Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report
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Although it went unmentioned during her Oct. 24 speech, Mayor Mattie Parker told reporters immediately following her annual State of the City address that she intends to run for a third term as Fort Worth mayor.
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Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes vowed Tuesday afternoon to right the wrongs created by his department that led to a backlog of untested sexual assault evidence kits.
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For the first time in 20 years, two seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court will be filled by new faces after the November election.
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Two weeks after city officials overturned a ban on discriminatory content at city-owned facilities, community leaders are split on how the policy will impact residents.
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After a nearly decade-long legal battle, Fort Worth officials are poised to ban game rooms across the city by the end of 2024.
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Mayor Mattie Parker indicated her support for creating a community-led action committee to prevent gentrification and displacement of residents in Fort Worth’s historically Hispanic Northside on Tuesday.
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Just over a week after Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission took the next step in creating an LGBTQ advisory subcommittee, City Council members have taken opposing stances on the committee’s creation, its role in city government and its necessity in Fort Worth.
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After a string of controversial event reservations earlier this year, Fort Worth leaders have rolled out a new policy regulating the types of events residents and private organizations may host at city-owned facilities.
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As part of a city effort to prevent gentrification in Fort Worth’s Northside amid rapid Panther Island development, a panel of national real estate development experts have tasked Fort Worth leaders and community members with reinvesting in the predominantly Hispanic area.
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The new advisory committee — a first of its kind in Fort Worth — will focus on LGBTQ concerns, identifying equal opportunities for LGBTQ residents and providing education on LGBTQ topics, said Christina Brooks, the director of the city’s diversity and inclusion department.
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Almost two months after City Manager David Cooke announced plans to retire in 2025, Fort Worth officials have launched a national search to find his successor.
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Amid slowing property value increases and declining revenues, Fort Worth is staying the course in its fiscal year 2025 budget.