This show is brought to you by the Justice Reform League , a Fort Worth based non-profit focusing on educating and empowering Texans to become politically active and advocate for yourselves and your communities. The Fort Worth Freedom Review exists to serve that goal and the residents of the State of Texas. We will spend much of our time focusing on issues and policy that relates to Fort Worth and Tarrant County. While it is true that many of the problems that exist in our communities can solely be addressed and solved at the municipal level, there are also a number of issues that can only be resolved at the State level. Therefore, we will also discuss issues and policy regarding the State of Texas. Navigating the layers of our bureaucracy is difficult, and it is meant to be. If you don’t know who your city council representative is, what district you are in, who your State Representative or State Senator is or how they are supposed to function in the system--then it is very easy for those who wish to use the power of the office for personal benefit to continue doing so. If democracy is to function properly, you need an educated populace. You need information. You need the truth. We are here to bring it all together so when you go into the voting booth on any election day you are prepared with the knowledge of how to vote best for your community. *Dr. Cornel West* says “v oting is a tool, not a mode of self-expression. " We are here to show you how to use that tool most effectively. Thank you for listening to the Fort Worth Freedom Review. if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @FWReview and on Facebook at Fort Worth Freedom Review. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us, please go to www.JusticeReformLeagu ( http://www.justicereformleague ) e.org and click on the Donate button.
Episode 60: 2023 State Propositions 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to go over the upcoming election and the 14 proposed constitutional amendments. We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Early Voting is from October 23 to November 3rd. Election Day is November 7thTarrant CountyMonday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27, polls will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 28, polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 29, polls will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.Monday, Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 7, Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.Election information & Polling Locations can be found here: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/elections.html Proposition 1 NOProposition 2 NOProposition 3 NOProposition 4 Sosa YES, Thomas NOProposition 5 YESProposition 6 YESProposition 7 NOProposition 8 YESProposition 9 YESProposition 10 NOProposition 11 YESProposition 12 NOProposition 13 NOProposition 14 YESLinks:Neo-Nazis at Fort Worth restaurant incite outrage. But what would or should you do?https://fortworthreport.org/2023/10/12/neo-nazis-at-fort-worth-restaurant-incite-outrage-but-what-would-or-should-you-do/ UNMASKING TEXAS NEO-NAZIShttps://www.texasobserver.org/unmasking-texas-neo-nazis/ Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments electionhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/15/texas-constitutional-amendment-voter-guide/
Episode 59: FWISD, TCC & TRWD Board CandidatesHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to go over the Candidate Forums that were streamed on April 16th by the Fort Worth Report. We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Early Voting is from April 24th to May 2ndElection Day is May 6thMusic by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSeOHZxnvl0qVp8uh0EokfGFhssg7zE4trcWiEjShM8/edit?usp=sharing Candidate Forums on Fort Worth Report Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS3R94boLHA TRWD Board Candidateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_L5CLQ4hUQ TCC Board Candidateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDNiCdsniq8 FWISD Board District 2 & 3 Candidateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcLfDvQej-0FWISD Board District 5 Candidateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7N_SajOozAJack Reynolds drops outhttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/04/13/tcc-trustee-candidate-drops-out-of-race-but-his-name-remains-on-ballot/
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to go over the Candidate Forums Livestream the was streamed on March 31 by the Fort Worth Report. We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.You have until April 6th to register to voteEarly Voting is from April 24th to May 2ndElection Day is May 6thMusic by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSeOHZxnvl0qVp8uh0EokfGFhssg7zE4trcWiEjShM8/edit?usp=sharing Candidate Forums on Fort Worth Report Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS3R94boLHA Cary Moon Served Jailtime https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2983481898310-former-fort-worth-city-council-member-served-45-days-in-jail-after-probation-violation?_f=app_share&s=a1&share_destination_id=MjA4Mjk4Njg5LTE2ODA4Mjk0NDkzMDE%3D&pd=0E600H5j&hl=en_US&send_time=1680829449&actBtn=fb&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2223.1.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D Only some City Council Candidates Signed Ethics Pledgehttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/03/18/not-all-city-council-candidates-promise-to-fight-fair-heres-why/Fort Worth Community Arts Center future in question amid costly repairshttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/future-of-fort-worth-art-space-in-question-amid-costly-repairs/3227060/
Episode 57: Candidate ResponsesHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss some of the responses from the questionnaire we sent out to the candidates as well as other local stories.We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.You have until April 6th to register to voteEarly Voting is from April 24th to May 2ndElection Day is May 6thYou can register to vote in Tarrant County here.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSeOHZxnvl0qVp8uh0EokfGFhssg7zE4trcWiEjShM8/edit?usp=sharing Sign up to be a Precinct Chairhttps://tarrantdemocrats.org/precinct-chair/ Italia de la cruz adhttps://www.reddit.com/r/FortWorth/comments/11un2ym/school_choice_has_nothing_to_do_with_ft_worth/ Craftsman Factory Closinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/FortWorth/comments/11xllz7/new_425000_sqft_craftsman_factory_in_fort_worth/ Pollution Issues on the East Sidehttps://www.keranews.org/government/2023-03-24/amid-outcry-over-southeast-fort-worth-pollution-city-council-delays-adoption-of-comprehensive-plan A former employee at right-wing Patriot Mobile claims the superior who impregnated her begged her to terminate her pregnancy.https://www.fwweekly.com/2023/03/15/shut-out/ GOP trying to ban ranked choice votinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/11ski5s/texas_gop_trying_to_ban_ranked_choice_voting_were/
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss some recent news and rundown our candidates for City Council and Mayor.We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.You have until April 6th to register to voteEarly Voting is from April 24th to May 2ndElection Day is May 6thYou can register to vote in Tarrant County here.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSeOHZxnvl0qVp8uh0EokfGFhssg7zE4trcWiEjShM8/edit?usp=sharing Police Oversight Monitor Shabazhttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/12/fort-worth-selects-raftelis-recruitment-firm-for-police-oversight-monitor-search/?utm_source=Fort%20Worth%20Report&utm_campaign=23e8b00a1a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_03_08_09_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5316068c1c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=23e8b00a1a District 11 Dramahttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/24/whos-running-for-fort-worths-district-11-felony-convictions-complicate-race/ Fort Worth Report Candidate Listhttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/17/here-are-the-30-candidates-running-for-fort-worth-city-council/ Fort Worth Report Water District Listhttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/17/whos-running-for-tarrant-regional-water-district-board-meet-the-candidates/ Fort Worth Report Area School Boards Listhttps://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/17/whos-running-for-fort-worth-area-school-boards-and-tcc/
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss Chief Knoakes proposal for a community advisory board handpicked by him- as well as some election updates. However, we start off talking about jazz school for some reason and if you would like to skip that part you can skip the first 6 or some minutes of the cast, time stamp provided below. We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Check out Episode 9 on the Sunset Commission and the Bowman and Del Carmen Expert Police Panel Report also check out:Candidate info spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSeOHZxnvl0qVp8uh0EokfGFhssg7zE4trcWiEjShM8/edit?usp=sharing Police chief's plans for community advisory board. https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/update-fort-worth-police-chief-provides-plan-for-community-advisory-board/287-b00b85c0-7092-484e-aa0c-7afc548d8a11 2020 Recommendations for FWPDhttps://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/recommendation-to-create-a-police-community-advisory-board-in-fort-worth-voted-down-by-city-council-after-heated-debate/ Family of Atatiana Jefferson GoFundMehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-atatiana
Episode 54: Fort Worth Elections Early FilingsHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss people who have already announced that they are running for Mayor or City Council. There is still some time to file if you are interested. February 17th is the last day to file. We've got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Talk Begins at 12:15Working Spreadsheet of Candidateshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HIIiDoppgjupKytMCItpNJFrpzX2F3eoR2w2wI7H1Po/edit?usp=sharing Interactive Map of Districts https://arcg.is/fn508Texas Lyceum Poll https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/27/texas-lyceum-poll-economy-democracy/
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss many things that have transpired over the past few weeks. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Westworth Village Explosionhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/westworth-village-texas-house-explosion-fort-worth-watters-place/287-82f13b1a-5927-4891-860e-1e806d5b5e53 Star Telegram on Strikehttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/28/fort-worth-star-telegram-journalists-go-on-strike-citing-unfair-labor-practices-by-parent-company/Texas Leg Bills Filed for Next Sessionhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/14/texas-bill-filing-legislation-session-2023/ACLU Suit against Keller and Frisco ISDhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/22/aclu-civil-rights-keller-frisco-transgender/Texas School Choice Vouchershttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/28/texas-school-choice-vouchers/ Antisemitism in TX Precursor to Fascism https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/28/texas-antisemitism-violence-fascism/National Rail Strike Story https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/02/biden-signs-bill-averting-rail-worker-strike-despite-lack-of-paid-sick-days.html Medical Examiner/Coroner Texashttps://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/coroner/texas.html
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to break down the results of this past week's election. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Texas Election Results - Texas Tribunehttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-election-results/TX Dem's Admit to faltering on messaging and voter turnouthttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/11/texas-democrats-midterm-loss-border-turnout/ State Board of Education Resultshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/08/texas-state-board-education-election-results/ GOP continue inroads into South Texashttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/10/south-texas-2022-republicans-democrats/ Is Beto done?https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/08/beto-orourke-texas/ GOP rebound in suburban countieshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/11/texas-voter-turnout-suburbs/ FW Weekly on Mercy Culture and local candidateshttps://www.fwweekly.com/2022/11/09/cult-lite/ O'Hare victory in Tarrant County judge race sets up more partisan Commissioners Courthttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/09/ohare-victory-in-tarrant-county-judge-race-sets-up-more-partisan-commissioners-court-what-does-that-mean-for-county-policy/ Sorrells keeps Tarrant DA's office in Republican handshttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/08/sorrells-keeps-tarrant-das-office-in-republican-hands/ Who else won in Tarrant County on Election Night? Mostly incumbentshttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/09/who-else-won-in-tarrant-county-on-election-night-mostly-incumbents/ Abortion, border security and marijuana energize voters on Election Day https://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/08/texas-votes-abortion-border-security-and-marijuana-energize-voters-on-election-day/ Facing criticism of endorsements, Mercy Culture expands role in Tarrant County politics beyond Sunday serviceshttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/06/facing-criticism-of-endorsements-mercy-culture-expands-role-in-tarrant-county-politics-beyond-sunday-services/ Low early voting turnout in Tarrant County echoes statewide trendhttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/05/low-early-voting-turnout-in-tarrant-county-echoes-statewide-trend/ Who voted and who didn't in 2022https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/yrugij/apathy_is_the_real_enemy_not_bad_politics_over/ Dan Harmon on Fascismhttps://www.reddit.com/r/WorkersStrikeBack/comments/ynv916/rick_and_morty_creator_unleashes_his_rage_against/ Richard Wolff on Worker Co-Opshttps://youtu.be/a1WUKahMm1s Become a Precinct Chairhttps://tarrantdemocrats.org/precinct-chair/ Alternative Voting Systemshttps://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/alternative-voting-systems.aspx
Bonus Episode: Ash-lee Woodard Henderson on Organizing the SouthHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today to share with you all the best talk that I heard at the Socialism 2022 Conference. The official version is shared below but this is the whole talk in its entirety. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ November 2022 Democratic Candidates Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fh3MQkN_b0uU7Oy42FJwdRl7AVhOJgYfUy14RFRu5fk/edit?usp=sharing Find your polling placehttps://vote.betoorourke.com/ The Official Broadcast of this talkhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/organizing-the-south-with-ash-lee-woodard-henderson/id1648960830?i=1000583473290 Ash-lee Woodard Henderson Twitterhttps://twitter.com/_ashdashlee_ Why the Highlander Attack Mattershttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/highlander-attack-arson-racism/ The Highlander Research and Education Centerhttps://highlandercenter.org/our-history-timeline/
Bonus Episode: Interview with Nathan Crites-Herren from the FW DSAHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Nathan Crites-Herren from the Fort Worth DSA to discuss anarchism, activism, art, humanity and inspiration in our capitalistic systems and how we can effectuate change. Early Voting Starts on Monday October 24th. Oct 24 - 28th 8am - 5pm Oct 29th 7am - 7pm Oct 30th 10am-6pm Oct 31st - Nov 4th 7am - 7pmElection Day November 8th 7am - 7pmAll of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ November 2022 Democratic Candidates Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fh3MQkN_b0uU7Oy42FJwdRl7AVhOJgYfUy14RFRu5fk/edit?usp=sharing Here's how to vote in person or by mail before the Nov. 8 election.https://fortworthreport.org/2022/10/20/heres-how-to-vote-in-person-or-by-mail-before-the-nov-8-election/ Find your polling placehttps://vote.betoorourke.com/ DSA Fort Worth Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/dsafortworth Che Guevara: Economics Cannot be Separated from Politics (1961)https://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1961/08/08.htm Che Guevara: Socialism and Man in Cuba (1965)https://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1965/03/man-socialism.htm Fred Hampton: Power Anywhere There's People! (1969) https://www.marxists.org/archive/hampton/1969/misc/power-anywhere-where-theres-people.htm David Graeber & David Wengrow: The Dawn of Everythinghttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeverything
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss volunteer work among a plethora of other things including the upcoming election. Early Voting Starts on Monday October 24th. Oct 24 - 28th 8am - 5pm Oct 29th 7am - 7pm Oct 30th 10am-6pm Oct 31st - Nov 4th 7am - 7pmElection Day November 8th 7am - 7pm All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ November 2022 Democratic Candidates Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fh3MQkN_b0uU7Oy42FJwdRl7AVhOJgYfUy14RFRu5fk/edit?usp=sharing Here's how to vote in person or by mail before the Nov. 8 election.https://fortworthreport.org/2022/10/20/heres-how-to-vote-in-person-or-by-mail-before-the-nov-8-election/ Find your polling placehttps://vote.betoorourke.com/ Tarrant County Democratic Partyhttps://tarrantdemocrats.org/ Information on Precinct Chairs. Contact yours or become one!https://tarrantdemocrats.org/precinct-chair/ Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O'Rourke with likely voters in latest UT pollhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/21/greg-abbott-beto-orourke-poll/ Mayor, partners seek emergency help for homeless familieshttps://www.fortworthtexas.gov/news/2022/10/homelessness
Episode 50: Abbott v O'Rourke DebateHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the debate between Governor Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke. All of the resources used will be provided below. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ November 2022 Democratic Candidates Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fh3MQkN_b0uU7Oy42FJwdRl7AVhOJgYfUy14RFRu5fk/edit?usp=sharing The Funkytown Podcast: City Government and Sosalism with Anthony Sosahttps://funkytownpodcast.podbean.com/e/city-goverment-and-sosalism-with-anthony-sosa/ Check out Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party PlatformTexas governor's debate between Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourkehttps://youtu.be/tHS8eVfLH08 City Manager's Recusal from Sundance Activities. https://fortworthreport.org/2022/10/05/city-council-stays-silent-on-implications-of-city-managers-recusal-from-sundance-square/ Ken Paxton Ordered to Testify in Abortion Lawsuithttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/04/ken-paxton-abortion-lawsuit-subpoena/Tarrant County Youth Prison Problem and Judge Alex Kimhttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/09/21/tarrant-county-sends-more-kids-to-youth-prisons-than-any-other-in-texas-many-blame-this-judge/The End of Policing (Book) PDFhttps://files.libcom.org/files/Vitale%20-%20The%20End%20of%20Policing%20(Police)%20(2017).pdf
Episode 49: November 2022 Democratic CandidatesHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the Democratic candidates for the midterm elections in Tarrant County in November. All of the resources used will be provided below in a public spreadsheet. The link is 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 substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ November 2022 Democratic Candidates Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fh3MQkN_b0uU7Oy42FJwdRl7AVhOJgYfUy14RFRu5fk/edit?usp=sharing Check out Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party Platform
Episode 48: Socialism Conference 2022 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today to discuss the 2022 Socialism Conference in Chicago and some of the themes and ideas that were discussed at the conference. We will be back next time with electoral info for the candidates in 2020.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 substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Two Republican foes of Dan Patrick support Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governorhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/04/glen-whitley-mike-collier-dan-patrick/Socialism Conference Virtual Programhttps://socialismconference.org/Haymarket Bookshttps://www.haymarketbooks.org/ Ash-lee Woodard Hendersonhttps://twitter.com/_ashdashlee_ Ruth-Wilson Gilmore Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Wilson_Gilmore Abolition Geography by Ruth Wilson Gilmorehttps://www.versobooks.com/books/3785-abolition-geography Grapevine High School students walk out to protest district's polic...https://news.yahoo.com/grapevine-high-school-students-walk-183113884.htmlMonkeypox case confirmed at Keller ISD high schoolhttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2022/08/26/monkeypox-case-confirmed-at-keller-isd-high-school/‘This is new to us': Fort Worth ISD expects to send $2 million to s.https://fortworthreport.org/2022/08/24/this-is-new-to-us-fort-worth-isd-expects-to-send-2-million-to-state-under-robin-hood-law/Following historic rain, here's what Fort Worth can and cannot do t...https://fortworthreport.org/2022/08/25/following-historic-rain-heres-what-fort-worth-can-and-cannot-do-to-respond-to-damage-and-future-flooding-events%ef%bf%bc/
Episode 47: Beto Bomb, Civil War Tik Tok, Texas Organizing and Solidarity.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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to hit some recent developments in the discourse on the right, in the labor movement here in Texas as well as Beto and other stories. 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 Substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the Substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Substack Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Beto O'Rourke swears at Greg Abbott supporter who heckled him over Uvalde shooting https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/11/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-motherfucker-heckler/ Gov. Greg Abbott appoints officer indicted for misconduct during George Floyd protests to police regulatory agencyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/05/justin-berry-austin-police-excessive-force-greg-abbott/Dallas City Council passes resolution limiting abortion investigations in cityhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-city-council-passes-resolution-limiting-abortion-investigations/287-fd9c654f-ef46-4cc0-a5f3-5f356a7f0ce5 Dallas City Council Passes Act Limiting Use of Resources for Abortion Investigationshttps://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-city-council-passes-grace-act-limiting-use-of-resources-for-abortion-prosecutions-14568366 ‘We have guns too': Trump supporters flood TikTok with threats of civil warhttps://www.dailydot.com/debug/trump-supporters-tiktok-civil-war/?amp How the Starbucks Union Movement Kicked Off in Texashttps://texassignal.com/how-the-starbucks-union-movement-kicked-off-in-texas/ Mockingbird Station Starbucks Passes Unanimous Vote to Unionize [Updated]https://dallas.eater.com/2022/5/26/23142822/dallas-starbucks-union-stores-addison-texas
Episode 46: Deep Dive into Fascism and Christian NationalismHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to dive deep into some ideas that are currently circulating in our community and our nation and the implications of these ideas. 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 Substack at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the Substack or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco .pdfhttps://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS https://www.propublica.org/article/family-research-council-irs-church-status Today's Evangelicalism Was Forged in the Fight Against Communism and Feminismhttps://jacobin.com/2021/10/american-christian-evangelicalism-anti-communism-gender-feminism-race-maga-trump-culture-wars-du-mez-interview Mercy Culture Church Activities in Fort Worth- FW Weeklyhttps://www.fwweekly.com/2022/07/20/masters-of-manipulation/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/06/08/grooming-christian-nationalists/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/05/12/billy-honeypot/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/05/18/mercy-culture-wars/
Episode 45: Progressives at The Texas Democratic Party Convention in DallasHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas, TX this past weekend and to highlight many of the progressive candidates that will be on the ballot in November and the issues they pushed: Legalization of Cannabis, workers rights and protections and the ability to unionize, expanding access to healthcare and abortion rights, investment in rural communities, investment in improving our grid, divestment of fossil fuels and policing the border etc. 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 blog at our website www.justicereformleague.net where we will occasionally post op-ed type articles. If you would like to submit something to the blog or have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com.Music by Anthony Sosa Blog Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Thomas Moore Go Fund Mehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/tom-fixes-his-car-and-gets-back-to-work?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Beto NewsWith $27.6 million haul, Beto O'Rourke sets a new fundraising record in Texas politics https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/15/texas-governor-2022-abbott-orourke-fundraising-record/ Beto O'Rourke gets $2 million, his largest campaign donation yet, from Austin couplehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/16/beto-orourke-donor-simone-tench-coxe/ Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa fends off two challengers, wins another termhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/16/texas-democratic-party-hinojosa/ “Working Together for the Future of Texas — Democratic Convention” (FULL SPEECH) - Beto O'Rourke Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrwCEgrxHg Inside Texas Politics: The race for Texas governor is tighteninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QId2-lceIl4 Texas governor candidate Beto O'Rourke headlines Texas Democratic Convention in Dallas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6KeZMdw_c Other Candidates JAY KLEBERG FOR TEXAS LAND COMMISSIONERhttps://www.jay4tx.com/ Michelle Vallejo for Congresshttps://michellefortx15.com/ Michelle Vallejo on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/michellevfortx?lang=en Greg Casar for Congresshttps://www.casarforcongress.com/ Greg Casar on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/gregcasar Jasmine Crockett for Congresshttps://www.jasmineforus.com/ Jasmine Crockett on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JasmineForUS Ronald Reynolds for Texashttps://www.ronaldreynolds.org/ Ana-Maria Ramos for Texashttps://www.ramos4texas.com/ Mike Collier for Lt. Govhttps://www.collierfortexas.com/ Rochelle Garza for TX Attorney General https://www.rochellegarzafortexas.com/ Beto O'Rourke for Governorhttps://betoorourke.com/
Episode 44: Where are we going? Where have we been?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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the state of the nation and and where we are going.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. Check us out at www.justicereformleague.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Go Fund Me For Chill and Dalehttps://gofund.me/3c0f31e5 San Antonio Migrant Tragedyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/28/san-antonio-truck-dead-migrants/ Denton Votes to Deprioritize State Abortion Lawhttps://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/06/29/denton-votes-to-deprioritize-state-abortion-laws States can Be Sued Denying Jobs to Vetshttps://www.reuters.com/legal/government/states-can-be-sued-denying-jobs-military-vets-says-us-supreme-court-2022-06-29/ SCOTUS Expands State Power over Tribeshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-expands-state-power-over-tribes-win-oklahoma-2022-06-29/SCOTUS Ends Remain in Mexico Policyhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-backs-biden-bid-end-trump-remain-mexico-policy-2022-06-30/ SCOTUS Declaws EPAhttps://www.dw.com/en/us-supreme-court-limits-the-federal-governments-power-to-curb-carbon-emissions/a-62318102 Austin City Council Tiktokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jenna.hnz/video/7115156804274851118?_t=8TepG7d1DGI&_r=1 Abbot vs O'Rourke Pollhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/06/greg-abbott-beto-orourke-poll-governor-2022/ Ken Paxton Lawsuithttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/06/texas-ken-paxton-state-bar-lawsuit/
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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the recent Texas Republican Convention where they voted on new issues to add to the already insane platform, and the governors race. Amber also got to speak at the city council meeting this week regarding a local housing initiative and we cover that as well. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ "Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee reflects on her journey to secure a national holidayhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/juneteenth-opal-lee-grandmother-fort-worth-washington-dc/ Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's lead tightens over Democrat Beto O'Rourke, new poll showshttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Greg-Abbott-leading-Beto-O-Rourke-in-new-poll-17244106.php Texas showdown: Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke gains ground on GOP Gov. Greg Abbott in new pollhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-showdown-democratic-challenger-beto-orourke-gains-ground-gop-gov-greg-abbott-poll Texas gubernatorial race between Abbott and O'Rourke tightens, according to first poll since Uvalde shootinghttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/15/poll-abbott-beto-orourke-uvalde/ Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talkshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/18/republican-party-texas-convention-cornyn/ City Council Meeting Video 6-14-22https://fortworthgov.granicus.com/player/clip/4844?view_id=5&redirect=true
Episode 42: May 2022 Primary Election Election Results, Uvalde and Arlington PrideHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the results on the recent election and the recent news regarding pride in Arlington and Uvalde. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Election Resultshttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-runoff-election-results/ Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneroshttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/home/article/Rep-Henry-Cuellar-finishes-runoff-281-votes-17217642.php Arlington has observed Pride Month for years, but opponents want officials to skip the celebrationhttps://www.keranews.org/politics/2022-05-25/arlington-has-celebrated-pride-month-for-years-why-opponents-want-them-to-skip-this-june Why The Cops Won't Help You When You're Getting Stabbed- videohttps://www.cracked.com/video_20652_why-cops-wont-help-you-when-youre-getting-stabbed.html Radiolab: No Special Dutyhttps://radiolab.org/episodes/no-special-duty https://prospect.org/justice/police-have-no-duty-to-protect-the-public/ Legal Eagle- Uvalde and “Police Duty” Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqLxTatndUCartoons who Voted forTrump-threadhttps://twitter.com/jidebam/status/1532877628431925248
Episode 41: May 2022 Election ResultsHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa. I'm here today with Thomas More to discuss the results on the recent election and the recent protests. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ County Resultshttps://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2022/en22/reports/cumulative.pdf Fort Worth Says No Again to City Council Pay Raisehttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/05/08/fort-worth-says-no-again-to-city-council-pay-raises-what-can-be-learned-from-other-cities/Fort Worth voters Approve 560 Billion Bond / Blaylock Wins Dist 4https://fortworthreport.org/2022/05/08/fort-worth-voters-approve-560-million-bond-blaylock-wins-district-4/ Marching for Choicehttps://www.fwweekly.com/2022/05/11/marching-for-choice/ Crypto Mining Announcement https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/news/2022/4/Crypto-Mining-Announcement Texas Soldiers Are Unionizing After Facing Attacks by a Right-Wing Governorhttps://jacobinmag.com/2022/05/texas-soldiers-unionizing-right-wing-governor-greg-abbott-tseu-national-guard-organizing
Episode 40: 2022 May ElectionsHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa I'm here today to discuss the upcoming election. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Early voting info: https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2022/en22/locations/EN22_EV_Sched.pdf 2022 May Election google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OhfaXnsijTX2S2-GHl8n-SgQ3tP091_1tZRayrwPzvY/edit?usp=sharing Fort Worth District Map https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/government/districts Fort Worth ISD District Map: https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/Maps/isds/Precincts_by_Fort%20Worth_ISD_SMDs.pdf Melissa Lucio's execution halted by Texas Court of Criminal Appealshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/25/melissa-lucio-execution-texas/ Fort Worth open meetings violation reveals confusing public participation process https://fortworthreport.org/2022/04/14/fort-worth-open-meetings-violation-reveals-confusing-public-participation-process/ Explainer: Fort Worth police receive big bucks for civil asset forfeitures https://fortworthreport.org/2022/04/12/explainer-fort-worth-police-receive-big-bucks-for-civil-asset-forfeitures/
Episode 39: The Texas Tribune Interviews Mattie ParkerHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa I'm here today to discuss the Texas Tribune interview of Mattie Parker. We are going to take a deep dive into the conversation and see what Parker has to say.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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Fort Worth's Republican mayor criticizes GOP, pushes for Medicaid expansion and defends trans kidshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/28/mattie-parker-fort-worth-mayor/ https://youtu.be/PKRVqy2MqHg
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. My name is Anthony Sosa and Thomas Moore is here with me today to discuss the results of the election on March 1st and what to expect in May and November.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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Republican Election Results: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/112097/web.285569/#/summary?category=C_1 Democrat Election Results: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/112097/web.285569/#/summary?category=C_2 FW Weekly “True Colors” SPICY!https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/03/09/true-colors-2/ Texas Monthly: 2022 Primary Resultshttps://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/live-texas-primary-election-2022-results/ FW Weekly “20 Years of Over Policing”https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/03/04/twenty-years-of-over-policing/ Fort Worth Report: Candid Conversations on Racehttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/03/09/fort-worth-leaders-discuss-systemic-racism-in-first-candid-conversations-event%ef%bf%bc/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ74lbydBy0 FW POA Press Release Scolding Council Membershttps://twitter.com/FWPOA/status/1501624941212585990?cxt=HHwWjMC-7bL769YpAAAA American Prestige Podcasthttps://podtail.com/en/podcast/american-prestige/
Episode 36: Panther Island Money, Tarrant County Judge Candidates, & the Governors RaceHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa and it's just me today here with you to discuss the primary candidates for 2022. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Tarrant county Voter Lookuphttps://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/TCVL/ Primary Candidate Info Spreadsheet ((PUBLIC) 2022 Primaries - Tarrant County)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1De3QdshNIdk1Nqrhy102o2SmMv18Ncsj_A12HfdJ5pA/edit?usp=sharing Fort Worth Weekly Local Elections Cheat Sheethttps://www.fwweekly.com/2022/02/16/local-elections-cheat-sheet/
(REBROADCAST) Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party PlatformDue to life happening we are having to postpone the episode on the candidates for Tarrant County 2022. Here is a rebroadcast of episode 29 on the Texas Republican Party Platform.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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas GOP Party platform. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com . Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/Early Voting for the March 1st Primary starts February 14thWith no incumbent on the ballot, Tarrant district attorney race could come down to run-offhttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/27/with-no-incumbent-on-the-ballot-tarrant-district-attorney-race-could-come-down-to-run-off/ —-------------------------------------------------------The Texas Republican Party is Insanehttps://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/op5aro/the_texas_republican_party_platform_is_insane/ Texas GOP Platformhttps://www.texasgop.org/platform/ 2020 Censushttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/ Special Election to replace Jake Ellzeyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-house-special-election/
Episode 36: Panther Island Money, Tarrant County Judge Candidates, & the Governors RaceHello 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. My name is Anthony Sosa and we got a rowdy episode for you today with Amber Sosa and Thomas Moore. Christopher Rose will be back with us on the next episode. This week we discuss the Panther Island/ Central City Flood Project, the Tarrant County Judge primary candidates as well as some news on the Governor's race and some other interesting local quick hits in addition to a tangent on human nature. 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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and on Instagram at @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Panther Islandhttps://www.fwweekly.com/2022/01/20/double-standards/ https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/20/fort-worth-gears-up-for-10000-housing-units-3-million-square-feet-of-commercial-retail-and-educational-space-at-panther-island/ https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/19/panther-island-finally-receives-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-funds-what-happens-next/ Tarrant County Judge Primaryhttps://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/18/voters-will-decide-how-drastically-tarrant-county-commissioners-court-will-shift-under-new-leadership/ https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/18/meet-the-republican-candidates-running-to-replace-glen-whitley-as-tarrant-county-judge/ https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/18/meet-the-democratic-candidates-in-the-race-to-become-tarrant-county-judge/ Governor Race Stuff https://theweek.com/immigration/1009190/texas-gov-greg-abbott-takes-fire-from-all-sides-for-indefinite-national-guard https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/20/don-huffines-staffer-white-nationalist-ties/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/joy-diaz-beto-orourke/ Henry Cuellar FBI Raidhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna13005 https://www.thedailybeast.com/years-before-fbi-raid-dem-rep-henry-cuellar-made-sketchy-azerbaijan-connections Other Storieshttps://www.kut.org/politics/2022-01-18/texas-says-supply-chain-issues-have-limited-the-number-of-voter-registration-forms-it-can-give-outhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/21/ken-paxton-travis-county-jan-6-texas/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2022/01/12/clinging-to-power/
Bonus Episode: Dustin Schneider and Anthony Sosa talk politics. Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.This week we are doing something a little different. Dustin Schneider, from the award winning Jerry Jonestown Massacre Podcast, was interviewed for As an Artist, the Local Famous Records Podcast about local artists, their process and the local scene, and at the end of that conversation we turned to talking about local issues. So as a bonus episode we are releasing that here. You can find the As an Artist where podcasts are found and here:(https://redcircle.com/shows/c5916ec9-d870-48d9-abf1-18b17e00f196/episodes/b734c4ee-2e4d-44f4-9d25-789c4b878472 ) The Jerry Jonestown Massacre can be found live every Tuesday on youtube at 8pm (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjvlbDnP0l8n3gdkSpWyPA) and where podcasts are found. Here is a recent episode of JJTM with Sosa about Dr. Robert Malone's JRE Episode: Episode 454- It's Twenty-Twenty-Meh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN4pdEeFJL0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------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.net Feel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview, on Instagram @fortworthfreedomreview and at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/
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.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.net Feel 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Jonathan Morris Twitter on the Hotel Dryce- Sasha Bass, David Cooke and Steven Murrin- Doucheryhttps://twitter.com/JonathanDFW/status/1461110570690695170 Election Resultshttps://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/election/2021/11/02/tarrant-county-voters-approve-400m-transportation-bond-measure/ .https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/voters-narrowly-approve-1-2b-fort-worth-isd-bond-3-other-proposals-fail/2800440/ https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-election-results-2021-constitutional-amendments/ Colleyville Principalhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/ Denton Library Event Cancelledhttps://dentonpl.com/public/catalog/documents/rainbow_storytime_statement_111521.pdf The Guardian Interactive Gerrymandering Piece https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2021/nov/12/gerrymander-redistricting-map-republicans-democrats-visual Unchecked and Unbalanced: Greg Abbott's State of Disasterhttps://www.texasobserver.org/unchecked-and-unbalanced/ Aaron Dean Trial Date https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2021/11/16/trial-for-former-fort-worth-police-officer-accused-of-murdering-atatiana-jefferson-set-for-january/ Beto Running and Fundraisinghttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/17/beto-orourke-fundraising-election-governor/ UT Tyler Pollhttps://www.uttyler.edu/politicalscience/files/dmn-uttylersept2021rv.pdf Mcconaugheyhttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-10-17/is-matthew-mcconaughey-running-for-governor-of-texas
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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose to discuss the results of early voting, the FWISD Bond election and shenanigans with the finance advisor for the bonds, Matt Krause and his book hunt, update on the SCOTUS hearing the Heartbeat Bill and the law banning trans youth from playing certain sports. 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.net Feel 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Tarrant County Early Voting Turnouthttps://livevoterturnout.com/tarrant-nov-02-2021/BallotTypeTurnout.html FWISD 2021 Bond FAQhttps://www.fwisd.org/Page/27475https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-looking-to-pass-historic-1-5-billion-bond-package/2789796/Fort Worth school board splits over selecting bond finance adviserhttps://fortworthreport.org/2021/10/27/fort-worth-school-board-splits-over-selecting-bond-finance-adviser/A Texas lawmaker is targeting 850 books that he says could make students feel uneasyhttps://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050013664/texas-lawmaker-matt-krause-launches-inquiry-into-850-booksTexas Abortion Law Gets Speedy High-Court Hearing Mondayhttps://khn.org/news/article/texas-abortion-law-gets-speedy-supreme-court-hearing-monday/Fort Worth ISD Looks to Pass Historic $1.5B Bond Packagehttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-looking-to-pass-historic-1-5-billion-bond-package/2789796/Texas says excluding trans kids from school sports is about ‘fairness.' It's nothttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/29/texas-says-excluding-trans-kids-from-school-sports-is-about-fairness-its-not
Episode 33: 2020 Census Data, Gerrymandering and RedistrictingHello 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.I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose to discuss the recently released 2020 census data and how that will impact redistricting in Tarrant County and the State of Texas. 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.net Feel 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ 2020 Census Data Releaseshttps://demographics.texas.gov/Data/Decennial/2020/Census Bureau 2020 Self-Response Rates in Texas Census Tracts Tarrant Countyhttps://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/Publications/2021/CB_SSR/CB_SRR_Tarrant.pdf?20210127Tarrant County's census data shows growth in population, diversityhttps://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/grapevine-colleyville-southlake/government/2021/09/13/tarrant-countys-census-data-shows-growth-in-population-diversity/Texas GOP lawmakers' redistricting map protects congressional incumbents whileavoiding a new Latino-majority seathttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/texas-republicans-redistricting-proposal/Lawmakers send to Gov. Greg Abbott new political maps that would further solidify the GOP's grip on the Texas Legislaturehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-legislature-redistricting/Population Change for Texas Counties, 2010-2020https://demographics.texas.gov/Infographics/2021/RedistrictingCountyInteractive Tools and Mapshttps://demographics.texas.gov/InteractiveTools/2021/CBRedistrictingCounty
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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Thomas Moore to discuss Beto, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court and the Haitian Migrants that had gathered at the border. 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.net Feel 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Tarrant County Commissioners Court calls for $516M bond election in Novemberhttps://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/grapevine-colleyville-southlake/transportation/2021/08/11/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-calls-for-516m-bond-election-in-november/ County officials in Texas say they are in the dark following 'audit' announcementhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/politics/texas-audit-county-officials/index.htmlBeto O'Rourke set to run against Greg Abbott for Texas governor – reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/19/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-texas-governor-matthew-mcconaughey U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rightshttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/congress-reproductive-rights-texas-abortion-law/ US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texashttps://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-haitian-migrants-texas-20210920-jmuyiji32jbelc4mqbc2qct7eu-story.html How a Photo Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About America and Haitian Migrantshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/5bopinion-5d-how-a-photo-tells-us-everything-we-need-to-know-about-america-and-haitian-migrants/ar-AAOFIYR US BORDER PATROL AGENTS WHIP AND CORRAL HAITIAN MIGRANTShttps://popularresistance.org/us-border-patrol-agents-whip-and-corral-haitian-migrants/ Haitian Migrants Have Now Been Cleared From Del Rio Border Camp, U.S. Sayshttps://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040446618/biden-border-agents-horses-haiti-migrants-dangerous-wrong
Episode 31: 8 Propositions and the Heartbeat Bill 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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the 8 Proposition that will be on the ballot in November and the controversial Heartbeat Bill. 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.net Feel 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ What's On The Ballot? 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments for 2021, Explainedhttps://www.reformaustin.org/texas-legislature/whats-on-the-ballot-8-texas-constitutional-amendments-for-2021-explained/ Greg Abbot's Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low...https://truthout.org/articles/greg-abbotts-approval-rating-hits-all-time-low-as-covid-rages-across-texas/Gov. Abbott addresses abortion bill, says Texas will 'work tirelessly to eliminate rapists' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCyg_htxFPQ Jen Psaki on Texas governor's pledge to 'eliminate' rape amid criticism of abortion banhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vMTIWdZ-as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slammed for not understanding 'pregnancy or periods or facts' after abortion ban commentshttps://theweek.com/us/1004596/texas-gov-greg-abbott-slammed-for-not-understanding-pregnancy-or-periods-or-facts-after The Satanic Templehttps://thesatanictemple.com/
Episode 30: Texas Democratic Party PlatformHello 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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas Democratic Party platform. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Texas Democratic Platformhttps://www.texasdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/Texas GOP Platformhttps://www.texasgop.org/platform/The Reddit thread that started this:https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/op5aro/the_texas_republican_party_platform_is_insane/
Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party PlatformHello 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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas GOP Party platform. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ The Texas Republican Party is Insanehttps://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/op5aro/the_texas_republican_party_platform_is_insane/Texas GOP Platformhttps://www.texasgop.org/platform/2020 Censushttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/Special Election to replace Jake Ellzeyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-house-special-election/
Episode 28: Tarrant County Eviction Crisis, Voting Rights March and Renaming White Settlement RdHello 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. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Amber Sosa & Christopher Rose to discuss the Tarrant County eviction crisis we're about to experience, as well as the voting rights march from Georgetown to Austin this past w eek and the prospect of renaming White Settlement Rd and the history behind White Settlement among a few other quick hits. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Jake Ellzey defeats Trump-backed candidate in Texas House runoffhttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/565101-jake-ellzey-defeats-trump-backed-candidate-in-texas-house-runoffMayor Mattie Parker says it's time to re-evaluate controversial street name: The history and future of White Settlement Roadhttps://fortworthreport.org/2021/07/27/mayor-mattie-parker-says-its-time-to-re-evaluate-controversial-street-name-the-history-and-future-of-white-settlement-road/Invoking the spirit of Selma, Texas activists begin 27-mile march demanding federal action on voting rightshttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/28/texas-voting-rights-march/Tarrant County evictions far outnumber those receiving help as CDC order nears endTexas Supreme Court may decide next plot twist in the Democratic walkout, and the fate of 2,100 state employeeshttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/21/texas-supreme-court-democrats-walkout/?mc_cid=b8fe04fdf2FWISD students to eat at no charge during 2021-22 school yearhttps://www.fortworthtexas.gov/news/2021/07/FWISD-Free-Meals Join us at our City of Fort Worth SUMMER OPEN Houses and find out about important issues in our community.https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/communications/events/2021OpenHouseshttps://www.texasgop.org/platform/
Episode 27: Texas House Democrats, “Forget the Alamo, ” Joe Manchin and Chief NoakesHello 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 the Texas House Democrats leaving the state to fight the voter suppression bill and being branded fugitives. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Might in Flighthttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/07/14/might-in-flight/What's in the new voting restriction legislation introduced in the Texas House and Senatehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/08/texas-voting-bill-special-session/Who is footing the bill for Texas Democrats' weeks long exodus to block the voting bill?https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/14/who-paying-texas-democrats-walkout-voting/Texas Democrats land in Washington, D.C., and promise to stay out of Texas until after special legislative session ends Aug. 6https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/12/texas-democrats-leave-texas-voting-bill/State museum canceled book event examining slavery's role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP leaders complained, authors sayhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/01/texas-forget-the-alamo-book-event-canceled/Texas state history museum abruptly cancels speech by authors of new book on the Alamohttps://theweek.com/news/1002212/texas-state-history-museum-abruptly-cancels-speech-by-authors-of-new-book-on-the-alamoSen. Joe Manchin, key Democratic holdout on federal voting protections, coming to Texas for fundraiser hosted by several GOP donorshttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2021/07/15/joe-manchin-texas-fundraiser-republicans/amp/Fort Worth police chief sees few positives in possible citizen review board expected to be presented this fallhttps://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-chief-on-possible-citizen-review-board-expected-to-be-presented-this-fall/287-58a9ca70-7fd4-4b5d-bdfd-6b6d4ecb4359
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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .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
Episode 25: Millennial Mayor 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 to discuss Mattie Parker, Betsy Price, Deborah Peoples and our new city council. We begin with an impromptu conversation about the complex and byzantine process of changing one's name, (0:45 - 7:00) then we get into Betsy running for County Judge and Mattie Parker's swearing in. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Tarrant County Commissioners Courthttp://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/commissioners-court.htmlPrice Versus Peoples Rematch for Tarrant County Judge?https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/price-versus-peoples-rematch-for-tarrant-county-judge/2658649/Outgoing Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price to run for Tarrant County Judgehttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/fort-worth-mayor-betsy-price-to-run-for-tarrant-county-judge/287-a0e565e6-1ca5-427c-933f-299b4dae7984Mattie Parker Swearing In Video - Jabari Shakurhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj94xHJBefM Swearing-in Ceremony Launches Fort Worth's Youngest and Most Diverse City Council Everhttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/06/16/swearing-in-ceremony-launches-fort-worths-youngest-and-most-diverse-city-council-ever/‘It's go-time in Fort Worth': Mattie Parker sworn in as youngest mayor of any major US cityhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/e2-80-98it-e2-80-99s-go-time-in-fort-worth-e2-80-99-mattie-parker-sworn-in-as-youngest-mayor-of-any-major-us-city/ar-AAL5d3o In Fort Worth, A New Generation Of Leaders Wants To Unify The Cityhttps://www.texasstandard.org/stories/in-fort-worth-a-new-generation-of-leaders-wants-to-unify-the-city/ Joe Biden gets down on one knee to welcome ‘grandmother of Juneteenth' to White House as law is passedhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-juneteenth-white-house-opal-lee-b1868326.html
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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .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
Episode #23: Mattie vs DeborahHello 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. Early voting for the runoff elections begin on May 24th and run through the 30th and June 1st. Election Day is Saturday June 5th. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me I have Amber Sosa to discuss the Star Telegram Mayoral Candidate Runoff Forum. We are going to critique both candidates and their answers as well as the questions asked by the Star-Telegram. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Fort Worth Mayoral Candidate Runoff Forumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK53UgSRMCw&t=673s Early Voting dates and times:May 24th - May 27th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pmMay 28th - May 29th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pmMay 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pmNo Early Voting on Monday, May 31st due to Memorial DayJune 1st from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing 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/ Vote Fort Worth https://www.votefortworth.org/
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. We just finished our local elections last week and today we will be breaking down the results. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Early Voting dates and times:May 24th - May 27th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pmMay 28th - May 29th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pmMay 30th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pmNo Early Voting on Monday, May 31st due to Memorial DayJune 1st from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm2021, 2019 and 2017 Election Results Dochttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1_cKPGxaNVyVwIBbV7p_TLzEgK006lqNILhVwVIUNWnI/edit?usp=sharing Ballotpedia Fort Worth City Electionshttps://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Fort_Worth,_Texas_(2019) WFAA Electionshttps://www.wfaa.com/elections Mattie Parker, Deborah Peoples head to June 5 runoff in race for Fort Worth mayorhttps://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article251029029.html Parker, Peoples Make Runoff to Decide Fort Worth's First New Mayor in a Decade https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/may-1-election-results-fort-worth-picking-first-new-mayor-in-a-decade/2620646/ Fort Worth's low voter turnout in city elections ‘a systemic problem'https://fortworthreport.org/2021/04/16/fort-worths-low-voter-turnout-in-city-elections-a-systemic-problem/ Deborah Peopleshttps://www.deborahpeoplesformayor.com/ Leonard Firestone Dist 7 https://leofirestone.com/ Vote Fort Worthhttps://www.facebook.com/votefw
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 going on right now. We will run down our thoughts on the election and some news stories about some of the candidates as well as our endorsements. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to talk about the local elections. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Early Voting Mon 4/26 7-7 Tues 4/27 7-7Election Day Sat May 1stCandidate Questions and Responseshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9KP0UZcC_V5L-6ZkGlzvLHkZAGkdBakSuxOj3G2AAk/edit?usp=sharing Mayoral Candidate Info Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zLQxaYvT2XogHq9WAG5UwZ05GgdpzOiNP7mE60toez8/edit?usp=sharing 2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing Vote Fort Worth Resourceshttps://www.votefortworth.org/ Fort Worth city council candidate drops out after angry exchange following forumhttps://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/fort-worth-city-council-candidate-drops-out-following City Contracts Worth Tens of Millions Tied to Brian Byrd Campaign Contributionshttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/20/city-contracts-worth-tens-of-millions-tied-to-brian-byrd-campaign-contributions-2/ District 9 Candidate Forumhttps://www.facebook.com/nearsouthside/videos/1821475568002375/ Column: Matthew McConaughey for governor? Maybe not so crazyhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-matthew-mconaughey-governor-texas-chapman-20210421-hticmosz4nayfhqkkrcvgxnv5y-story.html UT-Tyler Pollhttps://www.uttyler.edu/politicalscience/files/dmn-uttylerapril2021rv.pdf Radical Police Union Posturing https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/03/17/radical-police-union-posturing/
Episode #20 Candidate Responses and the TX-6 2021 Special Election 1:50 - Thomas covers Austin and the George Floyd Act9:45 - Candidate Question Responses: Mims, Caldwell, and Sarduy40:50 - Special Election Democratic CandidatesHello 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. But in addition to that we have a special congressional election for Texas 6th Congressional District to replace the late Ron Wright who passed away from COVID earlier this year. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to talk about the local and special elections. 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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Candidate Questions and Responseshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9KP0UZcC_V5L-6ZkGlzvLHkZAGkdBakSuxOj3G2AAk/edit?usp=sharing Mayoral Candidate Info Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zLQxaYvT2XogHq9WAG5UwZ05GgdpzOiNP7mE60toez8/edit?usp=sharing 2021 FW City Council Candidates Info Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing Mayor Candidate Uses Images of French Riots to Promote “Strong Public Safety” in Fort Worth https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/02/mayor-candidate-uses-images-of-french-riots-to-promote-strong-public-safety-in-fort-worth/ 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election Democrats view Texas congressional special election with a mix of optimism and caution after disappointing 2020https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/23/texas-congressional-district-6-special-election-ron-wright/ GOP congressional candidate in Texas special election loses prominent supporters after racist comment about Chinese immigrants https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/03/sery-kim-texas/ Special Election Candidates Show Notes Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12rqIZoqAd6SE3hbdsAW4uEs0U_ybitnIyhFcm7zvfjA/edit?usp=sharing There is no primary. Democrats, Republicans and Independents will compete together on the same ballot Any candidate who receives 50% plus 1 votes will be sworn in to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2021. If no candidate reaches 50% plus 1 votes, the top two will compete in a Run-off Election in June.Jana Lynne Sanchez https://www.janasanchez.com/ Patrick Moses https://www.patrickmosesforcongress.com/ Lydia Bean https://www.lydiabeanfortexas.com/ Shawn Lassiter https://www.shawnlassiterforcongress.com/ Matt Hinterlong https://matthinterlong.com/ Brian K. Stephenson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAb5jG4Yd4A&list=PLdwI8__oSAgN_TJTz9Kddf4AbYGJxvwgB&index=1 Manuel Richard Salazar III https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=824&raceK=12872&primarypartyk=-&canK=58071&&path=/all-in-state/tx Daryl J. Eddings Sr. https://www.eddingsforcongress.com/about.html Chris Suprun http://chrisworksfortexas.com/ Tammy Allison https://www.tammyfortexas.com/
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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .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
Episode #18 2021 Fort Worth Mayoral CandidatesHello 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 Thomas Moore to talk about the 2021 Fort Worth Mayoral Candidates and about what info is available for them.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 FWFreedomReview@gmail.com .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 NBC 5 Investigates Obtains Report Panther Island Bosses Didn't Want You to See, It Recommends Big Changeshttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/nbc-5-investigates-obtains-report-panther-island-bosses-didnt-want-you-to-see-it-recommends-big-changes/231043/Poverty Is Central To Fort Worth Zip Code's Lowest Life Expectancy In State: https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2020-09-27/poverty-is-central-to-fort-worth-zip-codes-lowest-life-expectancy-in-state 2021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing
#17 2021 FW City Council CandidatesHello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O'Dell, Christopher Rose, Thomas Moore and Michael Campbell week to talk about the 2021 Fort Worth City Council Candidates and what info is available for them.All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ District 2- 7:20District 3- 18:00District 4- 25:00District 5- 35:55District 6- 46:30District 7- 51:40 District 8- 1:02:45District 9- 1:09:452021 FW City Council Candidates Infosheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4NkawXmikZUbzqZfPxdirO2Q5kowFFOz7w7FX9EDyk/edit?usp=sharing Districts Maphttp://www.pjhstudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fwcitycounciltwitteroverlay.png Truth about Human trafficking https://www.traffick911.com/truth-about-trafficking Ballotpediahttps://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Fort_Worth,_Texas_(2021)
#16 Winter Storm 2021Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O'Dell, Christopher Rose and Defense Attorney and fellow Justice Reform League Co-Founder Michael Campbell is back with us this week to talk about the disaster we just experienced and why it happened the way that it did as well as what the responses of our elected officials were, who in the community was helping out and what we can do moving forward. All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ House Public Comment Link: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450 Anthony Notes:Tweet 1: Comment on the problem with de-reghttps://twitter.com/Forrest4Trees/status/1361751034465574914/photo/1 Tweet 3: Bud Kennedy ERCOT 2002https://twitter.com/BudKennedy/status/1361918330806833152 Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?https://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/08/texplainer-why-does-texas-have-its-own-power-grid/ ERCOT Didn't Conduct On-Site Inspections of Power Plants to Verify Winter Preparedness https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/ercot-didnt-conduct-on-site-inspections-of-power-plants-to-verify-winter-preparedness/2555578/ Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state's power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts sayhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/17/texas-power-grid-failures/ Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn't ready for the extreme cold.https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/ Texas grid fails to weatherize, repeats mistake feds cited 10 years agoJames Osbornehttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Texas-grid-again-faces-scrutiny-over-cold-15955392.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral Jerry Jones' natural gas company ‘hits jackpot' as Texas freeze drives up priceshttps://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2021/02/17/jerry-jones-natural-gas-company-hits-jackpot-as-texas-freeze-drives-up-prices/ Christopher Rose Notes:https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/someone-leaks-heidi-cruzs-damning-group-chat-texts-about-cancun-trip-schadenfreude-ensueshttps://twitter.com/davidshuster/status/1362272883775582209https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-emergency-communication-power-outages/ Amber Notes:https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/20/texas-power-water-outages/#33331178-5af7-4046-9034-067611f332abhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/several-parts-of-the-fort-worth-museum-science-history-flood-due-to-the-cold-weather/2555297/https://www.kxan.com/news/lack-of-water-forces-texas-firefighters-to-watch-house-burn/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-emergency-communication-power-outages/https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/more-of-fort-worth-goes-under-a-boil-water-advisory/ar-BB1dPudNBeto: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/beto-o-rourke-texas-winter-storm-b1803484.html https://nowthisnews.com/news/aoc-beto-orourke-fundraise-provide-relief-for-texas-while-ted-cruz-jets-off-to-mexico https://www.businessinsider.com/o-rourke-aoc-focus-on-texas-welfare-efforts-2021-2AOChttps://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-winter-storms-2021/2021/02/20/969809679/ocasio-cortez-fundraising-drive-for-texas-relief-raises-4-million Castro Broshttps://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1362210004800053248 https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1363235901502066689 Mayor of Colorado City, TXhttps://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/lltchp/colorado_city_texas_mayor_tim_boyd_if_you_are/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/17/texas-mayor-power-outages-colorado/
#15 Community Resources for Those in Need. Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O'Dell, Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to discuss the state of the Fort Worth and Tarrant County economy and how COVID has economically impacted our communities. We are primarily here, however, to provide resources to those that may be struggling financially or otherwise and to point people in the right direction to access those services.. All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. You can sign up at our website www.justicereformleague.org We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Amber Notes:https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article249139950.htmlTarrant Co Vaccination Requesthttps://tcph.quickbase.com/db/bq3q4uet8?linklocation=Button%20List&linkname=Register%20for%20the%20COVID%20VaccineVaccine infohttps://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/public-health/disease-control---prevention/COVID-19/COVID-19-Vaccine.htmlMental Health Connectionhttp://www.mentalhealthconnection.org/need-helpAnthony Notes: Rutger Bregman TED Talk "Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character, It's a Lack of Cash"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydKcaIE6O1kPier 1 Closed in May and the old building will be the new City Hall by 2022. (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fort-worth-closes-sale-new-city-hall-former-pier-1-building/ar-BB1dkiP5 )Pier 1 Employed over 800 people in FW in 2019 (https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2020/03/24/pier-1-imports-lays-off-65-of-staff-at-fort-worth-headquarters/) Unemployment rate in tarrant County: 2008-Dec 2020 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TXTARR9URN 2017 video by John Green-What is the Real Unemployment Ratehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn6JWzoKv14 Welfare Offices Fort Worthhttps://www.welfareoffices.org/ci/tx-fort_worth Need Help Paying Bills . com (lists of local charities: Food Assistance, Rent Assistance, Utility Assistance, Medical Bills, Debt help, Mortgage Help- NGO and City services)https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/tarrant_county_assistance_prog.html Fort Worth Housing Assistance for COVIDhttps://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/neighborhoods/cap/emergency-cares-act Community Action Partners (CAP) of Tarrant County (heating, vent &A/C-Utility Assistance, Veterans Services, Water Payment Assistance, Weatherization Assistance)https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/neighborhoods/cap Tarrant Co Housing Assistancehttps://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/housing-assistance-office.html Tarrant Co Burial Assistancehttp://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-services/burial-assistance.html CARES Act Rental Assistance for Tarrant Co (In English, Spanish and Vietnimese) http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/county/social-services/rental-assistance-application.html Tarrant Co Small Business Assistance Grantshttp://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/county/small-business.html Christopher Rose Notes:Project to Protect Vulnerable Populationhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/fort-worth-completes-project-to-protect-vulnerable-population/2526602/https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/02/10/as-bitter-cold-settles-in-covid-19-complicating-efforts-help-homeless/Mobile COVID Testinghttp://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/justice-of-the-peace-courts/justice-1/covid-19---jc1/mobile-testing.htmlRental Assistancehttps://access.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/covid-cares/rentalAssistanceresources_01072021.pdf Statewide Reliefhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-tdhca-announce-statewide-covid-19-rental-relief-program/2546813/Cuts to COVID Housing Plan https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/worried-about-small-businesses-fort-worth-cuts-covid-housing-plan-to-10-million/ar-BB17Qxe1Thomas Notes:Tarrant Area Food Bankhttps://tafb.org/Food Bank .orghttps://www.food-bank.org/Northside Inter-Community Agencyhttps://www.nicaagency.org/Funkytown Fridgehttps://www.funkytownfridge.org/https://www.funkytownfridge.org/locationsOD-Aidhttps://www.odaidfw.org/
Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.If you are new here, the Freedom Review exists to inform and educate the Fort Worth and Tarrant County community about the values and the functions of civic engagement, the goings-on of the local City Council, the Mayor, and the County Commissioners Court as well as important news stories from our community and from the greater Texas community including state political issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and today with me we have Amber O'Dell, Christopher Rose and Thomas Moore here to discuss the history of voter suppression in TX, the current state of our voting laws, how voter suppression affects election integrity and Governor Abbot's State of the State address. All of the resources used for today's episode will be provided below in the show notes. As always, please subscribe and sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues. We are currently a volunteer organization, if you would like to get involved or want to contact us you can reach us at FWFreedomReview@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @FWReview. This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. If you wish to support us and this podcast, please go to www.justicereformleague.org and click on the Donate button. Music by Anthony Sosa Notes: To become a volunteer deputy registrar https://my.lwv.org/texas/volunteer-deputy-registrarhttps://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/volunteer-deputy-registrar-training.pdfAnthony: Bills that may decrease voter suppression https://www.reformaustin.org/2021-texas-session-bills/the-bills-that-may-decrease-voter-suppression-in-texas/The Guardian - TX Voter Restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/18/texas-voting-restrictions-rights-coronavirus NBC- Racist Voter Suppression Laws https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/racist-voter-suppression-texas-laws-keep-latinos-ballot-box-groups-n1241862 Houston Public Media Texas Is Among The Most Difficult Places To Vote In The U.S. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2020/2020/10/28/384854/voter-suppression-blunts-historic-turnout-in-texas/ Texas Monthly - What if They Held an Election and Everybody Came? https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/voter-suppression-texas-history/ ACLU-TXhttps://www.aclutx.org/en/news/sorry-state-voting-rights-texas Abbott v Perezhttps://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/17-586 Gerrymandering Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY Thomas: https://newrepublic.com/article/147713/texass-voter-fraud-crusade-sends-mother-two-prison-five-yearshttps://www.criminalattorneyfortworth.com/voting-in-texas-how-to-avoid-unintentional-fraud-charges/https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud/search?combine=&state=TX&year=&case_type=All&fraud_type=All&page=5https://www.npr.org/2019/12/20/790319853/are-states-purging-or-cleaning-voter-registration-rollshttps://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/initiatives/election-integrityhttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-2021https://www.kxan.com/investigations/150-people-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-texas-since-2004-but-convictions-rarely-mean-jail-time/https://www.democracydocket.com/https://www.democracydocket.com/state/texas/?by_case_type=active-caseshttps://www.texaspolicy.com/legevoterfraud/https://www.findlaw.com/voting/my-voting-g5. Voter PURGING definition https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_caging_and_purging Almost 16 million voters have been purged between 2014 and 2016. https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/vote-suppression/voter-purges GA vote purges: https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/10/29/georgia-voting-registration-records-removed https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/politics/georgia-voter-rolls-report/index.html Update on case https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rules-georgia-doesnt-have-to-immediately-restore-purged-voters/YORHAUV6Z5GO7JVVHGEPGTJ56U/ GA WildN https://www.democracydocket.com/state/georgia/?by_case_type=active-cases More vote purging resources: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-rights/-use-it-or-lose-it---the-problem-of-purges-from-the-registration0/ https://www.npr.org/2019/12/20/790319853/are-states-purging-or-cleaning-voter-registration-rollsAmber:https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/02/03/texas-gov-greg-abbott-says-tighter-restrictions-on-mail-in-ballot-procedures-will-deter-voter-fraud/ Voter Suppression Episode 2/7/21. Abbott Address to the State: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/01/abbott-state-of-state-2021/
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
