Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report
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The 31-year-old customer service representative was one of more than 800 residents at The Cooper apartment complex in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood who were displaced by a six-alarm fire. She said her apartment was one of the units deemed a total loss, and she stayed at a hotel for two weeks before ultimately signing a new apartment lease.
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County commissioners voted unanimously to appoint four Republicans and one Democrat to the volunteer commission.
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The coalition of about 20, led by Pastor Kyev Tatum of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, pushed an empty coffin about a mile down Mississippi, stopping at intersections where gun violence occurred to pray for victims.
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Allison Campolo, who previously served as party chair from 2021 to 2023, was elected to the seat with 90% of votes in a July 7 special election. Her return comes after her successor, Crystal Gayden, announced her resignation in June.
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County commissioners did not hear a scheduled briefing on a historical marker application Judge O’Hare shut down in May.
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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker joined several Republican leaders in calling for Bo French’s resignation from the local GOP.
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City staff said a vote to adopt the resolution would have made Fort Worth comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end DEI initiatives in local government or risk losing federal financial assistance.
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Fort Worth City Council members will vote June 24 on a resolution to suspend the city’s diversity and inclusion department.
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Bob Ray Sanders believes the Fort Worth Police Department has seen significant change since 2018.
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Tarrant Judge Tim O’Hare wrote the Texas Historical Commission demanding repeal of an approved application to recognize local LGBTQ history.
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One year after a split Fort Worth City Council derailed the city’s traditional Pride recognition, Mayor Mattie Parker declared June as Pride month in Fort Worth.
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The Fort Worth City Council maintains a Democratic majority. County commissioners adopted a new precinct map to further solidify their majority.