Episode 19: Conversation on Local Elections and TX Legislature

Episode #19 2021 Conversation on Local Elections and TX Leg. We are now releasing on a bi-weekly schedule.Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. It is election season and we have an upcoming Mayoral and City Council Election on May 1st with early voting starting soon. Last week's episode covered the City Council races and this week's episode is about the ten people who are running to be your Mayor.  My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Amber O’Dell here to talk about the local election and the Texas Legislature. All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes. We have created a spreadsheet of all currently available information that will also be shared and we encourage that you share this information with other people who would like to know about their candidates.  This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues at our website www.justicereformleague.orgFeel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional information on any of the candidates on Twitter at @FWReview and at [email protected] .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Fort Worth Business Press Voter Guide: https://fortworthbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-Voters-Guide.pdf Mayoral Candidate Info Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zLQxaYvT2XogHq9WAG5UwZ05GgdpzOiNP7mE60toez8/edit?usp=sharing 2021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing Alcohol to go from restaurants gets closer to becoming permanent as Texas House gives approval https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/texas-alcohol-to-go-legislature/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3 Texas' natural gas and power generators would have to prepare for extreme temperatures under bill Senate committee approved https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-power-generators-weatherization-legislature/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3  Texas' George Floyd Act https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-george-floyd-act-police-protections/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3 Texas Republicans begin pursuing new voting restrictions as they work to protect their hold on power https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/22/texas-republicans-voting-restrictions/?mc_cid=34a2ae79f3