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A large swath of Tarrant County will decide its next Texas senator in a Jan. 31 runoff, after a tight three-person special election that saw the lone Democrat take an unexpected lead.

The diamond complex would include at least eight fields of varying sizes and be developed in partnership with local and regional sports organizations, according to the proposal. The plans are contingent on the city’s land acquisition for the project.

From fighting fires as a teenage volunteer to teaching college students about emergency health care, Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis’ love of helping people led him to his role overseeing emergency medical response in the nation’s 11th-largest city.

Fort Worth resident Cecil Wilson typically votes early in local elections. That was her plan this year when she went to her usual polling location in the Historic Southside.

Early results show Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss splitting the majority, leaving behind Republican John Huffman.

Tuesday’s election sees Republicans John Huffman and Leigh Wambsganss and Democrat Taylor Rehmet race for the seat.

The board of directors approved the investigation on Monday in a special-called meeting prompted by the discovery of a typo that led to Tarrant County College having more sway over the election than the entity should have.

The already high-dollar race for Texas Senate District 9 grew significantly more expensive in the month leading up to early voting, with both Republican candidates doubling their campaign funds to well over $1 million each.

Former Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis resigned over disagreements with the firefighters’ union about reviewing the fire department’s safety standards, an attorney representing Davis said.

Fort Worth’s local and state leaders said they want transparency and accountability as the state takes control of the school district.

The rally in Burnett Park was peaceful. The march was one of over 2,500 organized nationally to protest President Donald Trump.

Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis resigned after being placed on administrative leave for a month, the city announced Friday.