Episode #19 2021 Conversation on Local Elections and TX Leg. 

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Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. It is election season and we have an upcoming Mayoral and City Council Election on May 1st with early voting starting soon. Last week's episode covered the City Council races and this week's episode is about the ten people who are running to be your Mayor.  

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Amber O’Dell here to talk about the local election and the Texas Legislature. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes. We have created a spreadsheet of all currently available information that will also be shared and we encourage that you share this information with other people who would like to know about their candidates.  

This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues at our website www.justicereformleague.org

Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional information on any of the candidates on Twitter at @FWReview and at [email protected] .

Music by Anthony Sosa 

Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ 

Fort Worth Business Press Voter Guide: https://fortworthbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-Voters-Guide.pdf 

Mayoral Candidate Info Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zLQxaYvT2XogHq9WAG5UwZ05GgdpzOiNP7mE60toez8/edit?usp=sharing 

2021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing 

Alcohol to go from restaurants gets closer to becoming permanent as Texas House gives approval 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/texas-alcohol-to-go-legislature/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3 

Texas' natural gas and power generators would have to prepare for extreme temperatures under bill Senate committee approved 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-power-generators-weatherization-legislature/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3 

 Texas' George Floyd Act 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-george-floyd-act-police-protections/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3 

Texas Republicans begin pursuing new voting restrictions as they work to protect their hold on power https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/22/texas-republicans-voting-restrictions/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3