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Residents fault council for reducing public‑comment time and call for new engagement approaches
Fort Worth City Council · January 7, 2026
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Multiple speakers at the Jan. 6 meeting criticized the reduction of public-comment slots and the two-minute limit, urged the council to preserve access and proposed a task force to redesign engagement, offering to volunteer.
Several speakers used Jan. 6 public comment to criticize new rules that shrink public-comment opportunities and impose two-minute limits, saying the changes reduce civic access and disproportionately burden those who depend on in-person testimony.
Andrew Torrey said he gave one councilmember an…
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