Tarrant County Public Health let go of some employees funded by federal grants in late March, as nationwide cuts have left health departments across the U.S. and North Texas scrambling.
An unknown number of employees at Tarrant County Public Health were notified that certain positions within the department were no longer being funded as of March 24, according to a memo shared with the Fort Worth Report.
Affected staff would no longer have a position with the department at the close of business March 26, according to the letter. The department declined to share the number of positions and programs impacted or the amount of federal dollars the department is no longer receiving…