FortWorthISD

01 — The big decision · Sep 8, 2026

Board adopts 2026 tax rate, approves safety platform purchase

Our pick of the year's biggest decision from the board's checked meeting summaries. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Apr 2026 to Sep 2026

10 meetings

The board met 10 times on our record, for at least 41 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths; 1 of the 10 videos had no length we could read, so the hours are a floor. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · Apr 28, 2026

100

100 members of the public spoke on April 28, 2026, the busiest night we counted at this board.

Counted from the meeting video, never named or shown. Our count was within one person at 70 of 70 meetings we checked by a full read. 9 of the 11 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 36%

Public comment took at least 36% of the board's meeting time (our count, 48%). At the typical board we timed, 2%; this board gave it more than most.

• Public comment≥ 36%typical board ≥ 2%
• Budget and finance≥ 0%typical board ≥ 10%

Read from the transcripts of 10 board meetings, Mar 10, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.