Texas’ largest red urban county had a strong showing on Tuesday by Republican candidates, including those for county judge and district attorney.
With a majority of commissioners court retiring, the court will have a new makeup come January no matter how the midterms go.
Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county's emergency declaration and mask mandate for another 90 days.
Tarrant County commissioners voted against salary increases for the county's elected officials, but voted for a pay increase for many county employees.
A proposal that would have authorized the hiring of 270 new employees, including 105 contact tracers, was denied by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
After a lengthy public comments section, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to remove a confederate monument from the grounds of the county courthouse.
A program that permits Tarrant County's local law enforcement to work in tandem with ICE officials was renewed on Tuesday.
