Go Time in Fort Worth with Mayor Mattie Parker

On Monday, May 13 Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, who chairs the U.S Conference of Mayors (USCM) Mayors and Police Chiefs Task Force, along with Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes welcomed Mayors and Police Chiefs from across the United States to Fort Worth for the USCM Meeting of Mayors and Police Chiefs. Over the course of the day-long meeting, the mayors and police chiefs heard from foremost experts and engaged in discussion on the challenges and opportunities around public safety issues facing cities across the country, including officer staffing and retention, violent crime reduction strategies, the fentanyl crisis, and strengthening police-community relations.

Among the more than 50 mayors and chiefs from around the country were Mayor of Kansas City Quinton Lucas and Mayor of Tampa Jane Castor, who joined Mayor Parker for a conversation about public safety in their own cities and what cities can learn from each other in becoming stronger and safer..

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

The Fort Worth Public Library’s annual Spring Reading Challenge runs through the month of March with fun reading and activity challenges for all ages. This year's challenge includes special story times with the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Departments. Mayor Parker sat down with Police Chief Neil Noakes, Fire Chief Jim Davis, and Library Director Manya Shorr to talk about why it matters that we all get involved in supporting literacy and education for Fort Worth kids.

Join the Spring Reading Challenge at fwpl.info/spring23.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Mayor Parker discusses the City Council's unanimous vote to approve a $20K increase in the Over 65 and Disability Residential Homestead Exemptions at the Fort Worth City Council on June 27, 2023 as well as several violent crime reduction initiatives ongoing this summer, including the One Second Collaborative and Fort Worth Safe.

Learn more:

• Council increases Over 65, Disability exemptions, easing tax burden
• Gun Lock Program aims to secure communities and prevent violence
• UWTC fill key positions for One Second Collaborative
• Fort Worth violent crime down 13%, homicides fall 24.5%. City credits police initiative

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Last week, Fort Worth became the first city government in the United States to mine Bitcoin. Mayor and President and Founder of Texas Blockchain Council Lee Bratcher talk about the new partnership on the pilot program, and how it is part of recognizing the exponential growth of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries while advancing Fort Worth’s goal of becoming a leading center of tech and innovation.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 12th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

On April 25, at Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker’s 3rd annual “Where Achievement Begins: Mayor’s Celebration for Workforce-Ready Graduates,” more than 160 local graduating seniors were honored with the Mayor’s Achievement Award in recognition of their work to achieve workforce readiness skills, professional certificates, and internship experience in addition to high school diplomas. To discuss how these programs and opportunities have impacted their lives and futures, NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson hosted a panel conversation at the event between Mayor Parker, an honoree from Fort Worth ISD, Rolando Jaramillo, and a recent graduate and T3 scholar, Lizbeth Maldonado.

During the panel, Mayor Parker discussed the ongoing work of the Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce, a group launched in 2022 to influence and enhance educational programs and career pathways in Fort Worth public schools to help prepare students for their future careers and, including careers that help meet the current and future needs of business and industry in Fort Worth and North Texas.

Learn more about Mayor's Council on Education & Workforce and Where Achievement Begins.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 12th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.