Tarrant County’s True Colors: The Lost Script of Transportation, Housing, and Democracy

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

The election is tomorrow. Ann and EJ analyze early voting data while also discussing important topics such as transportation and housing.
SHORT STORY #1: Election Day in Tarrant County: What to know, what to watch for and when we’ll get results
- Early voting up, mail ballots down compared to 2020 in Tarrant County voting

SHORT STORY #2: The State of Fort Worth's Public Transit
- Lack of accountability plagues fatal Fort Worth 2021 pileup

SHORT STORY #3: How 11 Texas cities made housing unaffordable — and what's being done to fix it
- Rent expenses take up more than half of total income for 23% of Dallas households
- Fort Worth staff request $2.7B to fund roads, parks and more in 2026 bond program
- Mayor Mattie Parker's State of the City Address

BIG STORY: EARLY ELECTION RESULTS AND SENTIMENT FOR ELECTION DAY
- Texas Early Vote is DONE (Chris Tackett)
- Early Voting In Texas Hits 8.8 Million: The Battle For Election Day Begins
- Iowa Poll
- Kamala Harris 1B Surge

WINS AND LOSSES:
Ann:
👍 Fort Worth Report Community Journalism
👎 Colleagues condemn Tarrant County GOP leader for repeated use of slurs

EJ:
👍 817 Gather
👎 Trophy Club Patrioty City Propaganda