BIG STORY: Mayor Mattie Parker’s Damage Control PR Tour

Mayor’s Chair Not for the Thin-Skinned by Fort Worth Magazine

Tarrant residents get fewer chances to speak at local government meetings. What does that mean? 

SHORT STORY 1: Texas Congressional Redistricting Chaos

Texas redistricting ruling upends candidates’ plans for 2026

Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, county parties to scramble — again

Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map

Filing deadline is December 8th, and candidates don’t even know what district they live in!

SHORT STORY 2: Transportation & Safety Stories

Free parking in downtown Fort Worth garages will be in your rearview mirror next year

Highway collision injures Buddhist monks from Fort Worth on 2,300-mile Walk for Peace

Bedford plans to remove student artwork from crosswalks to comply with Abbott's roadway directive

SHORT STORY 3: FWISD appeals State Takeover

Trustees fighting FWISD takeover, cite need for deeper review

WINS: 

Ten Commandments displays in FWISD, Tarrant-area districts must be removed, judge orders

Brandi Waller-Pace’s concert at Keith House

Natalia Margarita’s art show at The Pool

LOSSES: 

Attorney at center of Keller ISD split tapped to lead Tarrant County GOP as chair

High demand forces Tarrant County rental assistance program to close applications after 4 hours

North Texas Maternal Health Accelerator launches at TCU with $25M

North Texas leaders talk oil, gas, growing nuclear industry at conference

Google investing $40B into Texas for AI, new data centers

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