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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tarrant County Is Ours And We’re Gonna Keep It Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare visited the True Texas Project on 9/14/26. TTP didn’t post video of Tim’s comments. But here is the last of the three clips for you. Tim is worried. He should be. November is coming. #wakeup #tarrantcounty

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We Are Gonna Take A Stand. We Are Gonna Fight. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare visited the True Texas Project on 9/14/26. TTP didn’t post video of Tim’s comments. But here is the second of three clips for you. Tim is worried. He should be. November is coming. #wakeup #tarrantcounty

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This County Is Special Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare visited the True Texas Project on 9/14/26. TTP didn’t post video of Tim’s comments. But here we have the first of several clips for you. Tim is worried. He should be. November is coming. #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Do You Wanna Talk About The Budget Yes or No On 9/15/26, Tarrant County Commissioners Court met to vote on the 2027 Budget. @mentack.bsky.social called them out. And yeah, Amie copped our verbiage 🙄 And yeah, Tim tossed another guy out of the courtroom. November is coming. #wakeup #tarrantcounty

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Matt, You’re Gonna Get Your 4-1 Court On 9/15/26, Tarrant County Commissioners Court met to vote on the 2027 Budget. @mentack.bsky.social made two appearances, and this is her first one, as the first speaker in public comments. November is coming #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sit Down And Don’t Say Anything Else During the 9/1/26 discussion ahead of the vote to cut 92 polling places, Commissioner Simmons challenged the hypocrisy and yes, they admitted the redistricting was about power. So one should assume this is too! November is coming. #wakeup #tarrantcounty

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Have you seen Tarrant County show up on the news in the past few days? Heard about the Commissioners Court eliminating 92 polling locations from 2022? And you are wanting to maybe do something to help. I can give you a nudge towards something.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tarrant County released their new November Election polling location plan last night. It’s a reduction of 92 Election Day sites from 2022 (316 to 224). I dove through it to see who it impacts. Any guesses? Yep. Exactly as expected. Please watch, share, and help get the word out.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tarrant County is proposing to reduce Election Day voting sites for November from 316 to 224. I wrote a piece on who is actually being harmed the most by the reduction of 92 sites. Any guesses? christackett.substack.com/p/tarrant-co...

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Tarrant County Is Cutting 92 Voting Locations

Don’t Let the New Number Distract You

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hey Mattie, It’s Been A While Since We’ve Talked At the 8/11/26 Fort Worth City Council meeting, when the council had three votes on the agenda around data centers, Mendi stepped to the podium, not to talk about data centers, but to talk about Mayor Mattie Parker. It’s 🔥 Mattie didn’t recuse.

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Original Cynn 💜 @original-cynn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/f... Community activists and Tarrant County neighbors are not the enemy. GOP hacks like Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare abuse their authority in an attempt to silence their critics.

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Fort Worth activist arrested a week after his removal from Tarrant County Commissioners Court

EJ Carrion was charged with disrupting a public meeting for directing an expletive at commissioners.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Someone who was at the True Texas Project “Year Of The Patriot” event held on 8/1/26 shared this image with @mentack.bsky.social and I yesterday. Those on the paper were being discussed amongst a group there as “the enemies that we have to be aware of”. “The enemies” Looks like we made it!

Handwritten note that says:

FOCUS LOCAL - NEW PAC
COMMUNITY FRONTINE
EJ CARRION
INDIVISIBLE TX
SABRINA BALL
SEE IT, NAME IT, FIGHT IT
CHRIS TACKETT
FAITH * JUSTICE COALITION
Mendi Tackett
817 PODCAST
Alex Montalvo
Patrice Jones
TARRANT FOR CHANGE
Barry ShlachteR
TARRANT COUNTY DEM. PARTY
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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

84 Days Until Election Day Beto Won In 2018. Local Dems Still Lost. Persuasion doesn’t translate down ballot. Only turnout does. Thats why we have to support local candidates and get their message in front of potential voters. Focus Local, Fund Local, and Win Local focuslocalpac.com

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

85 Days Until Election Day Tarrant County candidates: The endorsement questionnaire is open at focuslocalpac.com/endorsements until end of day on 8/18 If you are on the ballot this November and you stand for bold progressive values, we’d love to see you apply!

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We Are Tarrant (The Candidates) - Part 2 Candidates running for all levels of government came to Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 8/4 to stand against the reduction in Early Voting and Election Day polling sites for the November Election. This is part 2 of those candidates speaking up 🗣️

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We Are Tarrant (The Candidates) - Part 1 Candidates running for all levels of government came to Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 8/4 to stand against the reduction in Early Voting and Election Day polling sites for the November Election. This is part 1 of those candidates speaking up 🗣️

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 8/4 is still on-going, but I was able to catch a few minutes of a resolution put forth by Commissioner Matt Krause. It was a poison pill. I wrote about it and walk through the why. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/christac...

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The Poison Pill

How Tarrant County Turned a War Hero Into a Culture War Prop

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

91 Days Until Election Day You can’t be focused everywhere at once. None of us have unlimited resources. So how do we decide where to dig in? We dive into the data, looking at history in a precinct, trends, and specifically non-voters, and how those numbers change based on the election cycle.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Right at a year ago, Tim O’Hare, Matt Krause, and Manny Ramirez decided to reduce Tarrant County polling locations ahead of the November 2025 election. That’s nothing compared to what they are planning to reduce for the November 2026 election. This is Mendi using her one minute to push back in 2025

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saturday August 8, 10am to 12pm at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, the League of Women Voters - Tarrant County, along with a slew of other orgs, are hosting a panel discussion on Faith, Freedom, and Democracy. It’s about the impact of white Christian nationalism on our communities.

Faith, Freedom, and Democracy
Christian Nationalism's Influence in Tarrant County and Across Texas
Sat, August 8 - 10am-12pm
Broadway Baptist Church
305 W Broadway Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Join faith leaders, election experts, and free-speech advocates for a panel discussion on issues of church and state, religious influence in our government, and the rise of religious nationalism.
With panelists Bishop Alfredo Garcia; Chris and Mendi Tackett, See it. Name it. Fight it.; and Laney Hawes, Texas Freedom to Read Project, and moderator Estrus Tucker, DEI Consultants.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

95 Days until Election Day (11/3) @menditackett.bsky.social reminds us that in 2024, 475,000 registered voters made the decision not to vote in the Presidential race in Tarrant County. We don’t have to convert or persuade the other side to win. We just need to focus on values and make connections.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

They Don’t Want You To Vote Tarrant County Commissioners Court is reducing polling locations in November. Tarrant had 199 locations for the Primary. We had 25% turnout and many locations with long lines. In November, with turnout expected in the mid 50s, 176 locations. WTF. They are scared of you

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Focus Local PAC isn’t on BlueSky, but I am! ——— 97 Days to Election Day (11/3) This is the first of what we are thinking will be a series of posts diving into what is happening in Tarrant County. In this one, Chris touches on the myth of the “red” county. You should check out focuslocalpac.com 🤓🗳️

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Do You Stand On The Side Of Civil Rights? Mindia was zeroed in on court filings and Shayma Alzubi at the Fort Worth ISD board meeting on 7/21/26, pulling zero punches. Shayma Alzubi was cleared in the investigation. Make her the principal of Western Hills High School.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

All I See Is A Drained Swimming Pool Whoa. Sabrina brought it at the Fort Worth ISD board meeting on 7/21/26, pulling zero punches going right at the Abbott / Morath / TEA appointed Superintendent (Licata) and Board of Managers President (Geren). The connections she’s making are spot on.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yesterday was a dive into the statewide races based on the Semi-July campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. Today, a focus on Tarrant County, with a look a TX Senate and House races (reports from the TEC) and County races (reports from the County). 🔗⬇️

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I took a deep dive into the Texas Semi-July campaign finance reports on my Substack, looking at the top 10 individual donors and top 10 PACs / entities giving from 1/1/2025 to 6/30/2026. Some eye popping numbers for sure. #txlege open.substack.com/pub/christac...

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The Money Gap

What Texas’s biggest donors, and its biggest war chests, tell you about the hill Texas Democrats have to climb in 2026

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“The left is going to lose these elections for us,” say the people who lost 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2024 — often because they were fixated on the “winning” strategy of punching left and wooing center right voters

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is Mendi Tackett. We want you to know who the people are behind The Frontline PAC. We aren’t some anonymous group. We are regular people advocating for progressive values, trying to make a difference for community. Please watch, share, and if you can, get involved! thefrontlinepac.com

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is Alex Montalvo. We want you to know who the people are behind The Frontline PAC. We aren’t some anonymous group. We are regular people advocating for progressive values, trying to make a difference for community. Please watch, share, and if you can, get involved! thefrontlinepac.com

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It’s me!!! We want you to know who the people are behind The Frontline PAC. We aren’t some anonymous group. We are regular people advocating for progressive values, trying to make a difference for community. Please watch, share, and if you can, get involved and help crowdfund democracy!

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is Sabrina Ball. We want you to know who the people are behind The Frontline PAC. We aren’t some anonymous group. We are regular people advocating for progressive values, trying to make a difference for community. Please watch, share, and if you can, get involved and help crowdfund democracy!

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

People will tell you a $150M Senate race is where the fight is. We think it's a 25,000-vote gap in Tarrant County, the biggest "red" county left in Texas. We need your help to crowdfund democracy, especially those of you who are in safe blue spaces. We are the frontline

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Mendi and I have been talking about the ideas in this one for a while now. It was time to finally pull all of those thoughts together. This is The Public Education Trap (AKA Don’t Chase Republicans). If you read it and it resonates, please share to help others see it (name it, fight it 😉)

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The Public Education Trap (AKA: Don’t Chase Republicans)

Texas voters say they care about public schools. Then they vote for the people dismantling them.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

God Would Raise Up A Tyrant This is from the documentary Life and Liberty…For All Who Believe (1982). It is eerie seeing the same things happening now that happened 40+ years ago, and the closing moment captures exactly what we’ve seen forced upon our country. #wakeup #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s important to realize the white Christian nationalism that has taken over today’s Republican Party has been working on this FOR DECADES. The modern movement has obvious roots in 1980. This clip is from the documentary Life and Liberty…For All Who Believe (1982). #wakeup #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

But I Can Recognize When They Pose A Threat At Fort Worth City Council on 6/9/26, Community came out to be heard 🗣️ It was a crazy day, with a County Commissioners meeting, a Fort Worth ISD Board meeting, and City Council. These are the public comments from Sabrina Ball 🗣️ #wakeup #fortworth

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

But Twelve Total Minutes At Fort Worth City Council on 6/9/26, they were scheduled to vote on zoning changes for a Data Center. The vote was pushed out. Community still came out to be heard 🗣️ These are the public comments from Alex Montalvo. You should listen. #wakeup #fortworth

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

But You Wanna Play This Way. Let’s Do It At Fort Worth City Council on 6/9/26, they were scheduled to vote on zoning changes for a Data Center. The vote was pushed. Community still came out to be heard 🗣️ Three groups signed up to do presentations. This is how it went… #wakeup #fortworth

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

That’s What This Data Center Fight Is About At Fort Worth City Council on 6/9/26, they were scheduled to vote on zoning changes for a Data Center. The vote was pushed. Community still came out to be heard 🗣️ This is a compilation of some of the voices who spoke. #wakeup #fortworth

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A Crisis Of Confidence Fort Worth ISD and the Board of Managers released a budget document the morning of 6/9 and had a Special Board meeting that night on that budget. Community came out to give their thoughts. This is Randi Wheeler. #wakeup #fortworthisd #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This Is An Organized Political Stunt At Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 6/9/26, Commissioner Simmons put forth a resolution honoring the HELP Center. Tim, Matt, and Manny voted it down. It’s worth hearing how this was discussed by the members. #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

They Erected A Flag. A Trans Flag. At Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 6/9/26, Commissioner Simmons put forth a resolution honoring the HELP Center. Tim, Matt, and Manny voted it down. I don’t post the other side often. So here ya go. #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

You Install Ideology On Your Lawn At Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 6/9/26, Commissioner Simmons put forth a resolution honoring the HELP Center. Tim, Matt, and Manny voted it down. These are Sabrina Ball’s comments in support of the resolution #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Your Job Is To Keep Them Safe At Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 6/9/26, Commissioner Simmons put forth a resolution honoring the HELP Center. Tim, Matt, and Manny voted it down. These are Nydia Cardenas‘ comments in support of the resolution #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

He Didn’t Say Look For The Bigots At Tarrant County Commissioners Court on 6/9/26, Commissioner Simmons put forth a resolution honoring the HELP Center. Tim, Matt, and Manny voted it down. These are @mentack.bsky.social’s comments in support of the resolution #wakeup #tarrantcounty

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“Please Turn Off The Microphone” At the Abbott, Morath, and TEA appointed Board of Managers training session at Fort Worth ISD meeting on 6/1/26, community showed up to 🗣️ on the agenda. When you give in to bullies, they keep coming back. It’s time to stand up. These are community voices. (Part 2)

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“Your Foolish Decision” At the Abbott, Morath, and TEA appointed Board of Managers training session at Fort Worth ISD meeting on 6/1/26, community showed up to 🗣️ on the agenda. When you give in to bullies, they keep coming back. It’s time to stand up. These are community voices (Part 1 of 2)

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“And students will suffer the consequences” At the Abbott, Morath, and TEA appointed Board of Managers training session at Fort Worth ISD meeting on 6/1/26, community showed up to 🗣️ on the agenda. When you give in to bullies, they keep coming back. It’s time to stand up. This is Sabrina Ball.

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