Episode Details

BIG STORY: Republican Funding and Running for Office

• Republican incumbent’s funds outpace Democratic opponent for Tarrant county judge
• Tarrant GOP’s election strategy focuses on $3.5M in donations, unified campaign
• 3 Tarrant Appraisal District seats on the November ballot as board considers reappraisal plan
• Related: New political action committee pours $70K into Tarrant Appraisal District race
• Focus Local PAC
• Donate to Alisa Simmons

SHORT STORY 1: Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court

• Tarrant commissioners honor Carroll ISD for role in Supreme Court ruling on trans athletes
• Tarrant County commissioners approve body camera policy for county law enforcement officers
• Tarrant residents ask for more meetings as commissioners court keeps monthly schedule
• Tarrant County residents protest, demand accountability over June's jail deaths

SHORT STORY 2: How Granbury is Fighting Data Centers

• Granbury residents seek to recall mayor, 4 council members over data center concerns
• Inside the Granbury data center revolt: recalls, lawsuits and Texas Rangers
• What rural Texans should know about the Granbury data center fight
• Here’s where Fort Worth’s data centers are — and where developers look to build others
• Fort Worth to consider starting lengthy data center moratorium process

SHORT STORY 3: FWISD Turnover

• About 40% of Fort Worth ISD campuses will have a new principal this school year
• Nearly 800 Fort Worth ISD teachers resign after state takeover
• Fort Worth ISD to pay Karen Molinar at least $412K in separation deal
• Reassigned FWISD educator says district offered her $130,000 job after principal backlash