Alphabet’s Wing Announces $125 Million Drone Manufacturing Facility in Fort Worth as TxDOT Prepares I-30 Closure

Alphabet Subsidiary Wing to Invest $125 Million in Fort Worth Drone Manufacturing Hub

FORT WORTH, Texas — In a major economic victory for North Texas advanced aerospace manufacturing, Alphabet drone delivery subsidiary Wing announced plans on Thursday, November 12, 2026, to invest up to $125 million to construct a dedicated 15,000-square-foot drone manufacturing and assembly facility in Fort Worth. Expected to generate approximately 100 high-skilled technical and engineering jobs over the next two years, the plant will scale production of autonomous commercial delivery drones to support Wing's expanding retail and medical delivery networks across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Fort Worth economic development officials hailed the capital investment as a testament to the city’s thriving aviation legacy, advanced logistics infrastructure, and deep engineering talent pool.

TxDOT Implements Full Weekend Closure on Eastbound Interstate 30 for Bridge Construction

Commuters navigating western Tarrant County are bracing for extensive delays as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) enacts a complete weekend shutdown of eastbound Interstate 30 between I-20 and Chapel Creek Boulevard. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, and concluding by 6:00 a.m. Monday, the closure allows heavy construction cranes to set structural bridge beams overhead. TxDOT has established marked detour corridors along I-20 and Loop 820 to accommodate diverted traffic.

Federal Jury Convicts Operators of $240 Million Fort Worth Cattle Investment Scheme

At the federal courthouse in downtown Fort Worth, a jury returned guilty verdicts on Thursday against Joshua and Jason Link for orchestrating a $240 million Ponzi scheme through Agridime LLC. Operating out of Fort Worth, the cattle marketing company solicited funds from thousands of individual investors nationwide between 2021 and 2023, falsely promising lucrative cattle supply returns while illicitly cycling investor funds to conceal catastrophic operating losses.