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Early voting began today to choose new officeholders for city councils, school boards and other positions in the May 6 municipal elections.

To coincide with his interview with the former Slayer drummer in The Wire 471, Phil Freeman compiles a primer of works from Dave Lombardos vast discography

Campaign finance reports filed by April 6 reveal which candidates secured the backing of wealthy donors. Many donors remain supportive of Fort Worth’s incumbent council members, two years after they first secured their place in public office.

Parents from the affluent Fort Worth school formed Texans Against School Violence and will meet with lawmakers starting April 3 in Austin.

Commissioners vote to provide $8 million of federal COVID-19 relief dollars instead of the original $11 million. The city of Fort Worth will step in and offer $2 million.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker discusses police oversight, Aaron Dean trial and the city's racial divide in an interview with WFAA.

It has been 10 years since a former Los Angeles police officer killed four people and escaped law enforcement for days, resulting in a massive manhunt that spanned Southern California.

Texas A&M, which currently owns the land downtown, will enter into a ground lease with the city. The city will then develop property on the land alongside a third-party developer, divide it into condominium units, and sublease a portion of those units back to the university until its debts to the city are repaid.

Fort Worth City Council chose to keep its ban on short-term rentals in residential areas, which has been a hot button issue for months. The council will also vote on a registration ordinance in January that requires legal short-term rentals in mixed-use and commercial areas to register with the city and pay hotel occupancy tax.

The charges listed here are what the arresting agency has recommended to the Natrona County District Attorney's Office.