Fort Worth City Council

Days before the May 3 election, sitting Fort Worth City Council members have continued to outpace their challengers in fundraising, with Mayor Mattie Parker maintaining more than $1 million in campaign cash as of April 25.

Fort Worth officials are tentatively planning to adopt a general fund budget of $1.097 billion, an increase of $40.2 million, or 3.81%, over last year’s budget, city staff said Tuesday.

Council members unanimously adopted a resolution April 22 stating the city will contribute up to $6.5 million for the cowgirl museum’s growth plan — if and when the funds become available.

For the first time since 2013, a new face at City Hall will represent the majority of Fort Worth’s easternmost neighborhoods, including the historic Stop Six area.

Officials updated Fort Worth City Council on the status of the transition at an April 15 work session, detailing budget projections, staffing changes and infrastructure preparation.

In an effort to honor Latino history and further representation across the city, Fort Worth City Council member Carlos Flores wants to make Cesar Chavez Day a paid holiday for all city employees.

With campaign signs, candidate forums and constituent engagement sessions springing up across the city, voters are getting familiar with the 35 people vying to fill the 11 Fort Worth City Council seats up for grabs in the May 3 election.

At an April 8 meeting, City Council unanimously approved giving up to $200,000 to a grassroots initiative seeking to build a monument for Tarrant County Vietnam veterans in the western portion of Veterans Memorial Park, located at 4120 Camp Bowie Blvd.

Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to accept a $650,000 settlement with Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Feb. 25, ending a multiyear dispute over the accuracy of a survey the city relied on for its new City Hall project.

Fort Worth City Council member Charles Lauersdorf learned his lesson on zoning laws last year.

When Fort Worth City Council member Gyna Bivens started receiving complaints from residents about extended cable outages in their neighborhoods, she knew she could get answers.

For the first time in more than a decade, Fort Worth officially has a new city manager. The city welcomed incoming City Manager Jesus “Jay” Chapa to his new role with a swearing-in ceremony followed immediately by a City Council meeting at old City Hall on Tuesday.