December 6, 2025

Documenter of the week: Eric Zarate

Introducing Eric Zarate, one of the newest documentarians for Fort Worth Report.

Zarate has been a journalist in Fort Worth for a long time. He spent 28 years working for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Since 2022, he has worked as a freelance copy editor and developer of digital content for The Dallas Morning News. Additionally, his work has been featured in Central Station Marketing and Fort Worth Inc. magazine.

Since 2021, Eric, a U.S. Army veteran who was honorably discharged as a captain from the Reserves, has worked full-time for the Texas Workforce Commission.

He graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Next week, we will introduce an expansion of our Documenters program, and Eric is on board to help us get it off the ground.

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