Tarrant County commissioners voted against salary increases for the county's elected officials, but voted for a pay increase for many county employees.
Five members of the board have been sued for violating the Texas Open Meetings Act by deliberating in text messages about a decision to accept the Cultural Competence Action Plan.
The hyperloop certification center sought out by local officials will not be located in the DFW area, Virgin Hyperloop announced.
In an effort to capitalize on momentum from the 2018 election, Democrats are fielding a slate of 11 judicial candidates against incumbent Republican judges in Tarrant County.
In its meeting on Tuesday, Tarrant County Commissioners accepted an extension of the mask order until August 31 and got a preview of next year's budget based on the current tax rate.
A proposal that would have authorized the hiring of 270 new employees, including 105 contact tracers, was denied by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
"I have a lot of faith and confidence in our individuals and businesses," said Colleyville Mayor Richard Newton.
Following suit of other large Texas counties, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley announced an executive order mandating that businesses require masks for their employees and customers.
Black Lives Matter and similar groups have called for police reform measures. Yesterday, Fort Worth city staff presented its response to a dozen issues.
The runoff elections slotted for July 14 are around the corner, and Tarrant County is taking precautions to ease coronavirus concerns.
Out of 4444 people tested at the Tarrant County Jail, 19 inmates and 7 jail employees tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in a 0.6 percent infection rate.
Tarrant County voted to continue a program that allows ICE-trained officers to question and possibly detain illegal immigrants who have been arrested and brought to the county jail.
After a lengthy public comments section, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to remove a confederate monument from the grounds of the county courthouse.
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.
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.
The city in northeast Tarrant County is one of the first in Texas to begin to walk back restrictions implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.
The fifteenth largest jail in the country has been a model with its strict protocols, and remained coronavirus free until two inmates tested positive over the weekend.
Though both Dallas and Tarrant counties have ordered citizens to shelter-in-place, public transportation is still operational.
The new order expands restrictions on Tarrant County residents to stay at home, instructs non-essential businesses to continue only basic operations, and imposes fines for violations.
