Brian Byrd

3 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Brian Byrd |Marissa Greene

Tarrant County Public Health let go of some employees funded by federal grants in late March, as nationwide cuts have left health departments across the U.S. and North Texas scrambling. An unknown number of employees at Tarrant County Public Health were notified that certain positions within the department were no longer being funded as of March 24, according to a memo shared with the Fort Worth Report.

Jun 24, 2024 | herald-dispatch.com | Jill Colvin |Brian Byrd

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Jun 20, 2024 | herald-dispatch.com | Meg Kinnard |Brian Byrd

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week's debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, falling shy of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and necessary polling. The missed markers mean that the June 27 showdown will be solely between Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Jun 11, 2024 | herald-dispatch.com | Brian Byrd

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio's sprawling 6th District along the Ohio River will decide Tuesday who will fill a U.S. House seat that's been vacant since January. That's when longtime Republican Rep. Bill Johnson left to become president of Youngstown State University. kAmv~! DE2E6 $6?] |:4926= #F==: 2?5 s6>@4C2E:4 A@=:E:42= ?6H4@>6C |:4926= zC:A492< 2C6 724:?8 @77 :?

Jun 7, 2024 | herald-dispatch.com | John Raby |Brian Byrd

CHARLESTON — Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit for himself, dragging both sides of the political aisle — and an entire home-state electorate — along for a wobbly ride. Five months before the general election, he's still not a declared candidate for any office, but he's hitched up the guessing-game wagon one more time. And there’s still time, albeit shrinking, to mull potential runs for governor, the Senate or even the U.S. presidency.