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FW Mayor Price Says She Wants Solutions, Not Excuses From New T Board

The Fort Worth City Council replaced all eight of its Transportation Authority board members, transforming the complexion of the nine member board.

CBS 11–2013/02/20

FW City Council Cleans House At The T, Appoints New Board

A CBS 11 I-Team investigation has led to major changes for leadership of The T.

CBS 11–2013/02/05

Changes, More Oversight Coming To Fort Worth Transportation Authority

A billion dollars worth of your tax money is on the line, and the agency overseeing that money is now under fire for missed deadlines, questionable spending and not enough oversight.

CBS 11–2013/01/25

Fort Worth Considers Downtown Pedestrian Mall

Sundance Square is in the middle of the facelift and the overhaul could now include more open space.

CBS 11–2013/01/07

Council Approves Extensive Fort Worth Retirement Fund Changes

Facing $740 million in payouts it can’t afford Tuesday the Fort Worth City Council voted to make extensive changes. The majority of the monies are part of the financially troubled employee retirement fund.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/23

Customers board a Fort Worth city bus. (credit: Fort Worth Transportation Authority)

“Were You There To Have A Good Time?”

CBS 11 News obtained records showing that Fort Worth mass transit agency executive staff spent more than $50,000 in trips from May 2011 to July 2012.

CBS 11–2012/09/26

A driver tries to avoid potholes. (credit: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

Mayor: New Budget Needed To Fix Fort Worth’s Roads

Fort Worth’s mayor says she’ll ask the city council to build a “back to basics” budget to put the city on a firmer financial path and help restore better, basic city services like roads, infrastructure, and public safety.

2012/08/02

Voters go to the polls. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Fort Worth City Council Approves New Redistricting Map

The Fort Worth City Council has approved a council-redistricting plan, but the vote was not unanimous. Critics argue the new plan completely ignores the booming Hispanic populations in the southern and central portions of Fort Worth.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/07/24

Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade. (credit: ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Hispanic Representation Debated In Fort Worth

The Fort Worth City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a redistricting plan, but some people fear that the plan does not take into account the growing Hispanic population.

2012/07/24

The future site of a home that Fort Worth officials plan to build with grant money. (Credit: Joel Thomas/KTVT)

Fort Worth Uses Grants To Build Homes In Struggling Terrell Heights Area

Southeast Fort Worth has languished economically in recent years. To lure families back, the city has joined in a private partnership that used grants to pay for the construction of 54 new homes.

2012/05/15

Fort Worth heroes LaDarian Martin (L) and his brother LaDarius Martin (R). (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

City Council Honors Young Boys For “Selfless Act Of Heroism”

Two young brothers in Fort Worth had a choice between wrong and right… they chose the latter. The boys told police of a burglary and even turned in hush money given to them by the thieves. Tuesday, their heroism was recognized.

2012/03/20