Fort Worth Wins Big with Biotech: Who will benefit?

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

Short Story #1: County Shenanigans
- Tim O'hare Left Democratic Judges Out of Policy Meeting (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article279918504.html)
- Tarrant County leaders more inmates to a private jail in Garza County (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article279926619.html)
Short Story #2: Dallas Mayor is now a Republican

- WSJ article (https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4?st=abuji6ejrywuy4d&reflink=article_copyURL_share)
- Dallas Mayor's first interview as a Republican (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FNA6FsU7Ct86v5Ncz0Rmy?si=67dbdeed71fc42be)
Short Story #3: The number of homeless families in Tarrant County grows as support funds are depleted — or diverted
Big Story:
- How Fort Worth helped secure North Texas as a top-tier life sciences center (https://fortworthreport.org/2023/09/30/how-fort-worth-helped-secure-north-texas-as-a-top-tier-life-sciences-center/)
- UT Arlington leading consortium to create biomanufacturing hub in North Texas, Oklahoma (https://fortworthreport.org/2023/09/21/ut-arlington-leading-consortium-to-create-biomanufacturing-hub-in-north-texas-oklahoma/)
- Black families earn far less than white families in Fort Worth. What is the solution? (https://fortworthreport.org/2023/09/28/black-families-earn-far-less-than-white-families-in-fort-worth-what-is-the-solution/)
- EJ's chart he mentions in the convo (https://catalist.us/wh-national/)
- Asian voters (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/06/20/inside-the-battle-for-asian-american-votes)
- Other resources supporting EJ's predictions or perspective
Wins and Losses
EJ's Win: John Goff Interview on Fort Worth Innovate Podcast
EJ's Loss: Cowboy culture scaring off Elon and economic opportunities
Dee's Win: Mattie Parker's sharing that FW needs marquee projects
Dee's Loss: Nolan Catholic rescinds alumna’s lifetime honor over abortion, LGBTQ+ support