A decision over the ethics of Fort Worth's city manager traveling on a private plane with billionaire friends didn't come from the city's ethics commission, because Fort Worth hasn't had one meet regularly for years.
- A decision over the ethics of Fort Worth's city manager traveling on a private plane with billionaire friends didn't come from the city's ethics commission, because Fort Worth hasn't had one meet regularly for years.
He was still on the board in 2019, although his term was expired, when the council voted to change who would handle ethics issues, pulling members from the zoning, planning and board of adjustment, only when there was a valid complaint or when asked to convene by the city manager or council. Once finished with an issue, the members would disband.
Other large cities in Texas have ethics boards with standing members, although they don't all meet regularly. A board in Dallas has met twice this year, and in Houston, once. Austin has an ethics commission that meets monthly.
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