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My family of five (including two pets) is bone-in crazy — like, certifiably, straitjackets and all — but there’s still one place where we mysteriously get along like a freaking Hallmark made-for-TV movie. Coyote Drive-In. Something about the togetherness of loading up our folding chairs, blankets, and pillows in ye olde Nissan Rogue, making the easy cruise downtown through sunset to the drive-in and unpacking together, then hitting the concession stand together (often holding hands) to return with our arms loaded to our perfectly chosen spot, where my wife, young-to-now-teen son, and I just chill and hang out and chat until the film starts, works as a kind of balm. Or maybe even a reset. The evening shade surrounding the four widely spaced screens across a flat expanse of gravel and descending on the sparkling Fort Worth skyline beneath moon and stars encourages huddling close, spiritually and sometimes (according to the weather) physically. The three of us have connected with one another through our tight family bond, its essence underlined by the night, the clean air, the stars, and also through Thor’s hammer and young Miguel’s music to his Coco, and through Joy’s zest for life, Po’s spinning-heel kicks, and Simba’s roar. There’s really nothing like it. And there never will be again. After 14 years and many visits by the Mariani Clan and hundreds of thousands of others, Coyote Drive-In is closing. The last day is Labor Day (Mon, Sep 7). “When we opened Coyote Drive-In, we hoped to create more than just a place to watch
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movies,” said Glenn Solomon, Coyote Drive-In managing partner. “We wanted to create a place where families and friends could come together and make lasting memories.” The reason for the closing is Progress (capital “P”), the super-slow-mo kind. The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), which owns the 18-acre drive-in property, will begin work this fall on a new phase of the $1.16 billion (!) Panther Island project which involves building two new canals and a 3-acre park. This part of Panther Island represents the first half of the bypass channel that will reroute the Trinity River as part of built-in flood-abatement measures. Completion of the project is slated for 2032. That’s a lot of drive-in memories that will never come to pass to make way for more grass and bespoke running trails, which may make my 5-mile-a-day runner-wife happy but certainly not any of us sane people. I guess there’ll also be some restaurants and stuff, overpriced chains or Dallas imports undoubtedly. Upscale development paving over sacred land? Sounds like some kind of horror flick. The whole Panther Island ordeal has been besieged by problems. Federal construction delays have pushed back the groundbreaking on the north bypass channel to later this year, relocating utility and railroad lines has not been easy, and preservationists have their concerns. Long-term, though, Panther Island makes sense. It’s a much more robust use of the land. We can only hope that what turns up 900 years from now doesn’t look like every other waterfront in the country, when Coyote Drive-In (223 NE 4th St, Fort Worth, 817-717-7767) offers/offered a distinctly urban, genuine, and I dare say “Fort Worthy” entertainment experience. No word yet on the drive-in’s last picture show. Coyote vs. Acme is a rumored — and
It’s a First Amendment Holy Ghost Explosion!
I say yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of the deplorable county jail, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. And why, why, why do I say this? Why, why? Because I got the First Amendment Holy Ghost power here today! We’re gonna have a First Amendment Holy Ghost explosion! We’re gonna short-circuit Tim O’Hare today, and the First Amendment Holy Ghost is our powerline to a functioning democracy! Sorry, got carried away with a little Robert Duvall from The Apostle (capsule review: could have made a better play). Sometimes the Holy Spirit of the first of our five freedoms just takes over. Just ask former State Rep. Lon Burnam and podcast host E.J. Carrion, the two Fort Worth cats now facing criminal charges for catching that freespeakin’ Holy Ghost fire at a recent commissioners court meeting and clearly offending County Judge O’Hare. Carrion faces a misdemeanor charge punishable by a fine of $2,000 max, up to 180 days in jail, or both for “disrupting a meeting,” which he accomplished by allegedly hollerin’ “bullshit!” and “all of you are bullshit!” at the esteemed commissioners. He was arrested a week
Commuters traveling west through Arlington Heights on I-30 Monday morning got a message — and a warning.
later. As for Burnam, he allegedly grabbed the mic during his one-minute speaking time like Neil Diamond about to get heavy and had to be carried out by sheriff ’s deputies. Burnam faces a Class A misdemeanor charge for “hindering proceedings by disorderly conduct.” On his weekly 817 Podcast, Carrion hasn’t had much to say about the brouhaha publicly on the advice of his lawyer, but to some reporters recently, he said, “It shows that free speech, our ability to challenge power, is on the line. It doesn’t get more authoritarian than this.” Amen.
R.I.P., Dolly Parton
Country music legend Dolly Parton has died. She was 80. “Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee,” Parton’s people said in a statement. “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family.” The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said, “Dolly Parton’s legacy is not celebrity but humanity. She was a champion of equality and literacy. She was a picture of dignity, even when dressed outrageously. Anyone who seeks to be more like Dolly is on the right track, but they’ll never get to the finish line. She came from poverty to become the most important native of Tennessee. She shared her fortunes for the good of all of us and shared her soul in every note she sang.” At Dolly’s request, please donate to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in lieu of sending flowers or other gifts. l
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Closing after Labor Day, Coyote Drive-In represented one truly “Fort Worthy” entertainment experience.
Commuters traveling west on I-30 Monday morning through Arlington Heights got a message and a warning. Huge block letters across the Hulen Bridge spelled out, “YOU JUST GOT FLOCKED! DEFLOCK FORT WORTH.” The reference was to the two bullet Axis ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers) tucked under the bridge. The group behind the signage, DeFlock Fort Worth, estimates thousands must have seen the sign. “We’re all being FLOCKED by a government that can’t lock up [its] own politicians,” DeFlock Fort Worth posted later that day. “We appreciate the honks, waves … . If you’d like to help us free Fort Worth of the mass-surveillance state, follow along and tell your friends. We have more good stuff coming soon and maybe even some more fun stuff.” Follow @DeFlockFortWorth or visit DeFlockDFW.org for allied DeFlocking events around North Texas.
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appropriate — choice. It’s about a regular Joe, who happens to be a human-plus-level-intelligent wild animal, taking on a massive corporation in court. Coyote Drive-In’s closing has my wife pretty upset. A lifelong cinephile, she swore off going to the movies in traditional theaters after the 2012 Aurora shooting and refuses to watch The Dark Knight Rises out of respect for the victims (12 murdered, 70 injured). Coyote Drive-In was her only way to simulate the theatergoing experience that she loves and grew up loving. Now, it’s back to streaming on the Nuthouse Couch, I guess. Thanks, TRWD. Follow Facebook.com/CoyoteDriveIn for more.
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TCU football crosses the Atlantic Ocean to Dublin, Ireland, to kick off the very first major college football game of the 2026-27 season. E L L I O T T
best of luck to them at South Carolina — enjoy all the interceptions and meaningless points that don’t win you games, Cocks. Junior Jeremy Payne (#26) is the headliner and was the hero of the Alamo Bowl, turning a benign swing pass into a highlight I’ll watch until my cremated ashes are spread outside a Taylor Swift concert. Complementing Payne’s speed and balance is graduate transfer Landon Walker (#27) by way of the Colorado School of Mines. Walker, a Keller native, is more likely to be used as a short-yardage back, sniffer, fullback, or all choices mentioned because of the versatility that his 230-pound frame brings. Rounding out the rotation is sophomore Jon Denman (#2), who carried the ball 50 times last season with adequate success despite being hamstrung by the scheme of that unit. Those three Texas natives provide an explosive spectrum of sizes and running styles while all possessing plenty of experience and savvy to introduce offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis’ stamp on the Frog attack. Sonny Dykes is entering his fifth season as Head Frog, and while the report card might
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The Frogs take on the Tar Heels in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, kicking off the 2026-27 D-1 college football season.
not be dominating, Dykes should still be considered a slam-dunk hire for the most part. A national-championship appearance, one slumpy 5-7 afterward, followed by back-to-back 9-win seasons is nothing to scoff at — though Texas A&M would have bought him out and paid him the GDP of a South American country not to coach by now. Dykes seems to have addressed my biggest gripe with our beloved Gary Patterson. Gary kept coordinators around too long and was too loyal to them, but Dykes gives them only some time. He will dismiss them once the job clearly isn’t getting done. It happened with the bendbut-only-break-enough Joe Gillespie defense, and now it’s happened to Kendal Briles’ hugestats-but-never-clutch offense. Defensive coordinator Andy Avalos has been an unequivocal improvement to that phase, and I’m optimistic that Sammis’ style will be both productive and an enhancement to the defense relating to time of possession and ball control, elements that Briles has not grasped or mastered as either a player or coach anywhere he’s been. The Frogs are projected to be “second tier” in the Big 12, with an expected finish between sixth and seventh. Say it. You know you want to. Bookmakers put the line at 6.5 wins for the season. Classically, TCU is much more dangerous when beginning the season unranked with low expectations rather than the other way around. In my view, the Horned Frogs have a manageable schedule, especially considering UNC is the only power-five opponent they face pre-conference. Big 12 heavies BYU, Utah, and Kansas State all travel to Amon G. Carter, and the Frogs won’t visit Lubbock until the last regular season game. The Carter boys will have to visit Baylor and Tech, two venues that are particularly hostile, but the other road trips to Orlando and Tucson aren’t scary. Week Zero will be educational if nothing else. Everyone from Aggies to Bears and even Longhorns will be watching the TCU game in Ireland this week, because there’s really nothing else to do — yet. So, have some corned beef and wash it down with Jameson for breakfast as we all try to figure out what Dykes’ fifth iteration of the Frogs looks like, along with every other fan who’s ready for their team to disappoint them again during another college football season. l
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Game week is here. Start Instacarting your Lucky Charms and Guinness to leave out for the leprechauns on Friday night as an offering to the American Football gods that the Horned Frogs find pots o’ gold buried deep in the endzones in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday. The Frogs brutalized the Heels last season in their opener 48-14, as the offense scored one, two, and three touchdowns in corresponding quarters. Bill Belichik’s team managed a single score in the first and last only on their way to a supremely disappointing season despite the hype of hiring a coach destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Saturday’s 11 a.m. kickoff is the opening of all major college football for the season, so expect everyone you know with taste in sports to be watching and therefore criticizing both squads. Both UNC and TCU have brand-new-to-them signal callers with substantial experience. The
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Frogs’ Jaden Craig (#1) is a graduate transfer from Harvard, and in powder blue, senior Billy Edwards Jr. (#9) is on his third career stop, spending three years to become the Heels’ starter. He completed a very productive junior season with Maryland before transferring to Wisconsin only to strain his knee in the first game of the year. He received a medical redshirt and transferred to Chapel Hill. My readers know by now that I’m a “data Chad,” if nothing else. On paper, Craig is the more efficient passer, who cares for the ball like I do my own children, only losing one on occasion. Craig has also logged more years as a starter than Edwards. However, UNC’s QB does have the benefit of playing all his seasons at the top level of college football, while Craig will experience a different level of defensive backfield transferring to the Big 12 from the Ivy League. It’s a transition that shouldn’t be taken for granted and that should be approached with initial patience from mouth-foaming Frog fanatics as he navigates levels of size and speed which will be unfamiliar to him. Craig’s targets aren’t new, but the huge-name receivers TCU fans have enjoyed for the last two seasons are gone. Senior wideout Jordan Dwyer (#7) is ready to be the next NFL-ready name in a purple jersey. Dwyer, who transferred from Idaho before last season and was often lined up opposite Eric McAllister Jr., was an 1,100-yard receiver with the Vandals before arriving in the Fort last season to rack up 54 receptions for 730 yards with Josh Hoover under center. The senior is already on the watchlist for the Biletnikoff award, awarded to the most outstanding receiver in college football each season. Dwyer’s likely opposite wideout is Jeremy Scott (#6), a sophomore transfer from South Alabama with imposing size. At 6’3’’ and more than 200 pounds, he didn’t post flabbergasting stats last season, but he shows potential for big plays and TDs at the next level and should be a size mismatch on the outside. Starting slot duties should go to sophomore Ed Small (#18), who suffered an injury last season but still proved a shifty and dangerous playmaker in traffic when healthy. TCU’s backfield should be a new emphasis over past schemes and athletic coordinators, which I won’t waste time naming anymore, but
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I’m turning 39. Again. (What? Shut your piehole!) I hadn’t planned on spending my Thu birthday (today) at the Eagles Nest, but there I shall be, having married into #SteelerNation. With Woody’s closed for reconstruction, Eagles Nest Sports Grill (8455 Boat Club Rd, Fort Worth, 817-238-3144) has stepped up in the hopes of becoming the Fort Worth destination for Steelers fans — bar manager José Aguilar is a Steelers superfan. As a supportive spouse, I
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Championship Trophy, “the most important piece of hardware in college football,” they say, and enjoy some gameplay while you’re there. The trophy, pictured here on the beach in Miami, where the tournament took place in February, is on tour, and this stop is presented by Dr Pepper.
Snap a picture with the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy at TopGolf today, the one pictured here on the beach in Miami, where the tournament took place in February.
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While it’s still hotter than hell, it is, indeed, the start of football season. It’s so hot, in fact, that the Childress High School Bobcats from West Texas recently moved football practice indoors to their school’s agricultural showbarn to protect their student-athletes from heat illness, when most twoa-days are right out there in the Texas sun. That’s hot, y’all. Weather or otherwise, I can’t do a better job describing how fanatics feel right now than one of my favorite sports writers already did recently in his Buck U column for our Back to School issue (“Fall, Actually,” Aug 5, 2026): “I feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes. Football is all around us, and so the feeling grows. It didn’t take long walking around my local high school’s campus to be reminded that the best part of the year is coming. Bands are in the parking lots sweating, drill teams are stepping along to odd counts, and football teams are either braving heat that feels like we’re nestled in the Devil’s taint or grinding in indoor practice facilities with garage doors open. No matter the particular facet that appeals to you, Fall — the sports season, not the weather — is upon us.” For the full scoop on the TCU/NC game broadcasting live from Ireland on ESPN at 11am Sat, check out this week’s Buck U. For other upcoming events (some sporty, some not), keep reading. If you are a loyalist to this fine media outlet and either picked up this print edition Wed #HotOff ThePress or saw our Facebook post, and you are also a huge fan of college sports, you’ll want to head to TopGolf (2201 E 4th St, Fort Worth, 817-349-4002) right away. From 5pm-7 pm, you can snap a picture with the College Football Playoff National
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You’re right, Pink Floyd, we don’t need no education. See past the double negative and Sat stare into the void at Bricks in the Wall: The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall (122 E Exchange Av, Ste 200, Fort Worth, 817-900-9300) at 9pm. Tickets start at $29 at Tannahills.com. If you miss the Fort Worth event, you can also see them next Sat, Sep 5, at the Box Garden at Legacy Hall (7800 Windrose Av, Plano, 972-846-4255).
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While you can certainly buy the new Colin Kaepernick book wherever books are sold, you could also attend the Author Talk with Colin Kaepernick at the independent, Blackowned bookstore The Dock Bookshop in 14 Meadowbrook and support a local business.
Releasing today — exactly 10 years after his historic National Sep 15 Anthem protest — a new book & Oct 6 offers an intimate look at Colin Kaepernick’s personal journey, evolving identity, and the years of reflection that led to his decision to take a knee. The Perilous Fight explores courage, conviction, sacrifice, and the ongoing struggle for justice. You can buy the book starting on Tue, Sep 15, wherever books are sold or attend the Author Talk with Colin Kaepernick at the independent, Black-owned bookstore The Dock Bookshop (6637 Meadowbrook Dr, Fort Worth, 817-4575700) on Tue, Oct 6, at 6:30pm and support a local business. Your advance $33 ticket includes one admission, Kaepernick’s signed hard copy book, and a photo op. A VIP meet-and-greet option is also available for $83. For more info or reservations, go to TheDockBookshop.com.
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The graduating class at my small, private school was 48. With half being girls, my odds Sun of being homecoming queen were 1 in 24. As the outsider I was at the time, that number dropped to zilch, zero, nada. If you told the guys in my class that they would be playing football at AT&T Stadium on #AnyGivenSunday, they wouldn’t have believed it. You might as well have told them they’d won a trip to Mars. It was a very small pond but a pond at least. Homeschool kids? Well,
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the odds were even slimmer in their puddle. Modern high school-aged athletes who are homeschooled have very different experiences to look forward to. In 2022, Harbaugh Coaching Academy helped a couple of coaches launch the inaugural Homeschool Football Classic. The organization is religiously affiliated and therefore has some — let’s just say — “lofty” goals. You can explore that on your own time. Their earthly purposes are to “grow the sport of football and all athletics in the homeschooling community and ultimately increase homeschool enrollment throughout the nation and provide homeschool high school athletes and cheerleaders a first-class athletic experience by playing in an NFL Stadium.” As the story goes, in May 2022, Brian Klepke of the Cincinnati Eagles reached out to Chris Connaughton of the Atlas Rattlers from Fort Worth (both homeschool football programs) to discuss the concept of playing a homeschool high school varsity football game at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Klepke is a lifelong Cowboys fan, and his son was a senior on the Cincinnati team. It was the last year of high school football, his last shot at something this epic. Once a date became available, the NFL signed on for 2022. In 2023, it expanded to three games in Indianapolis. Then in 2024, it became four games plus a day of service in Arlington. Last year was Indianapolis again, and now it’s back in Texas. I said all that to say this. On Sun, Aug 30, you can watch four games (9:45am, 1:15pm, 4:55pm, 7:52pm) at the fourth annual Home School Classic at AT&T Stadium (1 AT&T Way, Arlington, 817892-4000). Along with college recruiters from around the country, all four games will be streamed for $15 on BallerTV at BallerTV.com/events/47168/ countdown. That’s also the in-person ticket price, and parking is free in Lot 10. (It would cost you four times as much just to tour the stadium. #JustSayin’)
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Maybe you saw the trailer for The End of Oak Street and thought, “What’s with the dinosaurs?” I’m here to tell you that the movie wisely doesn’t delve too deeply into that question. I’m not best pleased with David Robert Mitchell’s creature feature, but if you or your kids are obsessed with the big reptiles, this movie is better than any of the Jurassic World films. I just wish it had been better. This is the third of Mitchell’s four films to be set in the Detroit area, where he grew up. This one takes place in the summer of 1982, where Greg and Denise Platt (Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway) find their marriage on the rocks. He hasn’t told her that he lost his job some weeks
before and that his side gig delivering pizzas is now the family’s only source of income. Meanwhile, she’s secretly writing an autobiographical novel about a housewife who’s miserable with suburban motherhood. All that takes a backseat one night when they find that their house and everything else within a 2-mile radius has been zapped 200 million years back in time and they have to barricade themselves in their house with their teenagers, Audrey and Brian (Maisy Stella and Christian Convery), to avoid being eaten by dinosaurs. There’s much to like about the formal elements in this story. The rhythms and textures of life in this suburb and the everyday concerns of the people living there are well captured in the early going. When the Platt family starts to realize that their neighborhood has suddenly changed, the details indicating that are doled out judiciously before Greg finally cuts through someone’s yard looking for the family dog only to come face to face with a feathered raptor that looks at him and sees lunch. Mitchell’s visual talent shows, too, in a onetake shot when an allosaurus traps the kids and the parents run in crossways directions to distract the big predator, as well as with an apparently fictional snake-like dinosaur that slithers silently into the Platt family home. Eh, I can’t overlook how this story consistently cheaps out when it comes to the family issues here. It is a thin development indeed when Brian goes out looking for the dog, resulting in the kids being separated from the parents. The dog then reappears at such a right moment that it’s borderline unforgivable. A Quiet Place didn’t resolve its character issues as easily as this movie, and last summer’s Weapons was better at depicting a community trying to deal with inexplicable horror. Compared to those, The End of Oak Street feels like the lesser efforts of Steven Spielberg or J.J. Abrams (who produces this movie) — it gives this story its happy ending too easily. Hathaway’s full-throated performance, and the fact that she spends much of this movie wielding a shotgun, can’t make up for that. Mitchell has won a deserved cult following with It Follows and the splendidly twisted Under the Silver Lake. It’s understandable that he’s now trying to win over the popcorn crowd, but in the process, he’s made too many compromises. That’s a shame. — Kristian Lin
A rumor is floating around that the much-anticipated comedy/adventure blending live action and animation, Coyote vs. Acme, could get a last-minute screening at the drive-in. The tie-in is so obvious, it may be wishful thinking and probably too good to be true. Still, I’d keep an eye on Facebook. com/CoyoteDriveIn for updates, just in case. Coyote Drive-In is located at 223 NE 4th St in Fort Worth (817-717-7767). To purchase tickets, visit CoyoteDrive-In.com. — Elaine Wilder l
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Spoiler alert: Our critic didn’t like this film. (That may actually be him running away with Anne Hathaway in this promo image.) Being a big fan of big reptiles, this #ReptileMom is still giving it a go.
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By now, you’ve probably heard that the Coyote Drive-In theater is permanently closing. The 14-year-old business is a victim of the next phase of the Trinity River Vision/Panther Island project, which includes the construction of two canals and a 3-acre park planned for the property. Read more about that in Metro at FWWeekly.com. You have a limited amount of time to visit/revisit the historic drive-in theater slated to close after Mon, Sep 7 (Labor Day), and the final film options as of this week’s press deadline include Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie (PG, showing thru Mon, Aug 31), The End of Oak Street (PG-13, showing thru Thu, Aug 27), and Insideous: Out of the Further (PG-13, showing thru Mon, Sep 7). Our film critic recently saw The End of Oak Street starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor and written/directed by David Robert Mitchell. Enjoy his review below. Spoiler alert: He didn’t like it. Being a big fan of big reptiles, this #ReptileMom is giving it a go anyway. — Elaine Wilder
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THE RIDGLEA is three great venues within one historic Fort Worth landmark. RIDGLEA THEATER has been restored to its authentic allure, recovering unique Spanish-Mediterranean elements. It is ideal for large audiences and special events. RIDGLEA ROOM and RIDGLEA LOUNGE have been making some of their own history, as connected adjuncts to RIDGLEA THEATER, or hosting their own smaller shows and gatherings. More at theRidglea.com.
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RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC seeks a Textile Engineer II (Fort Worth, TX): Provide engr support for all aspects of the assigned development project to ensure functionality, quality, design, cost, & schedule. Telecommuting permitted but must work at worksite location 3 days per wk. Req. Master’s in Apparel, Textile Merchandising, Textile Technology, Textile Science & Engr, or closely rltd field & 1 yr exp in the job offered or rltd occupation. Up to 10% domestic & 10% international travel req’d. To apply, visit en.jobs.recaro-as.com/ & search for Textile Engineer II under current openings.
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