Went down a #CharterSchool rabbit hole today after mapping one in #osm #OpenStreetMap. It really is just one big grift, isn't it? Nominally, "non-profits" "run" the school, but in reality, the vast majority of the expenses for the "non-profit" are payments to a for-profit entity that "leases" its employees to the "non-profit" school. And the vast majority of the "non-profit's" "revenue" is "state program revenue," i.e., your tax dollars.
Fucking disgusting.
An interesting juxtaposition at the local library :P
Aaaand now it's updated. Deleted the node and made the way/area the library.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/672388925
Also ended up updating some wikidata entries as well:
TLDR: Antivaxxers are misinformed, defensive & contagious.
#TX school celebrates -> 14% <- #vaxx rate, not far from a #measles outbreak. The school PASTOR identifies/brags the school name and location. Then blames someone ELSE for that.
DrRubin: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG4nzzjMdSD/?igsh=MWF0a3Z1eDhxcW1rdw==
https://www.instagram.com/p/DG5zUkKMinn/?igsh=MWt6bndmNGNkMWw5dQ==
@skyfaller Address data is very resource-intensive to acquire, even when locales have "good" parcel GIS data. I'm debating writing an app to take Tarrant County parcel GIS data and overlay it onto OSM for getting areas and nodes to have *some* kind of address data on them. But so far, it's just an idea in my head. I actually *don't* want to "automate away" this problem; I *want* human beings being the authority on whether any particular proposed address is likely correct or not. #gis #osm #OpenStreetMap #FortWorth #dfw
Does Fort Worth need an urban rail line? Here’s what a study found 
Vehicle traffic over the next 20 years is only going to get worse, so the city should look at alternate ways to move people around.
The average construction cost per mile for a streetcar system is roughly $40 million, according to the city report.
It could also take roughly seven to 10 years to plan, design, and build an urban rail system.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article301354199.html
Fort Worth proposes urban rail system emanating from downtown | Fort Worth Report
#Catholic Charities #FortWorth sues federal government to unlock $36M in paused refugee funds https://fortworthreport.org/2025/03/03/catholic-charities-fort-worth-sues-federal-government-to-unlock-36m-in-paused-refugee-funds/ #Texas #Immigration
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” - L Cohen.
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Some cracks are better than others.
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Belated HB to Louis Kahn (2/20/1901)
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#leonardcohen #louiskahn #kimballartmuseum #fortworth #texas #light #architecture #poetry
This Texan mask ban https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1704ui-FIcCqF97SX5uVnjP-Xi4A6m4WUXjce2ZonKEI/mobilebasic is proposed not enacted - that link from @broadwaybabyto has to resources to block it. Do you know any Texans? They might want to know about this.
Caravan of Dreams was a 1st class music venue that justified a drive from Dallas. Glad to see that location is returning to live music. 
"The Spotlight" becomes a worthy successor.
New venue to occupy former Caravan of Dreams, Reata location in Sundance Square
The space that formerly housed Reata, Four Day Weekend & Melt Ice Cream will now house a live music venue
KERA 90.1 FM and all of its sister stations are off air due to a technical issue. 
Friday, February 7th was the last day that KERA broadcasted from its long time studio on Harry Hines Blvd. While its new studio is built along the Katy Trail in Uptown, KERA will be broadcasting from the Fair Park studios of WRR Classical.
Today's outage is likely related to that temporary move.
#ExtremeColdWarning extends deep into #Texas including #Dallas and #FortWorth areas. Too bad Texas has a goofy electrical system that screws consumers. #TXwx
To read the weather watch and warning details from NOAA - including timing - open the map, click colored area, follow the link. Since the spot you clicked might have more than one type of watch/warning, scroll down in the popup since each type of watch or warning has its own link for the details. #WindChill
Open #GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=37.196232,-97.734718&zoom=4&basemap=ESRI_National_Geographic&overlay=State_boundary,Weather_watch_warning&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_weather.txt
Happy belated birthday to me. This time, it is not #pancreatitis, but #appendicitis. Yay. I go in for surgery at some point tomorrow to remove it. I wonder if this is related to my #ChronicPancreatitis #ChronicIllness or if it is just a bonus to start the new year. #FortWorth #healthcare.
Aaaand the #Spectrum #twc internet is down after a power flicker here in #FortWorth #Texas. At least the house still has electricity for now. #txwx #WinterStorm #Cora #WinterStormCora.
Dallas brings in consultant to study economic impact of high speed rail project
Dallas city leaders are moving forward with an economic impact analysis of a proposed high speed rail line to Houston.
City council members on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a more than half-million dollar contract with The Boston Consultant Group to conduct the study.
Inside the political rise of Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare
“They no longer feel like they have to compromise,” said Whitley, who recently endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Texas in the U.S. Senate race. “You either vote with these people 100% of the time, or you’re their enemy.”
@texastribune @RobertDownen @ProPublica
@JeremySchwartz
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/11/texas-tarrant-county-tim-ohare-far-right/
"Walking the Floor Over You" is a #countryMusic song written by #ErnestTubb, recorded on April 26, 1941 in #FortWorth, Texas, and released in the United States #thatYear. The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, the Texas Troubadours. The original single became a hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAjph6Kwaks
@Incognitim Don't wanna wait for Tarrant County to upload a map? Have no fear! I added the data to #OpenStreetMap #OSM and used #OverpassTurbo to plot it.
@Incognitim Want to know which location is closest? Too bad! The map is "coming soon":
https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/elections/current-election-information.html
Incidentally, every TCC campus -- except its downtown location -- is on the early voting list:
https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/elections/2024/1124/locations/1124_EV_Sched.pdf
I'm sure that's an oversight though. Guess I gotta show up to Yet Another Meeting and give my rEprESenTAtiVeS a stern talkin' to.
