Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth City Council members on Aug. 5 will determine the fate of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as details about how the city could support small businesses start to emerge.

Almost a month after calling for Bo French’s resignation or removal as chair of the Tarrant County GOP, Republican officials are silent on the future of the party and its leadership.

The city of Fort Worth is hiring for the newly created position of chief planning officer in an effort to bring “clarity, coordination, and strategic foresight” to how the nation’s 11th-largest city plans and invests as it continues to grow.

O’Hare is seeking his second four-year term in the county’s top governmental position after being elected in 2022.

In a matter of days, the new life 26-year-old Kierra Hart built for herself in Fort Worth’s Near Southside came crumbling down.

The 31-year-old customer service representative was one of more than 800 residents at The Cooper apartment complex in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood who were displaced by a six-alarm fire. She said her apartment was one of the units deemed a total loss, and she stayed at a hotel for two weeks before ultimately signing a new apartment lease.

County commissioners voted unanimously to appoint four Republicans and one Democrat to the volunteer commission.

The coalition of about 20, led by Pastor Kyev Tatum of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, pushed an empty coffin about a mile down Mississippi, stopping at intersections where gun violence occurred to pray for victims.

Allison Campolo, who previously served as party chair from 2021 to 2023, was elected to the seat with 90% of votes in a July 7 special election. Her return comes after her successor, Crystal Gayden, announced her resignation in June.

County commissioners did not hear a scheduled briefing on a historical marker application Judge O’Hare shut down in May.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker joined several Republican leaders in calling for Bo French’s resignation from the local GOP.

City staff said a vote to adopt the resolution would have made Fort Worth comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end DEI initiatives in local government or risk losing federal financial assistance.