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After more than two decades in the saddle as chairman of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Ed Bass is stepping down.

Price touted her accomplishments, including guiding the city through some hard times in the past decade.

Jun. 6—New faces will be coming to Fort Worth City Council for the first time in four years as voters in two council districts selected new representation and incumbents Jungas Jordan and Kelly Allen Gray lost their seats, according to unofficial results. District 6 Jared Williams, a science educator, defeated incumbent Jungus Jordan, the longest serving council member, with 50.97% of the vote ...

Jun. 6—New faces will becoming to Fort Worth City Council for the first time in four years as voters in two council districts selection new representation. In two other districts, on the southwest side and east side, hefty challengers forced incumbents into the runoff. Here's who is winning in the four runoff elections with 46 of 62 vote centers reporting in Tarrant County: District 6 ...

With five strong mayoral candidates that included two city councilmembers, a runoff election for Fort Worth’s top office was always likely if not inevitable. Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Deborah Peoples took in 22,352 votes, which amounted to roughly one-third of the ballots counted, while Mattie Parker,

Democrat Beto ORourke throws support behind Deborah Peoples for Fort Worth mayor Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2 hrs ago Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram May 6—Beto ORourke wants Fort Worth voters to turnout in support of Deborah Peoples for mayor. The former Texas congressman endorsed Peoples on Thursday, saying he was proud to partner with her to turnout voters in Fort Worth. Peoples is running against Mattie Parker, a nonprofit CEO and former aid to Mayor Betsy Price. The...

Peoples, Parker in runoff for FW mayor May 4, 2021 | Deborah Peoples, left, and Mattie Parker Deborah Peoples and Mattie Parker will face each other in a runoff to determine the next mayor of Fort Worth after Saturday’s municipal elections there. They were the leaders in a field of 10 candidates running to replace incumbent Mayor Betsy Price, who chose not to run for a sixth term. Peoples, a former vice president with AT&T, was in the lead with 33.6 percent of the vote as of Saturday night. ...

Election results show whos winning Fort Worth City Council races Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram May 2—FORT WORTH — Though several Fort Worth council members appear on their way to another term, fresh faces will come to the council for the first time in four years. The 2021 race drew the most candidates in recent memory with nearly 50 vying for the citys eight districts. Council member Dennis Shingletons retirement opened sprawling D...

Peoples, Parker in runoff for FW mayor; other FW city election results May 2, 2021 | Deborah Peoples, left, and Mattie Parker face each other in a runoff for mayor of Fort Worth. Deborah Peoples and Mattie Parker will face each other in a runoff to determine the next mayor of Fort Worth after Saturday’s municipal elections there. They were the leaders in a field of 10 candidates running to replace incumbent Mayor Betsy Price, who chose not to run for a sixth term. Peoples, a former vice pres...

Those Who Served: North Sewickley Twp. native served military, medicine, politics By Louise Carroll Special to The Ledger NORTH SEWICKLEY TWP. – Township native Dennis Shingleton has spent his adult life serving his country and his community. The 1965 Riverside High School graduate has served in the Navy, the Army and as a city councilman and mayor pro-tem of Fort Worth, Texas, the 13th largest state in the United States. Shingletons journey began when he was attending Duquesne University and...