Article: Rapid Development Gives Political Clout to North Fort Worth, Texas, Residents.

By Jessica Deleon, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 5--From her 2-story red brick home in north Fort Worth, Kimberly Shockley has only a five-mile drive to Home Depot, SuperTarget and Chick-fil-A.

Shockley can also watch cattle graze within walking distance of her home, arrange play dates with other stay-at-home moms for her three children and, eventually, send the children to the desirable Keller school district.

She lives in the nation's 25th-largest city, but her neighborhood feels like suburbia.

"My parents just moved here," Shockley said. "We're not going anywhere. We're going to stay ...

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