HEB ISD: B+ (88)
Strong 2025 TEA rating; was A in 2022
City · Tarrant County
Hurst
Population ~40,413 · hurst-euless-bedford-isd
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Hurst headlines
What's happening in Hurst right now
Civic
Population around 40,000
Hurst recorded 40,413 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, the smallest of the three HEB cities by population but home to the largest single employer in the area — Bell Textron's headquarters and helicopter assembly campus. Source: U.S. Census; City of Hurst.
Updated 2026
Employer
Bell Textron remains the city's economic anchor
Bell Helicopter (now Bell Textron) opened its Hurst assembly plant in 1951 and the city's modern growth followed; Bell remains headquartered in Fort Worth but its Hurst operations are among Tarrant County's largest manufacturing employers. Source: Bell Textron; Fort Worth Business Press.
Ongoing
Schools
L.D. Bell High School flagship
L.D. Bell High School, named for Bell's founder Lawrence Dale Bell, anchors Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD and draws students from Hurst and Bedford. Source: HEB ISD.
Ongoing
Council
Council meets second and fourth Tuesdays
The Hurst City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1505 Precinct Line Road. Source: City of Hurst.
Ongoing
🎓 Schools
HEB ISD earns strong B+ (score 88) in 2025 TEA accountability ratings
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD earned a 2025 score of 88 — a strong B+ performance — when the Texas Education Agency released the 2024 and 2025 accountability ratings on August 15, 2025. HEB ISD was previously rated A in 2022. Source: HEB ISD post / TEA.
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
Hurst' places, people, and traditions
Retail
North East Mall
North East Mall on Loop 820 is one of the largest enclosed shopping malls in Tarrant County and a regional retail center for the Mid-Cities, anchored by Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, and Nordstrom. Source: Simon Property Group.
Year-round
Civic
Hurst Conference Center
The city-owned Hurst Conference Center on Pipeline Road is a major Mid-Cities convention and meeting venue, host to regional trade shows and community events. Source: City of Hurst.
Year-round
Park
Chisholm Park and the Hurst Tennis Center
Chisholm Park anchors the city's largest active recreation campus, including ball fields, the Hurst Recreation Center, and the senior center. Source: City of Hurst Parks.
Year-round
Park
Central Park and the Hurst Public Library
Central Park on Pipeline Road sits adjacent to the Hurst Public Library and the senior center, serving as the city's downtown civic green. Source: City of Hurst.
Year-round
Heritage
Heritage Glade Cemetery
Heritage Glade Cemetery on Precinct Line Road preserves pre-incorporation burials of early Hurst families and is one of the city's oldest landmarks. Source: City of Hurst.
Year-round
Festival
Hurst Fireworks at Chisholm Park
The annual Independence Day fireworks display at Chisholm Park is one of the larger municipal fireworks shows in the Mid-Cities. Source: City of Hurst.
July 4
Known for
- North East Mall (3rd largest in Texas)
- Bell Helicopter / Bell Flight plant
- Tarrant County College Northeast
- Chisholm Park
The Story of Hurst
Hurst owes its name to a fiddle-playing pioneer. William Letchworth Hurst — 'Uncle Billy' — moved to the area in 1870 from Tennessee with his wife and seven children, settling north of present-day Highway 10.
Uncle Billy was the area's most popular entertainer, but it was a business deal that made him famous. In 1903 he let the Rock Island Railroad lay track across his land connecting Fort Worth and Dallas, on the condition that a depot be built and given his name.
The Rock Island station opened in 1903, and the community around it was officially named Hurst in 1909.
Once a quiet farming stop, Hurst grew after World War II into one of the densely built 'Mid-Cities' — the H in the well-known Hurst–Euless–Bedford trio.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas; City of Hurst.
🗓️ 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 · Hurst 6 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Hurst, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Hurst Sports (HEB ISD)
L.D. Bell Blue Raiders + Chisholm Aquatics + TRE access
HS
L.D. Bell Blue Raiders — IB-program HS
L.D. Bell — UIL Class 6A — offers International Baccalaureate.
Source: HEB ISD
Aquatics
Chisholm Aquatics Center opened May 23 2026
Outdoor aquatic complex inside 50-acre Chisholm Park.
Source: City of Hurst Parks & Rec
Bell Heritage
Bell Helicopter / Textron shaped youth sports
Hurst's largest employer Bell (~3,800 jobs) has shaped community + sports for generations.
Source: City of Hurst ACFR
Transit
TRE Hurst-Bell Station
Connects Hurst to FW T&P + Dallas for Cowboys / Rangers / Mavericks games.
Source: Trinity Metro
⭐ 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 Hurst
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Hurst.
story-time
Storytime
Weekly
Hurst Public Library · 901 Precinct Line Rd
event
Chisholm Aquatics Center — Summer Swim
Memorial Day–Labor Day 2026
City of Hurst · Chisholm Park, 2200 Norwood Dr
story-time
Hurst Library Storytime
Weekly
Hurst Public Library · 901 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst
story-time
Baby Storytime — Hurst Library
Weekly
Hurst Public Library · 901 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst
story-time
Preschool Storytime — Hurst Library
Weekly
Hurst Public Library · 901 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst
class
Hurst Parks Youth Recreation Programs
Multiple sessions
City of Hurst Parks & Recreation · Hurst Recreation Center, 700 Mary Dr
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Hurst city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager government with seven-member council
Hurst operates under a council-manager form with a mayor elected at-large and six council members. The city manager runs day-to-day operations from City Hall at 1505 Precinct Line Road. Source: City of Hurst.
Mayor
Mayor presides over at-large council
The Hurst mayor is elected citywide and presides over the seven-member council that sets policy and appoints the city manager. Source: City of Hurst.
Schools
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD serves the city
HEB ISD's L.D. Bell High School is located in Hurst and serves students from Hurst and Bedford. Source: HEB ISD.
County
City sits in Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Hurst is fully within Tarrant County, governed at the county level by the commissioners court under County Judge Tim O'Hare. Source: Tarrant County.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Census, City of Hurst, HEB ISD, TEA
Population
40,413 residents (2020); ~39,304 est. 2023
2020 Census pop 40,413; 2023 est 39,304 — 2.7% dip after 8.2% gain 2010-2020. Density ~3,880/sq mi.
Source: U.S. Census
Area
9.97 sq mi, 564 ft elevation
9.97 sq mi in northeastern Tarrant County, 564 ft elevation between Fort Worth and DFW International (13 mi to airport).
Source: Census Gazetteer
Schools
HEB ISD: B+ rating, 96.9% graduation rate
District scored 88 (B+) on 2025 TEA system, posts 96.9% graduation rate, $250.5M operating budget. 59.1% economically disadvantaged; 75 languages spoken.
Source: HEB ISD Quick Facts, TEA
Tax Base
$20.3B taxable value · $0.611882 city rate
HEB ISD 2025 total taxable value $20.3B with avg residential value $213,206. Hurst FY26 city rate $0.611882/$100 (up 3.34% YoY).
FY26 · Source: HEB ISD, City
Employer
Bell Textron is Hurst's largest employer
Bell (formerly Bell Helicopter) employs ~3,800 in Hurst per 2021 ACFR. Other top: NE Mall combined (1,706+), HEB ISD (640), Tarrant County College (575), Walmart (479).
Source: City of Hurst 2021 ACFR
Population
40,413
Source: 2020 U.S. Census
Type
city
School District
hurst-euless-bedford-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
Population by city
Tarrant County city populations (Census 2020 + 2024 estimates).
| City | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 935,508 | County seat, 4th-largest in TX (after Houston, San Antonio, Dallas) |
| Arlington | 392,304 | Cowboys + Rangers home |
| Grand Prairie | ~200,000 | Cross-county with Dallas |
| Mansfield | 79,708 | |
| Flower Mound | 78,854 | Cross-county with Denton |
| North Richland Hills | 71,564 | |
| Euless | 61,554 | |
| Burleson | 53,283 | Cross-county with Johnson |
| Grapevine | 50,898 | |
| Bedford | 49,337 | |
| Hurst | 39,337 | |
| Haltom City | 46,500 | |
| Keller | 46,044 | |
| Southlake | 32,376 |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Hurst
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 Hurst?
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD (HEB ISD) serves Hurst. HEB ISD earned a B (88) on TEA 2024-25 accountability and enrolls approximately 22,000 students across Hurst, Euless, and Bedford. L.D. Bell High School (Blue Raiders) is the Hurst-side flags…
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History
Founded 1955
From rural crossroads to Bell Helicopter company town
Hurst takes its name from William Letchworth Hurst, a Civil War-era settler whose family established a farm on the Cross Timbers prairie east of Fort Worth in 1865. For nearly ninety years the area remained sparsely populated farmland with a small school and church. Everything changed in 1951 when Bell Aircraft opened a helicopter assembly plant on the Hurst-Fort Worth border, drawing thousands of workers to the area; the city incorporated on December 22, 1955 to manage growth and exercise zoning control over the rapid development. Population leapt from a few hundred in 1950 past 10,000 by 1960 and past 28,000 by 1970. The 1971 opening of North East Mall and the 1974 opening of DFW Airport solidified Hurst's role as a Mid-Cities commercial center. Modern Hurst remains anchored by Bell Textron, HEB ISD, North East Mall, and the conference-center economy along Pipeline Road. Sources: TSHA; City of Hurst; Wikipedia.
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