Tarrant County Commissioners Court

A judge said the petitions didn't meet the necessary requirements to remove Tarrant County District Clerk Thomas Wilder. One petitioner has already appealed the dismissal.

Charles Hermes was arrested for clapping out of turn at a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting in January.

At the commissioners court’s Tuesday meeting, Democratic Commissioner Alisa Simmons proposed adding back some Election Day locations, as well as seven early voting sites across the county, primarily within Loop 820.

In recent years, Democrats and Republicans on the commissioners court have voted together on tax savings. Now, Democrats are warning the cuts are getting too close to the bone.

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.