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Mattie Parker: “Fort Worth had one of the highest murder rates in the entire…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on the legacy of U.S. Rep. Kay Granger

Published | Video Starts at 02:38

And, you know, she'd been a zoning commissioner, she'd been on council, became mayor At a really difficult budget time period. We Fort Worth had one of the highest murder rates in the entire country when Kay Granger was mayor. at the time. She presided over working alongside our police department, our management team to create the CCPD fund to help focus on public safety. (02:38–02:42)

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Asserts that Fort Worth had a high murder rate during Kay Granger's tenure as mayor.

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