FORT WORTH, Texas — It's a name that makes people stop and think: White Settlement Road.

It cuts across Fort Worth’s west side. But soon, it could have a new identity.

City leaders are expected to vote next week on whether to rename the 175-year-old road to Westside Drive, part of a new development called Westside Village.

Historians say the name traces back to a so-called “white settlement” that formed among Native villages, a history that some say still carries pain.

“For large portions of our community, it’s a very painful name,” said District 9 Councilmember Elizabeth Beck, who represents the area. “A name change is a name change. However we get there, is how we get there. It’s a double win for Fort Worth. We get to create a special place by creating a development on a boulevard th

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