The Dispute Index

Bud Kennedy

Bud Kennedy is an opinion columnist at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He writes about Texas politics, public affairs and dining. His newspaper career includes work at the Fort Worth Press, Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Morning News.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Bud Kennedy, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Bud Kennedy

Bud Kennedy

Role at the time: Fort Worth Star-Telegram opinion columnist

Condemned

Statement summary

Kennedy criticizes Tarrant County's Election Day and early-voting site cuts, arguing that officials should expand access as demand grows. He predicts that the decision could hurt Republican candidates. He does not establish that changing election outcomes was the commissioners' intent.

“How did it make any sense to cut out 92 voting locations on Election Day?”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Bud Kennedy criticizes Tarrant County polling-site cutsSigned opinion column; first published October 22, updated October 26
Why we used this label

Kennedy condemns the cuts as poor access policy and politically self-defeating; this does not establish the commissioners' motives.

Read statementFull case: Were Tarrant County's 2026 polling-site cuts an attempt to skew the election?

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