Panther Island Drawn Out Of Granger's Congressional District

Arlington TX

30 November, 2021

6:54 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report November 30, 2021 The footprint of the long-awaited, controversial Panther Island/Central City Flood Control Project will no longer be a part of Congresswoman Kay Granger's district, raising questions about how the change will affect needed federal funding. Congressman Marc Veasey, D-TX 33, will inherit a two-decade-old, $1 billion project, which calls for re-routing of a section of the Trinity River north of downtown rather than increasing the height of aging levees that protect Fort Worth from flooding. Some were unaware of the redistricting change, but are hopeful bipartisan support will change years of what has been a federal funding dry spell for the project. State Rep. Ramon Romero Jr., D-Fort Worth, was so focused on retaining the Diamond Hill and Como neighborhoods as part of his District 90 that he didn't notice the change until contacted by the Fort Worth Report. The House did not have a lot of input in the congressional district maps. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.