The town of White Settlement is fighting crime with a camera system that reads license plates and filters out vehicles connected to fugitives, wanted felons and even missing children. While the system is considered a successful crime-fighting tool, some other communities have resisted the notion of flock cameras, calling them an invasion of privacy.
We re coming for City Hall: Fort Worth area churches rally support of candidates
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Apr. 22 Fort Worth area pastors are tiptoeing around explicit endorsements while making it clear to congregants which candidates running for local office are fellow church members.
Multiple Tarrant County pastors on Sunday rallied worshipers to vote while listing candidates in the May 1 election. Making an endorsement would jeopardize a church s nonprofit status under a section of the federal tax code that restricts tax exempt entities from engaging in political action.
At Mercy Culture, an evangelical church north of downtown Fort Worth, senior lead pastor Landon Schott was on stage with mayoral candidate Steve Penate and District 9 candidate Erik Richerson. Behind them, a giant red sign read visit stevepenateformayor.com