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All candidates for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 7 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 7 — Marq Clayton (D) and Eric Starnes (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…

Ballotpedia · Oct 3, 2022

Tarrant County sends more kids to youth prisons than any other in Texas. Many blame this judge.

Critics say state District Judge Alex Kim is sending too many children to the state’s failing youth prison system. The longtime GOP politician points to a rise in teen gang violence.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 21, 2022

Conservative ‘takeover’ of North Texas schools start of new playbook to expand GOP power?

DALLAS — It was the first school board meeting of the new year in Grapevine-Colleyville and trustees were set to approve a sweeping set of policies that targeted transgender students’ pronouns, library books and the way teachers could talk about race, gender and sexuality.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Family stunned at funeral when casket contained wrong body sent from Fort Worth, lawsuit says

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jose Gonzalez’s death in March 2020 was sudden. But for his family, the most shocking part of their loved one’s death came on the day of his funeral in California, when they approached the open casket and, inside, saw the wrong body.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

This Man Says He Spent 17 Days in Jail After American Airlines Wrongly Fingered Him As a Shoplifting Suspect

Michael Lowe is suing the company in Texas, saying its negligence led to a life-changing ordeal.

Reason · Jun 7, 2022

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

Ballotpedia · May 18, 2022

Crystal Mason voting case gets review

Crystal Mason said she didn't know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a provisional ballot in 2016

Salon · May 12, 2022

Judge delays trial of ex-officer charged in death of Atatiana Jefferson in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — A judge ruled Wednesday that the murder trial for the former Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in 2019 will not be moved out of Tarrant County, but it will be delayed for another month.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

'No one notified me': When people die in Tarrant County jail, answers don't come easily

FORT WORTH, Texas — Shanelle Jenkins learned her husband died by reading the newspaper.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Texas woman in coma, covered in bruises after taken to jail instead of hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth woman with a form of epilepsy that rendered her unable to communicate effectively was taken to Tarrant County Jail instead of a hospital after a relative called 911 and now is in a coma, her body covered with large bruises that authorities can't…

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022