Episode Details

Big Story:  The Cooper Fire

Cooper Fire relief fund reached $100,000 and distributes to fire victims

Renters at The Cooper reeling after Fort Worth fire. Many had no insurance

Fort Worth firefighters, city learning lessons from six-alarm Cooper fire

Displaced Cooper tenants forge community, demand accountability after Fort Worth fire

Short Story 1: Fort Worth Police Chief finalists announced

Short Story 2: Republican precinct chairs refuse to hold Bo French accountable

Short Story 3: Innovation in Fort Worth

• Drone deliveries to take off in East Fort Worth
• MP Materials and Apple
• AI supercomputer plant could land in Fort Worth 

Wins: 

Transit Zine was released!

Heartland Flyer gets $3.5M to keep Fort Worth-Oklahoma City route alive for a year

Fort Worth girls raise over $64K for Camp Mystic

Losses: 

Greg Abbott called for a special session that starts July 21. 

Actions:

August 5th - Fort Worth City Council meeting to vote on DEI

August 14th - Fort Worth Police Chief finalists forum at 5:30pm at City Hall

Next week Wesley & Ann will be gone, so there will be no episode. But we'll be back August 4th.

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