Re-elected in 2023 with over 70% of the vote, Mayor Parker has focused on improving essential city services, championing investments in public safety and infrastructure to be a clean, safe city, and improving Fort Worth for generations to come.
Keeping Property Taxes Low:
Under the Mayor’s leadership, the City of Fort Worth has demonstrated strong fiscal responsibility despite record growth. Mayor Parker has successfully lowered the tax rate each year in office, ensuring smart growth while keeping taxes low for residents. Notably, property taxes were reduced by 4% last year– the largest decrease in decades.
Improving Public Safety:
Believing that public safety is the foundation of any successful city, Mayor Parker has worked to champion historic increases in the number of police officers and firefighters and has worked with the departments to tackle some of the City’s toughest and longest-standing issues, such as building out partnerships to enhance safety in entertainment districts and studying the best options for a future EMS system that prioritizes high-quality patient care.
Creating Jobs and Economic Growth:
During her tenure, Mayor Parker has seen Fort Worth named both the most pro-growth city in America (Pacific Research Institute) and best large city in Texas for starting a business (WalletHub).
In Downtown Fort Worth alone, more than $2 billion in new projects are underway, including Texas A&M University’s expansion. That tremendous growth can be seen across the city, from the Crescent development in the Cultural District, to Mule Alley in the Historic Stockyards, to Hillwood’s AllianceTexas. With limitless opportunities, and its connectivity through DFW Airport and its newest $1.63 billion terminal in partnership with Fort Worth-based American Airlines, the Fort Worth is solidifying itself as a global force with Mayor Parker at the helm.
Parker is also leading key efforts at the state level on behalf of the city, focused on bolstering workforce and education initiatives, maternal and family health, and economic development, including increased incentives for the film industry in Fort Worth that has created $655 million in economic impact since 2015.
Ensuring Educational Opportunities for All Students:
Mayor Parker is leading efforts to expand access to education, so all students are given the opportunity to succeed. Her Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce convenes school and business leaders to match students with careers and higher education pathways, ensuring students in Fort Worth are prepared to succeed when they enter the workforce and, importantly, that Fort Worth is prepared to meet the future workforce demand.
Expanding Parks and Green Spaces:
In 2023, Parker created Good Natured, a Fort Worth green space initiative and bold investment in expanding parks and green spaces. Since she announced the public-private initiative just two years ago, Fort Worth has conserved more than 1,000 acres of open space. She intends to grow and enhance Fort Worth’s Park system collaboratively, and to preserve at least 10,000 acres of open space over the next five years.
Prioritizing Beautification Projects:
Mayor Parker has strengthened the City’s commitment to environmental services and community investment, delivering results that play a vital role in enhancing the cleanliness and safety of our city. During her term, the city has collected over 19 million pounds of litter, cleaned up more than 1,300 homeless camps, and swept over 30,000 curb miles in the last year alone.
Focused on the basics of city government, including delivering essential and effective city services, championing investments in public safety and infrastructure, and improving Fort Worth for generations to come, ensuring it is the best city in America to raise a family and build a business.
Her leadership efforts extend statewide as she serves as Chair of the Texas Big City Mayors, a coalition of bipartisan mayors representing over 8.5 million Texans.
