BIG STORY: Mayor Mattie Parker’s Wild Week.

• Fort Worth mayor asked church to pack City Council meeting, state lawmaker says
• Fort Worth residents rally behind activist accused in casket incident with mayor
• Police report casts doubt on Fort Worth Mayor’s claims about casket incident
• Mayor Mattie Parker should listen to her own words as she faces her critics

SHORT STORY 1: Arlington council delays decision on amending LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance

SHORT STORY 2: White Settlement Road name change up for Fort Worth council vote

SHORT STORY 3: Fort Worth’s Growth

• How rapid growth, high-housing costs influence Fort Worth's future
• For businesses along Berry Street, less parking is a small price to pay as TCU grows
• $63M for Evans, Rosedale urban village to boost city revenue
• Fort Worth Report’s 1 Million & Counting (2025 Growth Summit)

WINS:

No Kings Rally

The Birds at Amphibian Stage & Ride The Cyclone at Stage West

Fort Worth NAACP honors Broadway Baptist Church, Tarrant faith and justice coalition

State Representative Gina Hinojosa launches bid for Texas Governor

LOSSES:

Investigation finds no criminal wrongdoing in hunger, thirst death in Tarrant County Jail

Tarrant County awards this nonprofit $2.3M contract to replace human services

ACTIONS:

City of Fort Worth finally announces Public Bond meetings

Constitutional Amendments Voter Guides (Star Telegram & Texas Tribune)

Early Voting starts Monday, October 20th.

NOTE: This episode was recorded Friday, October 17th, prior to the 817 Podcast MC'ing the No Kings Rally.

BIG STORY:

This week we have a discussion on how to define the word "progressive", the worldview, the policies, what it takes to win an election as a bold unapologetic progressive, and how we can all play a part in improving the world around us.

SHORT STORY 1: BREAKING NEWS: Renye Telles names as Executive Director of Tarrant County Democratic Party

SHORT STORY 2: Traffic & Transit

• Fort Worth considers traffic calming changes to better align program to riskiest areas
• ‘Behemoth of a project’ planned to ease Bonds Ranch Road congestion in far north Fort Worth
• Silver Lining: New rail line revs up North Texas transit, tourism ahead of World Cup

SHORT STORY 3: FWISD Spending & Curriculum

• What did FWISD spend money on in September? Reading lessons, construction and more
• Grapevine-Colleyville board president confirms school closures
• With too many kids missing school, district says it has plan

WINS:

ArtsGoggle

Tay Day

Leon Bridges’ musical legacy enshrined on the south side in Panther City

New documentary shows how 8 civil rights icons shaped the history of Fort Worth — and U.S.

LOSSES:

Tarrant County electoral map will stay in effect after judge denies request to block it

Could Arlington or Fort Worth lure the Dallas Stars west?

ACTIONS:

October 14 - Public Comment

October 18 - No Kings Rally

October 19 - 817 Gather

This week we're bringing you a special episode with organizers for Fort Worth's No Kings Rally on Saturday, October 18th at 11am in Burk Burnett Park downtown.

It'll be filled with speakers, organizations, and our fellow Fort Worthians dedicated to the fight against authoritarianism.

No Kings Fort Worth is hosted by Tarrant County AFL CIO, Fort Worth Area Indivisible, Indivisible TX 12 and Indivisible TX 24.

You can find more info at bit.ly/NK2FTW