New daily flight to Madrid from Dallas/Fort Worth eturbonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eturbonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Before long, South America will be the focus of two major international events – the next World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Before long, South America will be the focus of two major international events – the next World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games. Hoping to capitalize on a demand for flights to the country, American Airlines applied today to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to fly nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG). Plans are to fly three times a week beginning November 18, 2010.
“We are pleased to offer flights from American’s largest hub at DFW to the second largest city in South America,” said Peter Dolara, American’s senior vice president – Mexico Caribbean and Latin America. “Most existing service to Rio flies from gateways along the East Coast, and flights from DFW to Rio will provide substantial benefits to passengers and
Fort Worth mayoral election headed for a runoff between Mattie Parker, Deborah Peoples
Peoples was leading Parker late Saturday, with neither approaching the 50% margin needed to win outright.
After several days of mist and rain, clouds began to dissipate over the Fort Worth skyline and Dickies Arena, Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2020. Temperatures should begin rising going into the weekend after lows in the 30 s. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) with more results.
Fort Worth’s mayoral race is headed for a runoff.
Deborah Peoples, chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, and Mattie Parker, the former chief of staff to Mayor Betsy Price, appeared likely to meet in a June 5 runoff election to determine who will succeed Price, the city’s longest-serving leader.
The Ides of May: How Politics Plays a Role in Fort Worth s Mayoral Race This Year
With the race to succeed Mayor Betsy Price in a full sprint to the finish â polls close May 1 â the campaign trail has a new obstacle: politics.
Peoples, Zadeh, Parker photos by Olaf Growald
In another time and place in Fort Worth history, City Councilman Jim Bradshaw counseled his colleague on the local government board, Woodie Woods, Fort Worthâs political plumber and one of the townâs more noted political philosophers, as he plotted a run for mayor in the late 1970s.Â
As it was recounted in those days by a reporter, the encounter went like this:
Fort Worth Weekly
By Edward Brown
Ann Zadeh: “Having equal access to services for all citizens” is critical, and it plays into “racial equity.”
Courtesy of Ann Zadeh’s campaign
Over her 10 years as Fort Worth’s mayor, Betsy Price grew her leadership position beyond its city charter-designated powers of voting as a member of city council and representing the city on all ceremonial occasions. Price spent long hours throughout her tenure supporting or leading initiatives like early reading, bike riding, and public health through Blue Zones.
Her seemingly boundless energy and optimism made her a crowd favorite even as her detractors believed she cared more about private business interests than social and economic justice or the plight of marginalized communities.