Yard Signs Are Missing and Neighbors Have Questions.

What started as a simple effort to raise awareness with a few yard signs has evolved into a community mystery laced with frustration, suspicion, and a great deal of determination.

Several residents in Benbrook and surrounding neighborhoods have recently begun posting signs along Highway 377 and nearby streets, with the full permission of local businesses and private property owners. The problem? The Save Mary’s Creek signs keep disappearing.

From family yards to retail strips, even spots with business permission, the signs are being removed, sometimes overnight, sometimes in broad daylight. Some folks are wondering if a developer or supporters tied to a proposed project are behind the clean sweep.

One resident even had signs taken from her daughter’s grandmother’s yard, and now she plans to stand on the corner of 377 and Willis during rush hour, holding her sign in person, daring anyone to try to take it.

Others are firing off emails to city leaders and comparing notes in community threads, trying to determine who is behind the takedowns. And while some signs may have been posted on city easements or in areas under Fort Worth’s jurisdiction, many were planted on private property. That’s where it crosses the line from clean-up to theft, and people are taking it seriously.

The mayor has since clarified: the City of Benbrook isn’t removing the signs. In fact, signs posted in Fort Worth or on state-managed roads wouldn’t fall under Benbrook’s responsibility at all. Some signs might have unintentionally landed on state easements, but even that doesn’t explain why others vanished from front lawns and privately owned storefronts.

What’s emerging is more than a battle over signs. It’s about trust, transparency, and local voices trying to be heard.

Some residents believe the removals are deliberate attempts to silence opposition tied to local development plans. Others see it as a warning sign of a deeper issue: who gets a say, and who decides which messages get to stay up.

So now the signs are going digital, handheld, and high-profile. Some are calling for security cameras. Others are encouraging neighbors to stand with them, literally, at intersections.

And while the who and why behind the missing signs isn’t clear yet, one thing is: Benbrook isn’t backing down quietly.

Related news:

Benbrook Traffic Hits a Boiling Point on 377. Benbrook Homeowners Dig Into Lawn Trouble With Soil Testing. Benbrook Brush Pickup Confusion Frustrates Residents. Tarrant County Homeowners Face Steep Property Tax Hikes.