At a meeting this week, a Tarrant County commissioner raised the question about the use of grant money for absentee ballot applications.
$30 million has been set aside by Tarrant County to aid small businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus closure orders.
Samuel Yates allegedly used an online generator to fabricate the names of 400 fake employees in an attempt to obtain $5 million in coronavirus small business aid.
The City of Fort Worth has now allocated about one-third of the $150 million handed down from the federal government after the CARES Act was passed.
While businesses are having to make cuts to stay afloat, many governmental entities have not followed suit despite an impending revenue shortfall.
As part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, local governments in Texas will be eligible to receive part of a $37.8 million through the state or $24.6 million directly from the federal government.
