🌱 What Tarrant’s first budget in four years means for your street

Morning Tarrant! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Tarrant's first budget in four years means for your street
• Why Tarrant schools just exited decades of desegregation oversight

Also on today's calendar: Hannibal Buress and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After 4 years without a budget, Tarrant is finally ready to approve one (al.com) — Tarrant leaders are finally poised to approve an $11 million city budget after four years without an official spending plan, with a council vote expected next week. Mayor Tracie Threadford says the proposal protects jobs, prioritizes road and drainage improvements, and reflects public input, while relying on major local employers like Thompson Tractor, ABC Coke, and Vulcan Materials to anchor city revenues.
   

• Advocates resist move to end desegregation oversight in Alabama schools (al.com) — Tarrant schools were recently released from long-running federal desegregation oversight, even as civil rights lawyers argue many Alabama districts still haven't achieved true integration. Advocates say remaining cases statewide, including in nearby systems, are vital tools to protect Black students' access to fair discipline, transportation, and educational opportunities.
   

📸 Around Tarrant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarrant

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Aaron Weber →
  Main Room, 1818 Data Dr, Birmingham
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Take & Make: Brew Your Own Halloween Potion
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am
• Hannibal Buress →
  Main Room, 1818 Data Dr, Birmingham
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Take & Make: Brew Your Own Halloween Potion
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am
Monday October 5
• Malleable Mondays
  Inglenook Branch Library
  3:30 pm
• Grow with Inglenook
  Inglenook Branch Library
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Take & Make: Brew Your Own Halloween Potion
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am
• Tech Tuesday and Thursday
  Inglenook Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Fall into the Canvas: Paint Day
  Inglenook Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• Fall in to Canvas: Painting Activity
  Inglenook Branch Library
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Take & Make: Brew Your Own Halloween Potion
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am
• Full STEAM Ahead: STEAM Activity
  Inglenook Branch Library
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Birmingham

• 13 car shows happening across Greater Birmingham (bhamnow.com)
• Birmingham restaurant earns spot on Yelp's top 25 new list (al.com)
• Less than two week until Furnace Fest returns to Birmingham (cullmantimes.com)

Ok Tarrant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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