Episode 28: Tarrant County Eviction Crisis, Voting Rights March and Renaming White Settlement Rd

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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Amber Sosa & Christopher Rose to discuss the Tarrant County eviction crisis we’re about to experience, as well as the voting rights march from Georgetown to Austin this past w eek and the prospect of renaming White Settlement Rd and the history behind White Settlement among a few other quick hits. 

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