Voters Will Decide How Drastically Tarrant County Commissioners Court Will Shift Under New Leadership

Arlington TX

18 January, 2022

7:16 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report January 18, 2022 When he was first asked to run for county commissioner in 1997, longtime Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley recalls he didn't know the position existed. "The first question I asked was, 'Well, what is a county commissioner?' " he said. Before COVID-19 raised the profile of the position, county government mostly flew under the radar of everyday voters. For the past 50 years, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court has been characterized by long-serving officials, little public recognition of their duties and very little controversy during weekly meetings. Come March, though, a possible shakeup is on the ballot. 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.