Job description | There are five members of the Commissioner’s Court, which is the governing body of the county (not a judicial court). Term is four years. |
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Annual salary | $172,482 |
Who’s Running?
Roy Brooks (incumbent) Website: https://roycbrooks.com Email: info@roycbrooks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roycharlesbrooks/ County page: https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/commissioner-1/about-us/roy-c-brooks.html | Democrat |
Roy E Lozano Website: https://www.votelozano.com/ Email: votelozano@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/votelozano/about/ | Republican |
Recent News Articles
- “Pilot tutoring program aims to keep underserved Fort Worth 1st graders from falling behind during online learning,” dfw.cbslocal.com (Sep 14, 2020) https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/tutoring-program-fort-worth-underserved-online-learning/
- “Tarrant County commissioners vote to extend county’s partnership with ICE,” wfaa.com (June 16, 2020) https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county-commissioners-vote-to-extend-countys-partnership-with-ice/287-01cc05ea-0ab0-4066-bb42-da7e438d8545
- “Tarrant County commissioners vote to remove confederate monument,” nbcdfw.com (June 9, 2020) https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-county-commissioners-vote-to-remove-confederate-monument/2385358/
- “Tarrant commissioners grill sheriff on why they weren’t notified about jail problems,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Jun 2, 2020) https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article243206491.html (paywall – article limit)
- “On coronavirus, Fort Worth’s best leaders are black. Here’s why” [editorial], Fort Worth Star-Telegram (May 2, 2020) https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article242397146.html (paywall – article limit)
- “Despite Abbott’s coronavirus order, we should stay home, Tarrant commissioner says,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Apr 28, 2020) https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article242321351.html (paywall – article limit)
- “Tarrant County leaders say refugees are welcome, despite Texas governor’s decision” [includes video], Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Apr 28, 2020) https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article239276533.html (paywall – article limit)