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Mattie Parker: “The city of Fort Worth on average is about 1/3, 1/3 of the…”

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 02:59

You and I have talked about this before. We have sales taxes and we have no income tax and we have property taxes. And The city of Fort Worth on average is about 1/3, 1/3 of the average tax bill in the city of Fort Worth. 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. (02:59–03:07)

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Asserts that Fort Worth constitutes about one-third of the average tax bill in the city.

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