Episode 24: Fort Worth's New Mayor and City Council and #TXLege

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. Today I am here with Thomas Moore to discuss the results of the runoff elections and the Texas 2021 legislative session. All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.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/ Mattie Parker declares victory in Fort Worth mayoral runoffhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/05/Mattie-Parker-Fort-Worth-mayor/ 2021,2019,2017 Election Results Google Dochttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1_cKPGxaNVyVwIBbV7p_TLzEgK006lqNILhVwVIUNWnI/edit Texas educators worry bill limiting the teaching of current events and historic racism would “whitewash history”https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/26/texas-teachers-critical-race-theory-legislature/ Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-heartbeat-bill-abortions-law/ The Satanic Temple Lawsuithttps://thesatanictemple.com/pages/texas-lawsuit Analysis: An end to a weird legislative session, and the beginning of an uncertain political cyclehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/31/texas-legislature-2022/ Texas House approves bill that would allow people to carry a handgun without a licensehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/15/texas-constitutional-carry/ Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadlinehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/30/texas-voting-restrictions-house/ Texas AG Says Trump Would've 'Lost' State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Outhttps://www.newsweek.com/texas-ag-says-trump-wouldve-lost-state-if-it-hadnt-blocked-mail-ballots-applications-being-1597909