Fort Worth City Council members on Aug. 5 will determine the fate of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as details about how the city could support small businesses start to emerge.
The council will vote on a resolution to suspend the work of the city’s diversity and inclusion department, economic incentives for minority- and women-owned businesses, and other initiatives designed to address racial, ethnic or gender disparities.
The suspension would help protect the $277.1 million Fort Worth receives from the federal government as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate DEI efforts from government spending. City leadership has not specified how long the suspension would last…