Drew Shaw | Fort Worth Report

Sgt. Billy Randolph, who was killed on duty last year, is remembered as a longtime public servant who mentored others.

The vote from the Republican-led Tarrant County Commissioners Court came after over two hours of debate over whether and how to trim sites.

Tarrant County commissioners on Tuesday may reduce the number of early voting locations by half and cut Election Day voting locations by more than 100 for the November election.

The three finalists shared how they would approach the role of Fort Worth’s top cop during a public forum Aug. 14.

Five City Council members — Alan Blaylock, Carlos Flores, Mia Hall, Jeanette Martinez and Chris Nettles — told the Fort Worth Report that the council has not had formal discussions on how to approach immigration enforcement locally. Mayor Mattie Parker and the other five council members did not return requests for comment.

The city launched the 17-month High ImpACT Pilot program in May 2024. After one year, it had housed 41 people. The unanimous vote earmarks $2.18 million annually to the program for the next four fiscal years.

A split Fort Worth City Council voted Tuesday night to suspend diversity, equity and inclusion-related initiatives in an effort to comply with requirements of the Trump administration and protect millions of dollars the city receives in federal grants.

Fort Worth city staff are used to spending their summers crunching the city’s budget numbers, but this year, they braced for significant challenges to balancing the fiscal year 2026 budget.

Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez corrected Monday his July campaign finance report amid criticism that his initial filing reported a potentially illegal $25,000 donation from a corporation with a stake in his district.

A “clerical error” within the Tarrant County Elections Department resulted in the redaction of all donor names in County Commissioner Manny Ramirez’s July campaign finance report.

As Fort Worth launched its in-house emergency medical services at midnight July 1, there wasn’t much dramatic fanfare.

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into law. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in May 2024.