Episode 26: Local Stories Rundown

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 Amber Sosa, Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss various local news stories regarding Butler Place, TCWD corruption, new library, Chris Nettles, weed news and more. 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 stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and at [email protected] .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Fort Worth will now ticket for low-level marijuana, instead of arresthttps://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-29-21-tarrant-county-misdemeanor-marijuana/ Councilmember (Nettles) Fulfills Pledge to Seek Trial for Deanhttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/06/30/councilmember-fulfills-pledge-to-seek-trial-for-dean/ Library to move inside Latino mall to ‘create a bridge to a new group of patrons’https://fortworthreport.org/2021/06/30/library-to-move-inside-latino-mall-to-create-a-bridge-to-a-new-group-of-patrons/Fort Worth moves forward with big plans for former public housing projecthttps://fortworthreport.org/2021/07/01/fort-worth-moves-forward-with-big-plans-for-former-public-housing-project/Tarrant water district board members question law firm’s advicehttps://fortworthreport.org/2021/07/02/tarrant-water-district-board-members-question-law-firms-advice/Listener recommendation: The Disappearance of Quitobaquito Springs: Tracking Hydrologic Change with Google Earth Enginehttps://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2020/10/01/the-disappearance-of-quitobaquito-springs-tracking-hydrologic-change-with-google-earth-engine/ In a period of conflicts and crises, Gov. Greg Abbott goes all in on the borderhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/11/texas-border-greg-abbott/ .Water-guzzling demands of Trump's border wall threaten fish specieshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/29/trump-border-wall-water-fish-species-threatened