My partner, Mel, and I moved to Fort Worth in 2011. We were deciding between Austin and Fort Worth as we had family in both, and ultimately the jobs brought us north. Mel had grown up here near TCU ...

After she and her husband helped two relatives avoid foster care, Chantel Bedlington made it a mission to help kinship caregivers in North Texas.

After decades in public service, Barr decided not to run for the community college board this May. He wants a new generation to get involved.