🌱 How Benbrook’s Texas House seat could shift in November’s elections

What's up Benbrook! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Benbrook’s Texas House seat could shift in November’s elections

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 95, low: 77.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Did Ken Paxton's win put down-ballot Republicans at risk? Texas Democrats see opening (arcamax.com) — Benbrook voters are part of a closely watched Texas House race, as District 97 — which includes Benbrook, White Settlement and parts of Crowley and Fort Worth — lands on Democrats’ target list this November. Political experts debate whether Ken Paxton’s Senate candidacy and Donald Trump’s popularity could make suburban Republican seats, including several in Tarrant County, more competitive than usual.
   

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📸 Around Benbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benbrook

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Saturday June 13

• Household Hazardous Waste Event
  City of Benbrook Dutch Branch Park - 1899 Winscott Rd Benbrook TX 76126
  9:00 am

Monday June 15

• Benbrook Economic Development Corporation Regular Board Meeting
  City of Benbrook Benbrook Municipal Complex - 911 Winscott Rd Benbrook TX 7
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Ribbon Cutting - Tomlin Commercial Construction
  Benbrook Area Chamber of Commerce Tomlin Commercial Construction, LLC 4824 Benbrook Blvd, Benbrook, TX 76126
  11:30 am

Wednesday June 17

• Good Morning, Benbrook!
  Benbrook Area Chamber of Commerce Benbrook Library 1065 Mercedes St Benbrook, TX 76126
  7:45 am

Thursday June 18

• MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
  Benbrook Area Chamber of Commerce Mira Vista Country Club 6600 Mira Vista Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76132
  11:30 am
• Benbrook City Council Meeting →
  City of Benbrook Benbrook Municipal Complex - 911 Winscott Rd Benbrook TX 7
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• The Perot Tech Truck visits with the Aledo Public Library →
  Aledo Community Center, 104 Robinson Ct, Aledo
  10:30 am
• The Perot Tech Truck visits with the Aledo Public... →
  Aledo Community Center, 104 Robinson Ct, Aledo
  10:30 am
• Best of the 90's Camp Live Show →
  School of Rock, 4608 Bryant Irvin Rd #454, Fort Worth
  12:00 pm
• Ritual and Gozilla Tribute Night at The Rail →
  The Rail, 3101 Joyce Dr, Fort Worth
  7:00 pm
• Stockyards Championship Rodeo 6/12 →
  Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth
  7:30 pm
• Ginuwine with Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Jöe →
  Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St, Fort Worth
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• EMERGENCY!!
  There is a white kitten hit by car, not bleeding, but moved under a tree by State Farm on Mercedes. Someone Please help it. My son moved it there… (Nextdoor Benbrook Lakeside)
• Police activity near airport in Grapevine, Texas.
  7:05PM on Jun 10: Grapevine PD is responding to an active investigation on the Parr Park Rock Trail near Church of the Cross, and the area should be… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

White Settlement

• Thomas Weldon Farris - March 12, 1940 - June 4, 2026 (fortworthreport.org)

Crowley

• 68 Rock Creek Dr, Crowley, TX 76036 (zillow.com)
• All Spark Electric Launches Redesigned Website to Streamline Electrician Service Requests (usatoday.com)
• Did Ken Paxton's win put down-ballot Republicans at risk? Texas Democrats see opening (hanfordsentinel.com)

Fort Worth

• Planned 166-home development in far north Fort Worth seeks additional land (star-telegram.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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