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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,
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. Parker, a former chief of staff for Price, was second with 30.82 percent. Council member Brian Byrd ...
A New Dead Cross Album Is Coming, Dave Lombardo Confirms "Music was wrapped up back in late December 2019...It's waiting" In an appearance on The MetalSucks Podcast, the ex-Slayer beatkeeper was asked for an update on Dead Cross activity. Lombardo shared that the group — which also features Mike Patton, Justin Pearson (the Locust, Retox, Head Wound City) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer) — had finished recording a new album towards the end of 2019. "The music is done. Music was wrapped up back in late December 2019, and obviously the pandemic broke and slowed everything...
Election results show who's 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 city's eight districts. Council member Dennis Shingleton's retirement opened sprawling District 7, which includes historic neighborhoods inside Loop 820 as well as Fort Worth's rapidly ...
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 president with AT&T, was in the lead with 33.6 percent of the vote as of Saturday night. Parker, a forme...