Kailey Broussard
Arlington Accountability ReporterKailey Broussard covers Arlington for KERA News and the Arlington Report, a collaboration between the station and the Fort Worth Report. They have covered the city since 2020, originally for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Kailey has covered a little bit of everything in one of the largest cities without a daily news presence, from local politics to urban redevelopment to breaking news. Send story ideas to Kailey at kbroussard@kera.org.
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Foreign media points to AT&T Stadium as the selected venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final match but local officials have yet to confirm.
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Arlington City Council districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 are up for election May 4, 2024, with only one seat an open contest.
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Arlington residents will receive trash carts Feb. 5, 2024, and Republic Services, Arlington's trash hauler, will transition to an automated service.
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Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said he will meet with people who have called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants.
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Notable residents in Arlington have asked to buy plots in Arlington Cemetery, according to city officials. Thanks to a law change, they may get their wish in the next couple years.
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Arlington City Council received an update about the city's economic development corporation during an afternoon city council meeting.
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Handitran riders experienced longer wait times and confusion in the first few weeks after the transit company Via took over operations of the city service for people with disabilities and older adults.
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Arlington Fire Chief Bret Stidham said he is discussing aspects of the public health nurse position with the city manager's office before hiring a new nurse.
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Arlington City Council approved an agreement that would allow Loews Hotels and Company to redevelop the Sheraton Arlington Hotel into an upper upscale hotel and convention center.
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Arlington RAPID is available to people who use the city's transit app to book rides in downtown and around UT Arlington.
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Arlington City Council will vote whether to raise the fee for developers who clear trees and do not replace them and discuss ordinances to protect the Cross Timbers ecoregion.
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Michael Morris, transportation director of North Central Texas Council of Governments, updated Arlington City Council about the high-speed rail project and the preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.