NOT Reno, Parker County
This is Reno, Tarrant — Eagle Mountain Lake city next to Azle
City · Tarrant County
Reno (Tarrant)
Population ~1,006 · azle-isd
☕ Reno (Tarrant) brief Mon, Jun 1
NW of Eagle Mountain Lake
Far NW Tarrant · adjoining Azle
Azle ISD B-rated
Same district as Azle + Pelican Bay + Lakeside
Local News
Reno headlines
What's happening in Reno right now
🏛️ Civic
Two Texas cities named Reno
Reno bridges Parker and Tarrant counties northeast of Weatherford and is one of two Texas municipalities named Reno; the other, Reno in Lamar County, is more than 100 miles to the east. The U.S. News & World Report has reported on the resulting mail-and-emergency-response mix-ups. Source: U.S. News.
2018 · Source: usnews.com
🏛️ History
Settled along Walnut Creek in the 1880s
Settlement began in the early 1880s along the banks of Walnut Creek; a post office opened in 1884. The City of Reno incorporated on November 8, 1966, as Fort Worth's growth turned it into a bedroom community. Source: TSHA Handbook of Texas.
Ongoing · Source: tshaonline.org
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Reno's places, people, and traditions
Landmark
Walnut Creek
The early settlement gathered along Walnut Creek, which still defines the city's natural setting on the eastern edge of Parker County.
Year-round
Heritage
Farm-and-church origins
Reno first served area farmers as a school and church community in the late nineteenth century before the Fort Worth metro reached it.
Year-round
Park
Reno Community Park
Municipal park used for the city's annual community events and youth athletics.
Year-round
Known for
- Walnut Creek farming origins (1880s)
- Bedroom community of Fort Worth/Azle
- Azle ISD
- Straddles Parker + Tarrant counties — distinct from Reno, Parker County
The Story of Reno (Tarrant)
Reno sits in the far northeastern corner of its county, right on the Parker–Tarrant county line near Azle and Eagle Mountain Lake. Settlement began in the early 1880s along the banks of Walnut Creek, where the original Reno Springs fed a cotton gin; a post office opened in 1884, and for decades Reno was a simple farming and church community.
That changed when Fort Worth sprawled outward in the late 1960s, transforming Reno almost overnight from a rural crossroads into a bedroom community. Residents voted to incorporate on November 8, 1966.
Growth accelerated from there — from a few hundred people to more than 1,500 by the late 1980s and roughly 2,500 by 2010 — as families sought small-town acreage within commuting distance of the Metroplex.
One lasting quirk: Texas has two towns named Reno, which has caused no end of mail and map confusion. This Reno, near the Tarrant county line by Azle, sends its students to Azle ISD.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas; City of Reno.
🗓️ Coming this week Full calendar →
TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
Sports
Reno Sports (Azle ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Azle ISD — Hornets
Reno students participate in Azle ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Azle ISD
Community Rec
Reno parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Reno's pop.
Source: City of Reno
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Azle ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Azle ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Reno (Tarrant)
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Reno (Tarrant).
No activities currently on the desk for Reno (Tarrant). New programs are added when partner orgs publish a public schedule. See this weekend across Tarrant County or tip the desk on a missing program.
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Reno city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Type A general-law city
Reno is governed by a mayor and five council members. The city was incorporated on November 8, 1966.
Schools
Served by Azle ISD
Reno students attend Azle ISD, which covers about 95 square miles across Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties and also serves Azle, Lakeside, Pelican Bay and Sanctuary.
County
Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Reno's footprint bridges Parker and Tarrant counties. The Tarrant County portion is administered from Fort Worth at 100 E. Weatherford St. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare; sheriff Bill Waybourn.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
About 1,000 residents
Pop sits at ~1,006 per recent Census via Wikipedia entry for Reno, Tarrant County. Among smallest incorporated cities in Tarrant by pop.
Recent Census · Source: Wikipedia
Area
~1.0 sq mi
City encompasses about 1 sq mi of land — almost entirely land area with negligible water surface within limits despite proximity to Eagle Mountain Lake.
Geography · Source: Wikipedia
School Rating
Azle ISD: B on TEA accountability
Earned B grade under TX A-F accountability system in recent cycles — overall solid performance across student achievement, school progress, closing-the-gaps.
Recent · Source: Azle ISD
County
Far NW Tarrant
One of 40+ incorporated places in Tarrant. At NW edge of county — distinguishes geographically from more urban core around FW + Arlington.
Geography · Source: Wikipedia
Population
1,006
Type
city
School District
azle-isd
County
Tarrant only — distinct from Reno, Parker County
Ask the Desk
Questions about Reno (Tarrant)
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Reno (Tarrant)?
Azle ISD primarily serves Reno (the Tarrant County city of Reno, not to be confused with Reno in Parker County or Lamar County, Texas). AISD enrolls approximately 6,600 students with a TEA score of 78 (C) for 2024-25 (pending TEA confirmati…
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History
Founded 1880s
A Walnut Creek farm town that became a bedroom suburb
Reno's roots go back to the early 1880s when settlers established themselves along the banks of Walnut Creek in the northeastern corner of Parker County. A post office opened in 1884 and the small community served area farmers as a school and church gathering place. The population stayed under 200 until the late 1960s, when the spread of Fort Worth's suburbs eastward across the county line transformed Reno into a bedroom community. Residents voted to incorporate, and the City of Reno was formally established on November 8, 1966. The city sits primarily in Parker County but bridges the Tarrant line, and is one of two Texas municipalities named Reno; the other lies in Lamar County. Sources: TSHA Handbook of Texas; City of Reno; Wikipedia.
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