Candidates in the upcoming election will have several opportunities to address voters between now and Election Day on May 6.
This week, the Fort Worth Report, 四虎影院 and nonpartisan civic engagement group will hold two nights of candidate forums for Fort Worth City Council, Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees, Tarrant Regional Water District and Tarrant County College Board of Trustees.
The forums are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the Fort Worth Report鈥檚 and the Fort Worth Report鈥檚 YouTube channel.
CEO and publisher Chris Cobler will moderate the beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 29 at . Candidates running for mayor and council districts 4, 7 and 11 will answer questions submitted by the neighborhood associations they would represent. Candidates for each race will participate in separate 30-minute forums.
The Report invited candidates from the three council districts because those selected races all have more than one candidate and no incumbent.
Managing editor Thomas R. Martinez is set to moderate at 5:30 p.m. March 30, which will feature candidates running for Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees, TCC Board of Trustees and the Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors.
Candidates for Fort Worth ISD鈥檚 districts 2 and 3 will be combined into one 30-minute forum, followed by candidates for district 5. Martinez will then pose questions to people running for at-large seats on the TCC and water district boards.
Now is also the time to register to vote. The deadline to register ahead of the May election is April 6. You can download the voter registration form through this . Registration forms must be mailed or returned in person to Tarrant County Elections, 2700 Premier St., Fort Worth.
Here鈥檚 a list of other election forums that are open to the public.
and the are hosting forums for the mayoral candidates and District 9 candidates. The mayoral forum will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 12 at Aloft Hotel. The District 9 forum is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 19 at Center for Transforming Lives. You can get more information about the mayoral forum and more information about the District 9 forum .
Neighborhood associations located in the new District 11 will host their own candidate forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 3 at Meadowbrook-Poly United Methodist Church. Voters can interact with candidates during a meet and greet starting at 5:30 p.m. Residents who live in the area can submit questions until March 31. More information is available .
is holding a forum for people running to represent Districts 5, 8 and 11 starting at 6 p.m. April 13 at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary. Spanish translation will be available, along with dinner and child care to those who RSVP, according to the organizers. More information is available .
District 5 candidates are also expected to gather for a candidate forum at 6 p.m. April 10 at Handley Meadowbrook Community Center.
The is hosting a forum for City Council districts 5 and 11 and FWISD Board of Trustees districts 2 and 3. The forum will be held noon April 6 at the organization鈥檚 luncheon in the Fellowship Hall of, 3900 Meadowbrook Drive.
Do you know about a public candidate forum missing from this list? Email us at haley.samsel@fortworthreport.org and Rachel.behrndt@fortworthreport.org.
Editor鈥檚 note: This story was updated to correct the Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees districts that will be participating in the Fort Worth Report鈥檚 forum.
Haley Samsel is the environmental reporter for the Fort Worth Report. You can reach them at haley.samsel@fortworthreport.org.
Rachel Behrndt is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at or via .
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