Fort Worth, Texas

== Economy ==
{{See also|List of companies in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex}}

At its inception, Fort Worth relied on cattle drives that traveled the [[Chisholm Trail]]. Millions of cattle were driven north to market along this trail, and Fort Worth became the center of cattle drives, and later, ranching until the [[American Civil War]]. During the American Civil War, Fort Worth suffered shortages causing its population to decline. It recovered during the [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] with general stores, banks, and "[[Hell's Half Acre (Fort Worth)|Hell's Half-Acre]]", a large collection of saloons and dance halls which increased business and criminal activity in the city. By the early 20th century the military used martial law to regulate Hell's Half-Acre's bartenders and prostitutes.

Since the late 20th century several major companies have been headquartered in Fort Worth. These include [[American Airlines Group]] (and subsidiaries [[American Airlines]] and [[Envoy Air]]), the [[John Peter Smith Hospital]], [[Pier 1|Pier 1 Imports]], [[Chip 1 Exchange]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fort Worth Convinces California Companies to Relocate to Cowtown |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-convinces-california-companies-to-relocate-in-cowtown/208725/ |website=NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth |date=August 2019 |language=en-US |access-date=May 14, 2020 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506014106/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-convinces-california-companies-to-relocate-in-cowtown/208725/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[RadioShack]], [[Pioneer Corporation]], [[Cash America International]], [[GM Financial]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article156670054.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617024757/http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article156670054.html |archive-date=2017-06-17 |title=XTO Energy to move 1,600 jobs from Fort Worth to Houston campus {{!}} Fort Worth Star-Telegram}}</ref> [[Budget Host]], the [[BNSF Railway]], and [[Bell Textron]]. Companies with a significant presence in the city are [[Bank of America]], [[Wells Fargo]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[GE Transportation]], and Dallas-based telecommunications company [[AT&T]]. [[Metro by T-Mobile]] is also prominent in the city.