Episode Details

Short Story #1: TCU increases tuition past $60K
- College Tuition Is Falling For The First Time In Decades
Short Story #2: The largest city in the US without mass public transit?
- High-speed rail: Should Dallas to Fort Worth be Texas’ first route?
Short Story #3: These Fort Worth ISD schools could be among the first considered for closures
BIG STORY: Fort Worth leads Texas in population gain as Dallas-Fort Worth’s total tops 8 million
- More than two-thirds of Texas’ 30.3 million residents live in the four largest metro areas 
- Fort Worth is the 4th most 'house rich' city in America
- Housing shortfall unknown in Dallas Audit
- Tarrant’s evicted children and the state’s hidden homeless crisis
- Texas reports high pollution from gas-powered lawn equipment. Where does Tarrant rank?
- Fort Worth’s water risks contamination from proposed private landfill, residents say
- “Help families be more successful:” $2.5M grant assists Tarrant County Homeless Coalition
- Fort Worth has a new environmental department. What do residents want from it?

Wins and Losses:
EJ:
👎  Abbott backs Trump
👍 Fort Worth wanted more contracts with minority-, women-owned businesses. How has it done?
Ann:
👎 Small Business Saturday Activity
👍 The power of small businesses and why we should support them

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