Fort Worth City Council member Charles Lauersdorf is supporting Mayor Mattie Parker amid calls for her to apologize for a comment she made at a council meeting last month.
On Sept. 30, Parker accused community activist Patrice Jones of being involved when a casket painted with the names of Atatiana Jefferson and others killed or injured in Fort Worth police shootings was dumped on her front lawn in 2022.
“Patrice, I still have your casket,” Parker said to Jones as Jones left the podium after speaking against a council motion to reduce the number of public comment meetings for the coming year…