Tarrant County’s governing body will continue meeting once monthly despite calls from residents to increase the frequency of meetings.
The commissioners court is scheduled to meet 14 times from October to September of next year, with one meeting per month planned and additional sessions in August and September to accommodate budget planning. Commissioners approved the schedule 4-0 during their July 14 meeting, with Commissioner Alisa Simmons absent.
“It is ridiculous that a county this size has one meeting per month,” Fort Worth resident Linda Hanratty told commissioners. “If we were Loving County, that might make sense, but not Tarrant County. Please give us back our voice.”…