Episode Details

SHORT STORY 1: County Republicans vote against Latino Media

• Latino-led media groups reject Tarrant County’s Hispanic heritage resolution
• Related: Tarrant County commissioner: Most critics speaking at meetings are paid (Barry Shlachter’s response)

SHORT STORY 2: Mattie Parker Endorses Tim O’Hare

• Mattie Parker endorses Tim O’Hare (Barry Shlachter’s response)
• Star Telegram doing NO endorsements (Barry Shlachter’s response)
• Fort Worth council member slams police union GOP endorsements

SHORT STORY 3: Early Voting Numbers

• Day 1: Tarrant Showed Up
• Day 2: Still Coming
• Day 3: The Other Side Woke Up

WINS: 

• Fort Worth only top 10 US city without arts, culture department. Should that change?
• Fort Worth Public Library celebrates 125th birthday at city hall
• Mayor Parker announces private-public open space conservancy to further protect natural land
• Tarrant neighbors fought for years to stop a concrete plant. They just won
• Flora Brewer Bridge Program housing for houseless seniors
• ArtsGoggle!

LOSSES: 

• Fort Worth judge denies request to reinstate 92 polling sites for Tarrant County midterms
• In 7th in-custody death this year, Tarrant County inmate, 41, dies at hospital
• Mercy Culture

ACTIONS:

• EARLY VOTING IS HAPPENING!
• October 29 - TEXrail groundbreaking
• November 3 - Election Day!

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