Tarrant County Commissioners Court

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.

County commissioners have already voted to shut down the county's rental and utility assistance office and fund local nonprofits instead.

The Department of Human Services provides rent, utility and hygiene assistance to people in need. The county budget department recommended closing it and outsourcing its work.

Some commissioners and community members criticized the new, less frequent meeting schedule as undemocratic.

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.

County commissioners have not yet voted to get rid of the Department of Human Services, but it could be eliminated during upcoming budget discussions.

Commissioner Manny Ramirez says the county could partner with local nonprofits to do the same work as the Department of Human Services.

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.

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

Fickes was one of the longest-serving members on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.

A small group of Tarrant County residents challenged more than 15,000 voter registrations last year. A new software could help the county keep ahead of those challenges, the elections administrator said.