Tarrant County voters decide local races, bonds and charter amendments
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Updated · Fort Worth Report · May 1
Tarrant County voters decide local races, bonds and charter amendments
5 articles · Updated · Fort Worth Report · May 1
Saturday’s ballot includes Fort Worth’s $845m bond, Arlington ISD’s $501.26m bond, Fort Worth’s nine charter amendments and a special District 10 council election.
Arlington voters will also choose a mayor, fill open council seats, elect school trustees and decide whether to renew a municipal sales tax for street maintenance.
The Fort Worth charter package includes another proposal to raise mayor and council pay, after similar measures failed twice in the past decade.
How might the passage of Fort Worth's $845 million bond and council pay raises reshape city priorities and leadership in the coming years?
With large external PAC funding and closely contested races, what safeguards exist to ensure transparency and accountability in Tarrant County's local elections?