In its first meeting of the new year, the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors swore in four newly elected members and quickly got to work changing its policy manual.
Members Mike Alfred, Alan Blaylock, Wendy Burgess, Fred Campos and Gloria Peña were sworn in after being selected for their positions by taxing entities in December. Blaylock, Burgess and Peña were already on the board; Alfred and Campos are newcomers to the positions. They join Matt Bryant, Eric Morris and Callie Rigney, all of whom were elected to the board in a countywide election in May 2024.
A sheriff’s deputy at the meeting drew ping pong balls to determine the term lengths of taxing entity appointees. Blaylock, Campos and Peña will serve three-year terms, while Alfred and Burgess will serve one-year terms. Beginning in 2026, all future taxing entity appointees will serve four-year terms…