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At Fort Worth stop, Gov. Abbott lauds Republican county commissioners on tax reform. Democratic member Alisa Simmons questions viability.

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court heard proposals for next fiscal year's tax rate and budget, but some commissioners had concerns over budget distributions and other details in the plan.

Fort Worth activist EJ Carrion had an arrest warrant over a disrupting a public meeting charge, his friend Alexander Montalvo said Wednesday.

Tarrant County paid Recana Recruiting and Staffing Solutions about $2.3 million seven months of its early terminated two-year contract.

A proposed list of sites would have cut 45% of the Election Day voting locations used for the 2022 midterms.

Former state lawmaker Lon Burnam was carried out of the courtroom by sheriff deputies after O’Hare called speakers disruptive.

The county commissioners were briefed on the county's undesignated funds and financial reserves for the 2026 fiscal year during Tuesday's June 9 meeting.

The judge shared updates with local leaders at the State of the County address in Arlington.

The discussion came after County Judge Tim O'Hare said an agenda item during last month's meeting "mischaracterized" certain data and facts about rejected voter ballot numbers.

The agenda item was added by County Judge Tim O'Hare for the monthly Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting.

This includes ending the Cesar Chavez holiday in Tarrant County and removing street toppers with his name in Fort Worth.

The results point to an O’Hare-Simmons election in November for the county judge seat that could be one of the most crucial races in Tarrant County.