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Mattie Parker: “That's why you have currently a hiring freeze in the city of…”

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

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker discusses the city's upcoming bond election worth $845 million

Published April 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:12

Do we need to be careful attention to how we're spending money at? Absolutely. And be excellent fiscal stewards. For instance, That's why you have currently a hiring freeze in the city of Fort Worth. We started to look at revenues and realizing to make it through this budget year to be really conscientious, to make sure we are in the black, never in the red. (03:12–03:16)

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Asserts that Fort Worth currently has a hiring freeze.

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