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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I can’t wait! Hope to see a LOT of you there too! Doors open at 5pm. First band hits the stage at 6pm. It’s come and go, so just make sure you pop in at some point. November is coming. We got this.

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Jam the Ballot: Get out the Vote

October 18, 2026 5pm Ridglea

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The event is FREE! They are asking folks to RSVP to claim tickets at t.ly/jamtheballot just so they know how many folks might be coming. There will also be food trucks outside the theater and there will be opportunity to purchase beverages at the bar inside the theater.

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Jam the Ballot: Get out the Vote

October 18, 2026 5pm Ridglea

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Are you a music lover, no matter the genre? Loads of incredible LOCAL artists will be there. One of them will definitely hit your sweet spot. Do you want to connect with community? This will be the place to find your voice with others, right here in Tarrant County.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Do you know where we’re going to be 10/18 (next Sunday) from 5pm to 10:30pm, for the absolute coolest Early Voting kick off? That would be at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. Are you a political junkie? Plenty of candidates will be there to talk to and hear from.

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Really cool site! Click all the way through and you’ll be able to see who’s paying for the candidates.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It’s direct comparisons between candidates, lists of top donors, and yeah, some pie charts. Click and go. If you want to dig into it, navigate to data.seeitnameitfightit.com and let me know what you think!

data.seeitnameitfightit.com

Follow the Money · See It. Name It. Fight It.

Campaign finance for Texas statewide, legislative and Tarrant County races, from public filings.

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So I built a bunch of new pages built upon Texas Ethics Commission data that has every contested Statewide, State Senate, and State House race, a bunch of key PACs and billionaires, and a few Tarrant County races. All of it is current through the 30 Day reports. data.seeitnameitfightit.com

data.seeitnameitfightit.com

Follow the Money · See It. Name It. Fight It.

Campaign finance for Texas statewide, legislative and Tarrant County races, from public filings.

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

What Tarrant’s 30 Day Reports Tell Us A quick run through some of the highlights (lowlights) of the 30 Day before the election campaign finance results. It confirmed some things and showed we can do this. We’ve got people power on our side in Tarrant County!

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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

14 Days Until Early Voting 10/19 to 10/30 Persuade = One Vote. Mobilize = Whole Ballot Voters who share our values are more cost effective on a per vote basis in an election because they don’t just gain a campaign a single vote. They load a ballot. This isn’t about one race.

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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

$10. $20. More if you can spare it. We need help to push back and get to potential voters. If they are voting for local candidates, they will vote all the way up the ballot too. We do this together. You can donate or just learn more at focuslocalpac.com

focuslocalpac.com

The Focus Local PAC - Join Our Movement

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

Just like the name says, we are focused on local candidates and races, as we believe that's where we can move the needle, win elections, and flip Tarrant. That's the key to flipping Texas. We know you don't know the local candidates. We do.

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

A group of us who have been organizing on the ground here in Tarrant County, pushing back on the County Judge and those like him, we started a Political Action Committee, The Focus Local PAC.

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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

This video above captures some of the highlights of the full Substack piece I wrote at christackett.substack.com/p/tarrant-co.... Please watch / read, share, and help get the word out. #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit

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

Hey, it’s the top of the paper! They think we are “articulate” 😂

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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
mindia whitier

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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

Read it, comment on it, share it. I see Tarrant County as primed to flip, but only if we are all doing the work. Bannon told us: As goes Tarrant goes Texas goes the US. #wakeup #tarrantcounty #seeitnameitfightit open.substack.com/pub/christac...

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The Money Gap Comes Home

What Semi-July cash on hand looks like once you zoom in from the state level to Tarrant County

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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 also looked at the cash on hand numbers for the seven statewide races. Again, eye popping numbers. You can read the whole thing, including a lot of pie charts, by just clicking the link. If you like it, please share it. Thanks! #seeitnameitfightit #txlege open.substack.com/pub/christac...

open.substack.com

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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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...

open.substack.com

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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