Alan Blaylock joined the Fort Worth City Council after a special election and his exit from the dais led to another special election.

During a council meeting May 12, the election results from the May 2 elections were accepted, including the special election to elect a new Council District 10 representative.

Chris Jamieson, who won the special election to fill the remainder of Blaylock’s term until May 2027, was sworn in during the meeting.

How we got here: Blaylock has been part of the council since 2022, winning a special election that year to replace Cary Moon for Council District 4. He won a four-person race for the term, according to the county election database.

The next year, Fort Worth voted to expand council representation and Blaylock ran for the newly created District 10, which covers a portion from Heritage Trace Parkway, west to the Sendera Ranch housing development and up to the city limits by the Texas Motor Speedway.

Jamieson beat Alicia Ortiz in the special election by 76 votes.

The Local Markethouse is growing its presence in Roanoke through a new partnership with the city.

The overview: The business, which offers locally sourced groceries and products from regional farmers and artisans, will launch a pickup location at Roanoke City Hall starting May 18, said Molly Skinner, who founded The Local Markethouse with her husband, Brandyn.

Orders placed during the first week between May 18-24 will be ready for pickup May 30 from 9-11a.m. at Roanoke City Hall, and deliveries happen on Friday. Customers can also preorder items online each week and pick up their orders Saturdays.

Zooming out: The Local Markethouse sells food products from partners that use practices such as regenerative farming, pasture-raised livestock and small-batch production, Skinner said. Products rotate seasonally and can include produce, meats, baked goods and specialty items.

• 500 S. Oak St., Roanoke

Stay informed on five road projects around-Dallas Fort Worth.

Collin County
1. Marilee Road improvements
Project: The project consists of reclamation of the existing asphalt roadway on Marilee Road from Preston Road to Dallas Parkway in Celina. This project will be shared with the city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers.
Update: The project is in the design phase and waiting on funding to determine a timeline for bidding.

• Timeline: estimated completion in April 2027
• Cost: $8.7 million
• Funding sources: city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers

• Timeline: late 2026-late 2027
• Cost: $9.2 million
• Funding source: city of McKinney

Roughly 76,000 fewer students were enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year than the year prior, according to May 11 report.

The overview: The 2025-26 school year marks the second recorded enrollment drop in recent history, according to Texas Education Agency data collected since the 1987-88 academic year. The first decline happened in the 2020-21 school year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hispanic students accounted for 81% of the enrollment loss in the 2025-26 school year, the policy research group Texas 2036 found.

The local impact: School districts across Community Impact’s coverage areas are in the process of closing and consolidating campuses, citing enrollment declines and budget shortfalls. Statewide data shows that 130 campuses have been selected for closure in the past two years.

What they're saying: “This year, we are down students, and these [drops] are somewhat more accelerated than statewide demographic trends indicated,” TEA Commissioner Mike Morath told lawmakers May 11. “We cannot tell you the precise cause of this. We just know that it has occurred.”