Did You Miss It? Southlake Funding Dispute, Spirit Collapse & Tarrant Tax Fight

Did You Miss It? Southlake Funding Dispute, Spirit Collapse & Tarrant Tax Fight

A Southlake Special Olympics funding dispute, a Tarrant County property tax fight, Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, and renewed H-1B scrutiny led the week’s headlines. Here are the key stories readers may have missed. Accountability & Local Government Southlake Foundation Raised Money For Carroll ISD Special Olympics Event, Then Refused To Pay Until DX Investigation, Sources Say Tarrant Appraisal District Property Tax Cap Debate Raises Conflict Quest…

BLK ALERTS - Spirit Airlines Has Shut Down. Where Y’all Gonna Fight Now?

Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Welp, frequent flyers, travelers on a budget, airport fighters, future “no-fly” listers, and people who don’t mind paying for Dasani bottled water are going to have to find a new airline to frequent, because Spirit Airlines shut down after negotiations for a bailout by the Trump administration fell through. According to the New York Times, high fuel prices, competition from larger airlines, the Covid-19 pandemic and an…