Fort Worth had plenty to comment on last week. From a council member blasting police union endorsements to a sheriff clashing with a commissioner over a jail death, these five stories drew the biggest conversations on star-telegram.com between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, 2026.
Here’s what your neighbors were debating — and where you can jump in.
A council member calls police union endorsements ‘very telling’
Fort Worth City Council member Chris Nettles didn’t hold back after the Fort Worth Police Officers Association endorsed every Republican candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot. On Facebook, Nettles — who represents District 8 — called it “very telling” and said a “majority of these endorse[d] candidates are the reason Fort Worth is in the shape it is.” The POA represents more than 1,700 officers and backed candidates in nearly 40 races, including Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott and Tim O’Hare.
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Sheriff Waybourn vs. Commissioner Simmons over a jail death
After independent investigators found no wrongdoing in inmate Mack Greer’s June 17 in-custody death, Sheriff Bill Waybourn called Democratic Commissioner Alisa Simmons “so irresponsible” for holding a press conference the next day claiming Greer “suffered fatal head injuries.” The medical examiner ruled Greer died of complications from moyamoya disease, a rare condition that narrows the brain’s arteries. Simmons, running for Tarrant County judge, pushed back and said she helps families get answers the sheriff’s office won’t provide.
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Daniel Pullin abruptly out as TCU chancellor
Just over a year into the job, Daniel Pullin resigned as TCU’s chancellor. Former chancellor Victor Boschini — who led the university for more than 20 years — is back, effective immediately. TCU’s statement didn’t give a reason for Pullin’s exit or details of any separation agreement. Pullin had been pushing an ambitious plan to grow enrollment, expand the campus and earn the coveted “R1” research designation.
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RFK Jr. drops into JPS with a kidney plan
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. landed at JPS Health Network on Oct. 20 to roll out a national kidney care plan focused on preventing kidney failure, improving dialysis and reforming transplants. “(The) organ transplant program had a monopoly that ended up corrupting the system,” Kennedy said. The visit drew extra attention because of Kennedy’s history as an anti-vaccine activist. Tarrant County’s measles-mumps-rubella vaccination rate for kindergartners dropped from nearly 94% to nearly 93% in the past year, while conscientious exemptions rose from 5.3% to 6.8%.
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Fact check: Were Como voting machines really down?
Short answer: Yes, briefly. Tarrant County confirmed six machines at the Como Community Center polling site needed technician support on Tuesday. A help ticket went in at 8:40 a.m., and by 9:16 a.m. all but one machine was back online. “We did not experience major delays because of this issue,” the county said.
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