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Republicans win Tarrant County, moving local government further to the right

Former state Rep. Matt Krause’s win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

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Following a year of partisan fights, Election Day runs smoothly across Texas

A mostly quiet Election Day in Texas came after a series of pitched partisan battles over how elections should be conducted.

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Colleagues condemn Tarrant County GOP leader for repeated use of slurs

It’s the latest backlash over Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French’s online behavior.

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Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting

A Bexar County election worker was assaulted Thursday, officials said. In Tarrant County, officials encouraged voters to review their ballots before voting.

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Texas County Debunks Viral Trump Supporter Claim of Vote Switching, Says He Picked Kamala by Mistake and Blamed Machine

Voting officials in a Texas county are being forced to clear up misconceptions about the voting machines being used for the 2024 election after one voter in the county reported alleged foul play.

Latin Times

Tarrant County GOP sought an election advantage with failed effort to shutter college voting locations

In a resolution signed Friday, the party blasted two Republicans who voted against the measure and accused them of undermining its electoral chances.

The Texas Tribune

GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.

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Court agrees to review Crystal Mason’s case after appeal from Tarrant County DA

A Texas appeals court overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason earlier this year.

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Two Texas jail guards are indicted by a county grand jury in the asphyxiation death of an inmate

A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has indicted two county jail guards on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate at the jail in Fort Worth

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Craig Goldman wins GOP runoff in outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s district

The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.

The Texas Tribune

3 People Died of Thirst in a Texas County Jail in Under 2 Years

All three inmates were mentally ill and became dehydrated despite ready access to water.

Reason

Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated

A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.

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An heiress bride and the groom facing prison: Madelaine Brockway’s ‘wedding of the century’

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

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Who is Madelaine Brockway? All about the viral ‘wedding of the century’ and the groom facing prison

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

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‘They’re not welcome here’: Anti-LGBTQ church moves to Dallas County amid protests

DALLAS -- Stedfast Baptist Church, which was forced to leave two locations in Tarrant County last year and recently bought a building in Cedar Hill, was the subject of protests Wednesday.

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To stop barrage of fireworks, Texas homeowners find their answer in God

UNINCORPORATED TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Along a once-rural stretch of road, a small white sign nailed to an old tree greets churchgoers.

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GOP donor, voter fraud activist is a finalist to run elections in Tarrant County

Karen Wiseman previously sued former election administrator Heider Garcia and participated in a right-wing group’s search for 2020 voter fraud. She’s one of the three finalists, none of whom have experience running elections.

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Mayors in some of Texas’ biggest cities face little opposition in May reelection bids

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker face little opposition in their reelection bids. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson doesn’t have any challengers.

Texas Observer

Fight for Change Where You Live

Our efforts can’t be limited to complaining on social media. Better yet, get organized. It worked for this Fort Worth progressive activist.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s family waited three years for justice in her slaying, but they said the justice rendered fell short.

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Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — The former Fort Worth officer convicted of manslaughter for the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson was sentenced Tuesday to more than 11 years in prison, marking an end to the long-awaited trial in a case that sent shock waves across Tarrant County and nationwide.

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Fort Worth hired Aaron Dean after psychologist found he wasn’t suitable for police work

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Tarrant County jurors who convicted a white former Fort Worth police officer in the shooting death of a Black woman heard evidence Friday as they weigh his punishment for manslaughter.

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‘Work to be done’: Fort Worth and beyond react after Aaron Dean convicted of manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Shouts erupted outside a Tarrant County courtroom Thursday as activists and community leaders decried that a former Fort Worth officer found guilty of manslaughter wouldn’t face a more serious conviction for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.

Tribune News Service

Former cop Aaron Dean tells jurors at Fort Worth murder trial ‘the gun was pointed directly at me’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean told a Tarrant County jury Monday morning he saw a gun before he shot and killed a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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