Happy Thursday! Here's your daily report.
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Dear Fort Worth Report friend,
Good morning!
In your Thursday Report: As Superintendent Kent Scribner is set to begin his seventh year leading Tarrant County’s largest school district, the Fort Worth ISD community is divided on whether the school board should keep him in charge. Reporter Jacob Sanchez talks to supporters of Scribner and those calling for his ouster, and takes a look at his tenure.
• Numbers vs. people: Fort Worth ISD superintendent tenure divides community
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Also, government and accountability reporter Jessica Priest spent a few minutes with District 6 Council member Jared Williams. He first shared what his response has been to protect migratory birds damaging constituents' homes.
• Listen: Councilman Jared Williams explains how he’s handling District 6’s egret problem
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ON TAP: Where can someone experience the country in the suburbs? For Roy Waggoner, it's in the West Fork Ranch neighborhood. Learn more about the community in next week’s Where I Live. Make sure you keep coming back for the latest, relevant reports on Fort Worth Report.
As always, thanks for reading, and please let us know what you want in your Report.
Kristen Barton,
Enterprise journalist
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Editor’s note: 'What we're reading' is a feature designed to boost knowledge of Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents through collaboration with other area news organizations. Any views or opinions in the stories linked below are not representative of Fort Worth Report.
◾Texas workers are dying in the summer heat, and companies aren’t being held accountable.
◾Industry struggle to find staff hits home for Fort Worth restaurants.
◾Texas Trust CU Theatre reopening this weekend.
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