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Mia Hall, Daryl Davis Compete in Fort Worth City Council Place 6 Runoff
The two candidates looking to fill the Fort Worth City Council District 6 seat being vacated by Jared Williams, Mia Hall and Daryl Davis, are in a runoff election after neither got 50 percent of the votes cast in the May 3 election. On May 27, the two candidates participated in a virtual candidate forum
Fort Worth City Council Appoints Interim Police Chief, Search for Permanent Chief Continues
The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to appoint current Fort Worth Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Robert Alldredge as the city’s interim police chief during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Current Police Chief Neil Noakes announced his retirement from the department in early December 2024, and will retire on May 31. Noakes became chief in
State Rep. John McQueeney Censured by Tarrant County GOP
The Tarrant County Republican (TCGOP) executive committee voted on May 8 to censure freshman Rep. John McQueeney (R-Fort Worth) for some of the actions he has taken since joining the Texas House of Representatives, seeking a penalty of keeping him off the Republican Party primary ballot for 24 months. The censure resolution starts by listing
Residents in Cameron County Vote to Incorporate SpaceX City of ‘Starbase, Texas’
Elon Musk’s influence in Texas has grown as Cameron County voters overwhelmingly approved the incorporation of a new town for SpaceX employees. SpaceX’s spaceport, now known as the City of Starbase, is located in the Rio Grande Valley near Boca Chica in southeastern Texas. The city has around 300 adults who reside there, in addition
City of Avinger and Camp County Outlaw Abortion in ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Ordinances
Two more local governments in East Texas have adopted ordinances to outlaw abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, abortion trafficking, and the disposal of fetal remains from abortion within their jurisdictions. The City of Avinger, population 370, passed the ordinance on Monday, April 28 by a vote of 3 to 1. It became the 57th city in Texas
Abbott Condemns San Marcos City Council’s Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Resolution
Texas’ top elected official has issued a letter to condemn actions taken by the San Marcos City Council after it announced plans to take up a resolution calling for an “arms embargo on the State of Israel” and an “immediate, permanent, and sustained ceasefire in occupied Palestine.” In the letter published Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott
Closed Fort Worth ISD School Receives Fifth Consecutive ‘F’ in Recently Released Accountability Ratings
As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) releases its 2023 A–F school accountability ratings, Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) finds itself in potential jeopardy as one of its schools received an F in said accountability score for the fifth consecutive year. The TEA accountability ratings have been an embattled issue between the TEA and over
Fort Worth Approves $75,000 to Study Potential High-Speed Rail
Fort Worth approved $75,000 to conduct an economic impact study for a proposed high-speed rail line to extend from Dallas to Fort Worth, with a stop in Arlington. The line would be part of a one-seat ride extending the long-proposed Dallas-to-Houston project into Fort Worth. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you
Two North Central Texas Localities Adopt Ordinances to Prevent Abortion Trafficking
Two more local governments in North Central Texas passed ordinances intended to protect the lives of unborn children in their areas. The Shackelford County Commissioners Court and the Moran City Council are the latest to declare themselves as “sanctuaries” for the unborn. They mark the seventh county and the 55th city in the state to
Parker County Man’s Pardon Request Draws Support from Texas Lawmakers, Local Law Enforcement
Amid a legislative push for reforms aimed at curtailing repeat violent offenders and rogue criminal court judges, some state lawmakers are also voicing support for a North Texas man who is hoping to be one of the few granted a gubernatorial pardon. David Hart owns a successful heating and air conditioning business, just bought a
Altercation Between Fort Worth City Council Member, Candidate Ends Forum Early
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In Texas, Mullin becomes the 54th Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
The City of Mullin became Texas’s 54th Sanctuary City on April 8th. The Mullin City Council approved an ordinance that criminals pregnancy within the city and even outlaws pregnancy smuggling by a majority vote. × This site needs to be written in Javascript. For you to be able to read subscription information, Javascript is necessary.
