Understanding Mercy Culture and its political influence in Fort Worth

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

Today we have Eddie Brown, an award-winning journalist who writes for the Fort Worth Weekly. He has been keeping tabs on Mercy Culture and the power it has in our politics. Ann and I will be gone next week. Links for the show are below:
Short Story #1: July 4th Shooting in Como (https://www.star-telegram.com/article277037373.html)
Short Story #2: FWPD kills two men during a call in north Fort Worth (https://www.fox4news.com/news/fort-worth-lee-avenue-shooting)
Short Story #3: Learning from our mistakes in neighborhood development in the north
- East Lancaster receives $20M from federal government (https://www.fox4news.com/news/east-lancaster-avenue-to-get-20-million-upgrade-asking-public-for-input)
- Mayor Parker in the Real Deal Magazine (https://therealdeal.com/texas/2023/07/03/its-just-the-start-fort-worths-mayor-promotes-smart-growth/)
- Fort Worth's fastest growing area (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article276827956.html)
- Trains holding up traffic (https://fortworthreport.org/2023/07/06/drivers-play-daily-waiting-games-with-trains-across-fort-worth-the-reasons-are-long/)
- Why Texas is becoming America's most powerful state (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBYu7tR7DHg)
Big Story: Interview with Eddie Brown with the Fort Worth Weekly (https://www.fwweekly.com/2023/06/28/culture-vultures/)
Wins and Losses:
Ann W: UTA student concern about Panther Island
Ann L: The FW zip codes have increased the most
EJ W: Opal Lee painting
EJ L: Another FWPA candidate for country commissioner
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