Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Mattie Parker: “It's just a smart decision by our city management team…”

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

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief

Published April 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 12:51

… the amount of money that they send the city of Fort Worth in their property tax bill every single year. You brought up the hiring freeze. Why was it necessary? It's just a smart decision by our city management team. Right. It's to take a pause. Don't make additional employment decisions before we understand where we're going to be at the end of this fiscal year, as we do next fiscal year. Right. (12:51–12:57)

CLAIM

Asserts that the hiring freeze is a strategic decision by city management.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Discover more from

Mattie Parker

“Texas is now the eighth largest economy in the entire world.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 05:50-05:53
“Texas continues to be really the fastest growing state in the country.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 10:18-10:22
“80% of your individuals that are moving to Texas are moving to Texas cities.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 10:22-10:27
“Black Mountain has their current project in Council District 8.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:33-00:38
“They just had a state affairs hearing last week that, that Chairman Ken King led.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:48-00:54
“The batch process that's happening with ERCOT and final approval at puc...likely won't be complete until the end of this summer.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 01:55-02:02
“Yes. It's a combination. It's the same thing that's hitting individual homeowners and individual household bills.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 02:05-13:42
“City council...charged [staff] to also come to us with an overall process that we think needs to be in place for consideration of data…”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 03:06-03:18
“That likely comes to us in mid May.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 03:15-03:18
“The zoning commission in Fort Worth just approved [the data center project].”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 03:17-03:22
“We started working on this bond election just as soon as the last Bond election in 2022 passed.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 07:24-07:30
“We will never touch your property tax rate because it's not a great way to fiscally manage a city.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 08:02-08:08
“The $840 million bond election that our voters get to consider in May is something we feel very strongly [about].”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 08:12-08:20
“We made adjustments to that bond election propositions as when you that's why you saw the affordable housing of $10 million.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 08:38-08:44
“When city staff was asked to start compiling potential bond projects...it was really over $2 billion of potential projects.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 09:18-09:31
“The city of Fort Worth on average is about one third, one third of the average tax bill in the city of Fort Worth.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 10:52-11:00
“That's why you have currently a hiring freeze in the city of Fort Worth.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 11:06-11:10
“The governor is interested in buying down totally that M and O property tax rate for local schools districts.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 12:07-12:13
“In Fort Worth, that would cut the average homeowner's bill completely in half if they didn't pay local school taxes.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 12:14-12:21
“The city has really moved to a much more transparent earlier budget process.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 13:54-14:00
“We prepare for the worst and then back off of that, that same aspect. And you'll see the same process in this next year.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 14:33-14:40
“Absolutely not. No.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 14:43-14:43
“Of course we would. And we have for the last ten plus years running.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 14:46-14:50
“We also have the World cup this summer, which is going to be a boost for sales taxes and hot taxes.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 14:59-15:04
“Billions of dollars, 7,000 plus jobs attracted here.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 16:18-16:22
“It's our largest school district out of 12 in the city of Fort Worth.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 18:09-18:13
“Dr. David Saenz is now running the council.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 18:35-23:52
“Because I'm confident at the end of this process, we can be the highest performing urban district in the state of Texas.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 19:16-19:24
“Right now, we are the lowest performing.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 19:25-19:28
“Over 600 students are graduating with a credential or degree simultaneous with their high school diploma.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 21:54-22:01
“Every single school district will be represented on Thursday.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 22:26-22:30
“Companies like Audubon and Trane are wanting to integrate what their needs are in workforce into K12 classrooms.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 22:43-22:54
“I've worked in education policy and seen it for over 10 years before I became mayor here in Fort Worth.”
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 23:06-23:12