Tarrant County Commissioners Court

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.

County commissioners did not hear a scheduled briefing on a historical marker application Judge O’Hare shut down in May.

The Public Interest Legal Foundation is the same law firm hired to lead Tarrant County's controversial redistricting process.

The contract would hire the Public Interest Legal Foundation to defend the county in the lawsuit. It's the same conservative law firm that led the controversial mid-decade redistricting process.

Carolyn "Carolina" Rodriguez was charged with hindering a proceeding by disorderly conduct when she swore and shouted during a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting in January.

Carolyn Rodriguez's attorney says her arrest was a violation of her First Amendment rights.

The Fort Worth City Council maintains a Democratic majority. County commissioners adopted a new precinct map to further solidify their majority.

Tarrant County adopted a new GOP-friendly commissioners court precinct map on Tuesday. Opponents have accused Republican commissioners of racial gerrymandering.

Democrats have criticized the redistricting process as an attempt at racial gerrymandering. Republicans say their goal is to increase their majority in commissioners court.

The unusual mid-decade map drawing process has drawn concern from Democrats, who say Republicans are trying to racially gerrymander the commissioners court. Republicans say what they're doing is purely political.

Republican commissioners have said they want to grow their majority on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court by redrawing the maps. Democrats, including U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, say commissioners are achieving that through racial gerrymandering.