Local NewsFort Worth City Council Changes Public Comment Rules for the Second Time in a Year
Kim RobertsSeptember 15, 2022
Fort Worth plans to adopt new public comment rules that further limit the time citizens may speak at its business meetings.
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Local NewsTaxes & SpendingSpending Grows 10%, Property Tax Collections Increase in Proposed Fort Worth Budget
Kim RobertsAugust 10, 2022
While the city will lower its tax rate by two cents, it will not lower it to the no-new-tax revenue rate at which tax bills don't increase.
87th LegislatureCriminal JusticeTexas Finalizes Anti-Defunding Rules for Large City Police Departments
Brad JohnsonMarch 7, 2022
The new rules aiming to prevent local police department defunding will be posted to the Texas Register later this month.
Local NewsTaxes & SpendingTexas’ 9 Most Populous Cities Owe $21.6 Billion in Debt
Brad JohnsonFebruary 15, 2022
Only Corpus Christi and Plano have enough money to pay their bills according to the analysis of municipal fiscal health.
Criminal JusticeLocal NewsHomicides in Texas’ Largest Cities Increase in 2021, Except in Dallas
Brad JohnsonJanuary 18, 2022
After decades of violent crime declines since the 1970s and 1980s, the nation is seeing crime levels start to rise again.
Local NewsStatewide NewsFour of Texas’ Largest Cities Receive Perfect ‘LGBTQ Inclusivity’ Scores from Human Rights Campaign
Kim RobertsDecember 1, 2021
Major cities in Texas are continuing to promote policies and practices that improve their “LGBTQ inclusiveness” score with the Human Rights Campaign.
Civil SocietyEducationIssuesLocal NewsTaxes & SpendingConcerns Over Transparency, ‘CRT’ Shape Local School Board Elections Across Texas
Isaiah MitchellNovember 8, 2021
From high-dollar diversity plans to mundane building bonds, voters are watching longstanding school projects with new suspicion.
Local NewsTaxes & SpendingFort Worth Offers Over $400 Million Tax Break to Attract Electric Vehicle Manufacturer
Kim RobertsAugust 17, 2021
Fort Worth is part of a competitive nationwide selection process to persuade Rivian electric vehicle manufacturing to come to the city.
Criminal JusticeLocal NewsAustin, Houston, Fort Worth Stand Out in Homicide Spikes Among Texas’ Biggest Cities
Brad JohnsonAugust 9, 2021
Urban centers across the country have seen a spike in violent crime since the pandemic began and many have experienced efforts to shrink police departments.
EducationTaxes & SpendingTexas Parents, Teachers, and Students Show Differing Priorities on Federal Education Relief Spending
Isaiah MitchellJuly 13, 2021
Social services, new technology, and staff expenses are all vying for top spots in the state's biggest local school budgets.
87th LegislatureCriminal JusticeElections 2022FederalImmigration & BorderIssuesState HouseSouth Texas Mayor Endorses Huffines for Governor, Says Border Crisis ‘Far Worse Than Many People Realize’
Hayden SparksMay 26, 2021
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has endorsed Republican Don Huffines, a former state senator who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott.
FederalImmigration & BorderJudicialTexas Sues Biden Administration for Allowing ‘Potentially Infected’ Illegal Aliens to Violate COVID-19 Rules
Hayden SparksApril 26, 2021
The lawsuit decries the effects of the federal government placing illegal aliens in “congregate settings.”