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Mattie Parker: “We lose about 50 acres per week to development in the city…”

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

The West Starts in Ft. Worth with Mayor Mattie Parker.

Published September 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:14

You and I talked before we got on the air about the Good Natured Initiative, because with growth also comes a responsibility to hold on to what's beautiful in the city. And We lose about 50 acres per week to development in the city of Fort Worth. And so we have the risk of really paving over all of our beautiful prairie space across. Across North Texas. And this effort's really just. (07:14–07:19)

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