ERCOT Blackout Warnings, Fort Worth's $180M Stimulus, and Celebrating Juneteenth

06/21/21 • 47 min

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

Fort Worth was at the center of national news this weekend as Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday. What is next for the city and how do we continue with the momentum from the inspiring Opal Lee?
Jimmy starts the pod telling all of us about the ERCOT debacle and how we should all have a plan this summer to leave Texas when the grid goes down.
EJ breakdown the $180M stimulus Fort Worth is receiving and how the city plans to use the funds.
Largest Rubber Duck comes to Fort Worth:
https://fwtx.com/culture/world-s-largest-rubber-duck-coming-to-fort-worth/

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New Fort Worth education report, 12 Mighty Orphans premiere, and Betsy Price's next battle

Jimmy and EJ get back to sharing weekly local news stories starting with discussing the recent education report that was shared with city council last week and the release of For Worth film 12 Might Orphans. The big story for today's episode is about how Mayor Betsy Price is wanting to become Judge Betsy Price.
Education Report Story (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article251998108.html)
12 Mighty Orphans (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLSGC0NFAY)
Betsy Price's Next Battle (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/10/betsy-price-tarrant-county-judge/)

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undefined - Redistricting Schedule, 2022 Budget Process, and an Interview with director of a new Fort Worth documentary called Murdaworth: Black Gold in a Gangsta Town

Redistricting Schedule, 2022 Budget Process, and an Interview with director of a new Fort Worth documentary called Murdaworth: Black Gold in a Gangsta Town

This episode is jampacked. Jimmy and EJ go over important info around redistricting schedule and the upcoming budget approval process for the city council. We also sit down with Supreme, a director of a new documentary about Fort Worth's gang history.
FW Redistricting Schedule: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z1iTWxwVnksF9FZ_voKC0Ewj-LQg_fX5?usp=sharing
Budget Process: https://fortworthreport.org/2021/06/20/the-budget-is-the-new-council-members-first-big-task-but-their-impact-could-be-small/