BIG STORY: An Interview with Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 2.
Tarrant County’s Democratic commissioners skip meeting to prevent vote on lower tax rate
SHORT STORY 1: Charlie Kirk rally in downtown Fort Worth brings in far right extremist sponsors throughout the Metroplex.
SHORT STORY 2: Here’s how much Fort Worth’s fire department, new EMS will cost the city
SHORT STORY 3: North Texas nonprofits lost $127M in six months, mostly from federal sources, survey finds
WINS:
Leaders deny concrete batch plant at Fort Worth’s southside grain silos
City council budget passes, with no decrease in funding towards the arts.
Artes de la Rosa got a proclamation for 25 years of serving the arts (and a 15 year lease on the building).
LOSSES:
Most Fort Worth-area school districts see enrollment decline as charters, suburbs gain
FWISD plans teacher shake-up for 7 struggling schools, new reading lessons with Bible stories
Fort Worth’s growth, data centers drive soaring power demand
ACTIONS:
Watch Tarrant County Commissioner's Court
Special Commissioners Meeting
Monday, 09/22 • 10 AM Tarrant County Administration Building
100 E. Weatherford St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
SIGN THE LETTER SHOWING YOU STAND WITH SIMMONS AND MILES
Sign up to speak at Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday, September 23rd in New City Hall, and share your comments at this link: y.gy/fwpublic
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