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. Today I am here with Thomas Moore to discuss the results of the runoff elections and the Texas 2021 legislative session. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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 

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https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/05/Mattie-Parker-Fort-Worth-mayor/ 

2021,2019,2017 Election Results Google Doc

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_cKPGxaNVyVwIBbV7p_TLzEgK006lqNILhVwVIUNWnI/edit 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/26/texas-teachers-critical-race-theory-legislature/ 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-heartbeat-bill-abortions-law/ 

https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/texas-lawsuit 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/31/texas-legislature-2022/ 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/15/texas-constitutional-carry/ 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/30/texas-voting-restrictions-house/ 

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ag-says-trump-wouldve-lost-state-if-it-hadnt-blocked-mail-ballots-applications-being-1597909 

Episode #23: Mattie vs Deborah

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. Early voting for the runoff elections begin on May 24th and run through the 30th and June 1st. Election Day is Saturday June 5th. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me I have Amber Sosa to discuss the Star Telegram Mayoral Candidate Runoff Forum. We are going to critique both candidates and their answers as well as the questions asked by the Star-Telegram. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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 Mayoral Candidate Runoff Forum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK53UgSRMCw&t=673s  

Early Voting dates and times:

May 24th - May 27th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

May 28th - May 29th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

May 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

No Early Voting on Monday, May 31st due to Memorial Day

June 1st from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheet

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

Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-heartbeat-bill-abortions-law/ 

Vote Fort Worth 

https://www.votefortworth.org/  

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. We just finished our local elections last week and today we will be breaking down the results. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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/ 

Early Voting dates and times:

May 24th - May 27th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

May 28th - May 29th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

May 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

No Early Voting on Monday, May 31st due to Memorial Day

June 1st from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

2021, 2019 and 2017 Election Results Doc

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_cKPGxaNVyVwIBbV7p_TLzEgK006lqNILhVwVIUNWnI/edit?usp=sharing 

Ballotpedia Fort Worth City Elections

https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Fort_Worth,_Texas_(2019) 

WFAA Elections

https://www.wfaa.com/elections 

Mattie Parker, Deborah Peoples head to June 5 runoff in race for Fort Worth mayor

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article251029029.html 

Parker, Peoples Make Runoff to Decide Fort Worth's First New Mayor in a Decade 

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/may-1-election-results-fort-worth-picking-first-new-mayor-in-a-decade/2620646/ 

Fort Worth’s low voter turnout in city elections ‘a systemic problem’

https://fortworthreport.org/2021/04/16/fort-worths-low-voter-turnout-in-city-elections-a-systemic-problem/  

Deborah Peoples

https://www.deborahpeoplesformayor.com/ 

Leonard Firestone Dist 7 

https://leofirestone.com/ 

Vote Fort Worth

https://www.facebook.com/votefw 

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 going on right now. We will run down our thoughts on the election and some news stories about some of the candidates as well as our endorsements. 

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to talk about the local elections. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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/ 

Early Voting Mon 4/26 7-7

Tues 4/27 7-7

Election Day Sat May 1st

Candidate Questions and Responses

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9KP0UZcC_V5L-6ZkGlzvLHkZAGkdBakSuxOj3G2AAk/edit?usp=sharing 

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

2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheet

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

Vote Fort Worth Resources

https://www.votefortworth.org/ 

Fort Worth city council candidate drops out after angry exchange following forum

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/fort-worth-city-council-candidate-drops-out-following 

City Contracts Worth Tens of Millions Tied to Brian Byrd Campaign Contributions

https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/20/city-contracts-worth-tens-of-millions-tied-to-brian-byrd-campaign-contributions-2/ 

https://www.facebook.com/nearsouthside/videos/1821475568002375/ 

Column: Matthew McConaughey for governor? Maybe not so crazy

https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-matthew-mconaughey-governor-texas-chapman-20210421-hticmosz4nayfhqkkrcvgxnv5y-story.html 

UT-Tyler Poll

https://www.uttyler.edu/politicalscience/files/dmn-uttylerapril2021rv.pdf 

Radical Police Union Posturing 

https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/03/17/radical-police-union-posturing/ 

Episode #20 Candidate Responses and the TX-6 2021 Special Election 

1:50 - Thomas covers Austin and the George Floyd Act

9:45 - Candidate Question Responses: Mims, Caldwell, and Sarduy

40:50 - Special Election Democratic Candidates

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. But in addition to that we have a special congressional election for Texas 6th Congressional District to replace the late Ron Wright who passed away from COVID earlier this year. 

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to talk about the local and special elections. 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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/ 

Candidate Questions and Responses

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9KP0UZcC_V5L-6ZkGlzvLHkZAGkdBakSuxOj3G2AAk/edit?usp=sharing 

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

2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheet

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

Mayor Candidate Uses Images of French Riots to Promote “Strong Public Safety” in Fort Worth 

https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/02/mayor-candidate-uses-images-of-french-riots-to-promote-strong-public-safety-in-fort-worth/ 

2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election 

Democrats view Texas congressional special election with a mix of optimism and caution after disappointing 2020

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/23/texas-congressional-district-6-special-election-ron-wright/ 

GOP congressional candidate in Texas special election loses prominent supporters after racist comment about Chinese immigrants 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/03/sery-kim-texas/ 

Special Election Candidates Show Notes Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12rqIZoqAd6SE3hbdsAW4uEs0U_ybitnIyhFcm7zvfjA/edit?usp=sharing 

Any candidate who receives 50% plus 1 votes will be sworn in to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2021.  

If no candidate reaches 50% plus 1 votes, the top two will compete in a Run-off Election in June.

• Jana Lynne Sanchez https://www.janasanchez.com/ 
• Patrick Moses https://www.patrickmosesforcongress.com/ 
• Lydia Bean https://www.lydiabeanfortexas.com/ 
• Shawn Lassiter https://www.shawnlassiterforcongress.com/ 
• Matt Hinterlong https://matthinterlong.com/ 
• Brian K. Stephenson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAb5jG4Yd4A&list=PLdwI8__oSAgN_TJTz9Kddf4AbYGJxvwgB&index=1 
• Manuel Richard Salazar III https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=824&raceK=12872&primarypartyk=-&canK=58071&&path=/all-in-state/tx 
• Daryl J. Eddings Sr. https://www.eddingsforcongress.com/about.html 
• Chris Suprun http://chrisworksfortexas.com/ 
• Tammy Allison https://www.tammyfortexas.com/ 

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

We are now releasing on a bi-weekly schedule.

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 

Episode #18 2021 Fort Worth Mayoral Candidates

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 Thomas Moore to talk about the 2021 Fort Worth Mayoral Candidates and about what info is available for them.

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 

NBC 5 Investigates Obtains Report Panther Island Bosses Didn't Want You to See, It Recommends Big Changes

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/nbc-5-investigates-obtains-report-panther-island-bosses-didnt-want-you-to-see-it-recommends-big-changes/231043/

Poverty Is Central To Fort Worth Zip Code’s Lowest Life Expectancy In State: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2020-09-27/poverty-is-central-to-fort-worth-zip-codes-lowest-life-expectancy-in-state 

2021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheet

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

#17 2021 FW City Council Candidates

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

If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. 

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O’Dell, Christopher Rose, Thomas Moore and Michael Campbell week to talk about the 2021 Fort Worth City Council Candidates and what info is available for them.

All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. 

As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. 

Music by Anthony Sosa 

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District 2- 7:20

District 3- 18:00

District 4- 25:00

District 5- 35:55

District 6- 46:30

District 7- 51:40

District 8- 1:02:45

District 9- 1:09:45

2021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheet

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

Districts Map

http://www.pjhstudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fwcitycounciltwitteroverlay.png

Truth about Human trafficking 

https://www.traffick911.com/truth-about-trafficking 

Ballotpedia

https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Fort_Worth,_Texas_(2021)

#16 Winter Storm 2021

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

If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. 

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O’Dell, Christopher Rose and Defense Attorney and fellow Justice Reform League Co-Founder Michael Campbell is back with us this week to talk about the disaster we just experienced and why it happened the way that it did as well as what the responses of our elected officials were, who in the community was helping out and what we can do moving forward. 

All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. 

As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org  We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org  and click on the Donate button. 

Music by Anthony Sosa 

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House Public Comment Link: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450 

Anthony Notes:

Tweet 1: Comment on the problem with de-reg

https://twitter.com/Forrest4Trees/status/1361751034465574914/photo/1 

Tweet 3: Bud Kennedy ERCOT 2002

https://twitter.com/BudKennedy/status/1361918330806833152 

Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?

https://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/08/texplainer-why-does-texas-have-its-own-power-grid/ 

ERCOT Didn't Conduct On-Site Inspections of Power Plants to Verify Winter Preparedness https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/ercot-didnt-conduct-on-site-inspections-of-power-plants-to-verify-winter-preparedness/2555578/ 

Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state's power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts say

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/17/texas-power-grid-failures/ 

Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn’t ready for the extreme cold.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/ 

Texas grid fails to weatherize, repeats mistake feds cited 10 years ago

James Osborne

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Texas-grid-again-faces-scrutiny-over-cold-15955392.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral  

Jerry Jones’ natural gas company ‘hits jackpot’ as Texas freeze drives up prices

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2021/02/17/jerry-jones-natural-gas-company-hits-jackpot-as-texas-freeze-drives-up-prices/ 

Christopher Rose Notes:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/someone-leaks-heidi-cruzs-damning-group-chat-texts-about-cancun-trip-schadenfreude-ensues

https://twitter.com/davidshuster/status/1362272883775582209

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-emergency-communication-power-outages/ 

Amber Notes:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/20/texas-power-water-outages/#33331178-5af7-4046-9034-067611f332ab

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/several-parts-of-the-fort-worth-museum-science-history-flood-due-to-the-cold-weather/2555297/

https://www.kxan.com/news/lack-of-water-forces-texas-firefighters-to-watch-house-burn/

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-emergency-communication-power-outages/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/more-of-fort-worth-goes-under-a-boil-water-advisory/ar-BB1dPudN

Beto: 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/beto-o-rourke-texas-winter-storm-b1803484.html 

https://nowthisnews.com/news/aoc-beto-orourke-fundraise-provide-relief-for-texas-while-ted-cruz-jets-off-to-mexico 

https://www.businessinsider.com/o-rourke-aoc-focus-on-texas-welfare-efforts-2021-2

AOC

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-winter-storms-2021/2021/02/20/969809679/ocasio-cortez-fundraising-drive-for-texas-relief-raises-4-million 

Castro Bros

https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1362210004800053248 

https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1363235901502066689 

Mayor of Colorado City, TX

https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/lltchp/colorado_city_texas_mayor_tim_boyd_if_you_are/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/17/texas-mayor-power-outages-colorado/ 

#15 Community Resources for Those in Need. 

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

If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. 

My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O’Dell, Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to discuss the state of the Fort Worth and Tarrant County economy and how COVID has economically impacted our communities. We are primarily here, however, to provide resources to those that may be struggling financially or otherwise and to point people in the right direction to access those services.. 

All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. 

As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. 

Music by Anthony Sosa 

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Amber Notes:

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article249139950.html

Tarrant Co Vaccination Request

https://tcph.quickbase.com/db/bq3q4uet8?

linklocation=Button%20List&linkname=Register%20for%20the%20COVID%20Vaccine

Vaccine info

https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/public-health/disease-control---prevention/COVID-19/COVID-19-Vaccine.html

Mental Health Connection

http://www.mentalhealthconnection.org/need-help

Anthony Notes: 

Rutger Bregman TED Talk "Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character, It's a Lack of Cash"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKcaIE6O1k

Pier 1 Closed in May and the old building will be the new City Hall by 2022. 

(https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fort-worth-closes-sale-new-city-hall-former-pier-1-building/ar-BB1dkiP5 )

Pier 1 Employed over 800 people in FW in 2019 (https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2020/03/24/pier-1-imports-lays-off-65-of-staff-at-fort-worth-headquarters/) 

Unemployment rate in tarrant County: 2008-Dec 2020 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TXTARR9URN 

2017 video by John Green-What is the Real Unemployment Rate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn6JWzoKv14 

Welfare Offices Fort Worth

https://www.welfareoffices.org/ci/tx-fort_worth 

Need Help Paying Bills . com (lists of local charities: Food Assistance, Rent Assistance, Utility Assistance, Medical Bills, Debt help, Mortgage Help- NGO and City services)

https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/tarrant_county_assistance_prog.html 

Fort Worth Housing Assistance for COVID

https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/neighborhoods/cap/emergency-cares-act 

Community Action Partners (CAP) of Tarrant County (heating, vent &A/C-Utility Assistance, Veterans Services, Water Payment Assistance, Weatherization Assistance)

https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/neighborhoods/cap 

Tarrant Co Housing Assistance

https://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/housing-assistance-office.html 

Tarrant Co Burial Assistance

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-services/burial-assistance.html 

CARES Act Rental Assistance for Tarrant Co (In English, Spanish and Vietnimese) 

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/county/social-services/rental-assistance-application.html 

Tarrant Co Small Business Assistance Grants

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/county/small-business.html 

Christopher Rose Notes:

Project to Protect Vulnerable Population

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/fort-worth-completes-project-to-protect-vulnerable-population/2526602/

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/02/10/as-bitter-cold-settles-in-covid-19-complicating-efforts-help-homeless/

Mobile COVID Testing

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/justice-of-the-peace-courts/justice-1/covid-19---jc1/mobile-testing.html

Rental Assistance

https://access.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/covid-cares/rentalAssistanceresources_01072021.pdf 

Statewide Relief

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-tdhca-announce-statewide-covid-19-rental-relief-program/2546813/

Cuts to COVID Housing Plan 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/worried-about-small-businesses-fort-worth-cuts-covid-housing-plan-to-10-million/ar-BB17Qxe1

Thomas Notes:

Tarrant Area Food Bank

https://tafb.org/

Food Bank .org

https://www.food-bank.org/

Northside Inter-Community Agency

https://www.nicaagency.org/

Funkytown Fridge

https://www.funkytownfridge.org/

https://www.funkytownfridge.org/locations

OD-Aid

https://www.odaidfw.org/