Voter Turnout in Tarrant, Bars Open, and Stock Show and Rodeo Hits Fort Worth Hard

10/19/20 • 42 min

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

This week, EJ and Jimmy talk about early voter turnout in Tarrant County and Texas (0:15), Governor Abbott allowing counties the choice to reopen bars (7:30), and our first look at new developments coming to the Stop Six area (12:20)! The big story of the week is that the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has officially been cancelled for 2021 and the impact that the loss of event could have in Fort Worth (20:30). Last, we hit our wins and losses for the week (30:34).

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Halloween in Fort Worth, the Amy Coney Barrett Bus Tour, and Councilperson Cary Moon's DWI

This week, the format changes up a little bit as EJ and Jimmy hit on a number of small stories that came across Fort Worth. They start off with expected increases in holiday travel and the airlines, especially American and Southwest with hubs in DFW (1:50) and its effect on a struggling industry, and what the Halloween holiday may look like in Tarrant County (15:10). With the election looming, they take some time to talk about voter turnout in Tarrant County and Texas so far, as well as the late announcement that Kamala Harris will be visiting Texas this week (18:50). They also hit on a new set of mural projects along the Trinity River (12:37), and finish talking about the DWI arrest of Councilperson Cary Moon (35:30).