Caleb R. Anderson never planned to become a journalist. He was a semester away from finishing a political science degree at Baylor University when he took an elective in media writing—mostly to fill a schedule gap. That class sent him to cover a Waco city council meeting where residents spent three hours fighting over a proposed homeless shelter. He filed his first story at 11 p.m. that night and changed his major the next morning.

Caleb R. Anderson never planned to become a journalist. He was a semester away from finishing a political science degree at Baylor University when he took an elective in media writing—mostly to fill a schedule gap. That class sent him to cover a Waco city council meeting where residents spent three hours fighting over a proposed homeless shelter. He filed his first story at 11 p.m. that night and changed his major the next morning.
Fourteen years later, Caleb serves as Senior Correspondent at News of Fort Worth, where he covers municipal government, urban development, and the intersection of policy and everyday life in Tarrant County.

Career Path

Before joining News of Fort Worth in 2019, Caleb spent six years at the Waco Tribune-Herald, first on the cops beat and later covering McLennan County government. He then moved to the Austin American-Statesman, where he reported on state agency accountability and Texas infrastructure policy. His 2017 investigation into delayed maintenance on state highway bridges earned recognition from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors.

Coverage Focus

At News of Fort Worth, Caleb has built a deep sourcing network across city hall, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court, and neighborhood associations from Stop Six to the Cultural District. He led the site’s coverage of the Panther Island/Central City flood control project delays, tracking how shifting federal funding and local disputes have stalled one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure efforts. His ongoing reporting on Fort Worth’s housing affordability challenges—particularly the displacement pressures in the Near Southside and Polytechnic Heights—has drawn attention from state lawmakers examining urban housing policy.

Why Fort Worth

Caleb moved to Fort Worth in 2019 after his wife, a nurse practitioner, took a position at John Peter Smith Hospital. What started as following her career became something more. He’s now convinced Fort Worth is one of the most underreported major cities in the country—a place where the stakes of local decisions are enormous and the gap between what residents need to know and what gets covered remains wide.
When he’s not working, Caleb referees youth soccer in the Keller-Southlake league—a weekend commitment that has, unexpectedly, introduced him to more suburban parents with opinions about school bonds than any formal interview ever could.

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Caleb@newsoffortworth.com