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2 weeks ago | 
fortworthreport.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw
With campaign season more than half over, sitting Fort Worth City Council members have far outpaced their challengers in fundraising. The 35 candidates running for City Council have raised $1.07 million since January, and around $836,768 of that has gone to incumbents, according to a Fort Worth Report review of the candidates’ campaign finance reports. Under Texas election law, political candidates are required to file reports detailing their campaign finances with the city secretary’s office.
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3 weeks ago | 
register-herald.com | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw
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4 weeks ago | 
fortworthreport.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw
The soon-to-be-built library in far north Fort Worth represents more to residents than easy access to free books. It represents growth and opportunity, both for the area’s communities and children. City officials ceremonially broke ground at the new library site March 27. Library spokesperson Theresa Davis said construction on the branch, located at 1297 Avondale-Haslet Road just off U.S. Route 287, will officially kick off in April, with completion expected by the end of 2026.
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1 month ago | 
dentonrc.com | James Hartley |Drew Shaw
The somber atmosphere of the National Medal of Honor Museum is tangible before even entering its space. Visitors step into a glass elevator, smoothly ascending from the sunlit ground floor into the museum’s windowless titanium obelisk, and walk out into the box’s core — a dark, quiet, circular room whose walls glow with the names of over 3,500 award recipients. The silence of the elevator is broken by the voices of Medal of Honor recipients.
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1 month ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw
Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Report)Linda Hodges waited outside the Tarrant County Northeast Courthouse in Hurst, eyes on the doors she had just exited. Her husband was still inside voting. Hodges, 72, had been waiting for about five minutes Thursday morning. "He must be thinking real hard about every line," she said. "I just zipped right through, because I knew what I was doing."She was voting Republican.
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2 months ago | 
midfloridanewspapers.com | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw
Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Report)Linda Hodges waited outside the Tarrant County Northeast Courthouse in Hurst, eyes on the doors she had just exited. Her husband was still inside voting. Hodges, 72, had been waiting for about five minutes Thursday morning. "He must be thinking real hard about every line," she said. "I just zipped right through, because I knew what I was doing."She was voting Republican.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
dentonrc.com | Drew Shaw
Coffee has always reminded Adriana Obando of the grounds where she grew up. She spent her childhood in rural Colombia, constantly surrounded by far-stretching fields growing the country’s coveted coffee beans. Coffee farming was, and still is, the livelihood of her family and friends back home. So when her hands grew stained with coffee grounds as she learned how to carefully grind beans to the perfect fineness needed for espresso, she said the formerly unfamiliar practice felt natural.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
fortworthreport.org | Drew Shaw
The Arlington ISD school board approved the 2025-26 academic year calendar at a Jan. 16 meeting. The calendar includes 33 days of student holiday breaks during the regular school year — five more than in 2024-25. The increase comes from adding five days devoted to teacher training, which happen over the year on weekdays.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
fortworthreport.org | Drew Shaw
Texas homeowners who qualify for a homestead exemption might need to reapply for the tax deduction as their county’s chief appraiser reviews their property’s eligibility. Lawmakers passed a law in 2023 requiring appraisal districts to review and confirm each exemption in their county every five years. If a county doubts a homeowner’s exemption, it will mail the homeowner a notice to reapply. Homeowners do not need to reapply unless they receive a notice.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
fortworthreport.org | Drew Shaw
Coffee has always reminded Adriana Obando of the grounds where she grew up. She spent her childhood in rural Colombia, constantly surrounded by far-stretching fields growing the country’s coveted coffee beans. Coffee farming was, and still is, the livelihood of her family and friends back home. So when her hands grew stained with coffee grounds as she learned how to carefully grind beans to the perfect fineness needed for espresso, she said the formerly unfamiliar practice felt natural.
