1949 as Lake Worth Village and dropped 'Village' from its legal name in 1962. Source: City of Lake Worth.
Ongoing · Source: lakeworthtx.org
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Lake Worth's places, people, and traditions
Heritage
Casino Beach: the 'Atlantic City of the West'
Casino Park opened May 28, 1927 on the lake's western shore with a boardwalk, a 2,400-capacity ballroom, and what was then the largest roller coaster in the Southwest. The ballroom hosted Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie before declining after World War II.
Year-round
Landmark
Lake Worth itself
The reservoir was created in 1914 by a Fort Worth municipal dam on the West Fork of the Trinity River, primarily for drinking water, and quickly became one of the city's main recreation destinations.
Year-round
Park
Lake Worth Park & Trail
Municipal park with lake access, a fishing pier and walking paths, sitting along the Jacksboro Highway (Hwy 199) corridor that defines the city.
Year-round
Event
Bullneck Yacht Club regattas
The Fort Worth Boat Club on Lake Worth hosts sailing regattas through the spring and fall, continuing a recreational sailing tradition on the lake that dates to the 1920s.
Spring and fall
Known for
- Lake Worth shoreline
- Historic Casino Beach amusement park site
- Lockheed Martin / NAS JRB adjacency
- Lake Worth ISD
The Story of Lake Worth
Lake Worth the city takes its name from Lake Worth the reservoir — an artificial lake built on the West Fork of the Trinity River just northwest of Fort Worth. Construction began in 1912, water impoundment started in June 1914, and the dam was finished that October.
The new lake quickly became a playground, drawing weekenders to its shores; subdivisions such as Indian Oaks sprang up as residential and recreational retreats in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Owned by the City of Fort Worth, the lake still supplies municipal water and recreation, with the Tarrant Regional Water District managing its water rights.
The city of Lake Worth grew up around that shoreline into a residential community on Fort Worth's northwestern edge.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.
🗓️ Coming this week Full calendar →
TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Lake Worth 3 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Lake Worth, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Lake Worth Sports (Lake Worth ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Lake Worth ISD — Bullfrogs
Lake Worth students participate in Lake Worth ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Lake Worth ISD
Community Rec
Lake Worth parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Lake Worth's pop.
Source: City of Lake Worth
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Lake Worth ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Lake Worth ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Lake Worth
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Lake Worth.
story-time
Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.
Mary Lou Reddick Public Library · 3805 Adam Grubb Dr, Lake Worth
story-time
Toddler Storytime
Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.
Mary Lou Reddick Public Library · 3805 Adam Grubb Dr, Lake Worth
class
The Creativity Lab
Thursdays 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Mary Lou Reddick Public Library · 3805 Adam Grubb Dr, Lake Worth
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Lake Worth city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager form, general-law city
Lake Worth has a mayor and five council members, supported by a city manager. Incorporated in 1949 as Lake Worth Village; renamed in 1962.
Schools
Served by Lake Worth ISD
Lake Worth ISD traces back to Rosen Heights ISD, which voters created in 1916; it took its current name in 1959. Most students attend Effie Morris Elementary, Lake Worth Middle and Lake Worth High.
County
Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Lake Worth sits in Tarrant County. Commissioners Court meets at 100 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare; sheriff Bill Waybourn.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
4,584 residents in city limits
Among smaller incorporated communities in Tarrant — county otherwise dominated by FW, Arlington, large suburbs. Small pop part of why city has preserved distinct local feel.
2026 · Source: Wikipedia
Schools
~2,700 students in Lake Worth ISD
Lake Worth ISD enrolls ~2,700 across campuses — footprint roughly comparable in scale to single large HS in bigger suburban district. Ratio of students to residents reflects how central district is to local civic life.
2026 · Source: Lake Worth ISD
Geography
One county, one reservoir, one namesake
Lies entirely within Tarrant + takes identity from single body of water — Lake Worth reservoir — which forms western edge. Unusually tidy geography: reservoir on one side, metro on other, city pinned between.
2026 · Source: Wikipedia
Population
4,584
Type
city
School District
lake-worth-isd
School ISDs in Tarrant County
Tarrant County ISDs by enrollment + TEA 2024-25 accountability rating.
| ISD | Enrollment | Rating | Mascot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth ISD | 70,184 | C | Panthers |
| Arlington ISD | 56,000 | C | Various |
| Lewisville ISD | 50,000 | B | Various |
| Mansfield ISD | 35,000 | B | Tigers |
| Keller ISD | 34,078 | B | Indians |
| Northwest ISD | 32,000 | B | Texans |
| Birdville ISD | 22,637 | C | Hawks |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 22,000 | B | Eagles |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD (HEB) | 22,000 | B | Trojans |
| Crowley ISD | 16,000 | C | Eagles |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 12,520 | B | Mustangs |
| Burleson ISD | 12,000 | B | Elks |
| Carroll ISD | 8,300 | A | Dragons |
| White Settlement ISD | 6,700 | C | Brewers |
| Azle ISD | 6,600 | C | Hornets |
| Everman ISD | 5,500 | C | Bulldogs |
| Castleberry ISD | 4,000 | B | Lions |
| Kennedale ISD | 3,400 | C | Wildcats |
| Lake Worth ISD | 2,700 | D | Bullfrogs |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Lake Worth
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Lake Worth?
Lake Worth ISD primarily serves the city. The district enrolls approximately 2,700 students and reportedly improved to a D on its most recent TEA accountability cycle (per Fort Worth Report 2025-08-15); per Tarrant County Desk's sourcing ru…
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History
Founded 1914
From a Trinity River dam to a lakefront city
Lake Worth as a place exists because of the dam Fort Worth built on the West Fork of the Trinity River in 1914 to secure the city's drinking-water supply. The new reservoir quickly drew weekenders, and in 1917 Fort Worth opened a municipal beach on its western shore. By 1927 the developers Hines and Pangburn had opened Casino Park, billed as 'the Atlantic City of the West,' anchoring a corridor of cottages, dance halls and roadhouses along the new Jacksboro Highway. Permanent residents organized themselves into a town and incorporated Lake Worth Village in 1949; the name was simplified to Lake Worth in 1962. Casino Park burned and was demolished in the 1980s, but the city retains its identity as the original lake suburb of Fort Worth. Sources: TSHA Handbook of Texas; City of Lake Worth; Wikipedia.
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