Early voting for the 2026 primary election started Feb. 17 and ended Feb. 27 across the state, and unofficial results show 16.09% of Tarrant County residents voted early or by mail ahead of the March 3 primary elections, according to data from the secretary of state website.

The details: The county’s turnout for early voters was more than 86,000 voters for registered Republicans and more than 123,000 for registered Democrats, out of 1,306,427 total registered voters, according to the website.

On the ballot: Residents will consider several contested local races for the Republican primary and Democratic primary, among state races.

Stay tuned: Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night March 3. Visit communityimpact.com/election for the latest primary election results.

Early voting for the 2026 primary election started Feb. 17 and ended Feb. 27 across the state, and unofficial results show 16.34% of Denton County residents voted early or by mail ahead of the March 3 primary elections, according to data from the secretary of state website.

The details: The county’s turnout for early voters was more than 58,000 voters for registered Republicans and more than 46,000 for registered Democrats out of 644,341 total registered voters, according to the secretary of state’s website. There were also 890 mail-in ballots from registered Republicans and 275 for registered Democrats, the website states.

Overall, 9.13% of registered voters cast their ballot in the Republican primary and 7.21% of voters cast their ballot in the Democratic primary during the early voting period, per the website.

On the ballot: Residents will consider several contested local races for the Republican primary and Democratic primary, among state races.

A new gas station and retail shopping center is being constructed at the corner of Timberland Boulevard and N. Riverside Road in Fort Worth.

The details: According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Timberland Retail Plaza LLC is a $500,000 construction project for a gas station and retail shopping center. The estimated completion date for the 10,000-square-foot project is July 31.

Zooming in: A city of Fort Worth document indicates that the gas station will feature eight pumps, while the retail portion of the development will have 16 suites.
ACRES Inc., based in Addison, is offering the 3.9-acre lot, according to a sign on the property. 

What else? According to information from the Tarrant Appraisal District, the property’s market value in 2025 was $1.3 million.

• 15500 Timberland Blvd., and 15524 Timberland Blvd., Fort Worth

Stay up to date with five road projects happening in Collin County, Denton County and Tarrant County. 

Collin County

Legacy Drive updates 

Project: Legacy Drive will be updated from Main Street to Panther Creek Parkway.

Updates: The project is in the planning phase, and details regarding the project are not yet available.

• Timeline: mid-2027-mid-2029
• Cost: $23 million
• Funding sources: city of Frisco, external funding

• Timeline: Work to be completed by the end of May.
• Cost: $1.6 million
• Funding source: city of Keller

Primary election day in Texas is March 3. With dozens of state, regional and local races on the ballot, voters in the Republican and Democratic primaries will determine their parties’ nominees for the November midterm election.

At the polls: Polling places across Texas will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, according to the secretary of state.

On election day, voters in the following counties in Community Impact’s coverage areas can vote at any polling location within their county of residence: Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Collin, Comal, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Tarrant and Travis. Registered voters in other counties are required to visit a polling place specific to their voting precinct.

Voters are required to bring photo identification to the polls.

On the ballot: Voters will choose their political parties’ nominees for the U.S. Senate, seven state offices, 10 state judicial seats, 38 congressional seats, nearly all state legislative seats and over half of the State Board of Education. Candidates who win their primaries will advance to the November ballot.