Briefing
Fort Worth City Council Worksession — Jan. 27, 2026: Winter storm update, solid waste strategy, Panther Island, filming notifications, bond program presentations
The Fort Worth City Council convened a work session on January 27, 2026 (called to order at 12:03 PM; adjourned at 1:28 PM). Council received a winter storm update, organizational updates and employee recognitions, informal reports on neighborhood police duty hours, filming and street-closure notifications, Panther Island regulations, and solid waste strategy and service levels. Presentations were given on the Stellar Energy Americas economic development program agreement and the proposed 2026 bond program. Council members requested several future reports on cardiac arrest outcomes, mental health programs for first responders, drunk-driving prevention methods, sick-leave use by first responders, and drug-testing policies.
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