Fort Worth City Council candidates raise $1M ahead of May 3 election

Fort Worth City Council candidates raise $1M ahead of May 3 election

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 ca…