The Safety Dividend: Economic Briefing on Fort Worth's Next Capital Era
Tarrant County’s jail has approached 90% capacity. Fort Worth continues to grow. The decisions ahead will affect businesses, taxpayers, and families for generations.
Join the Chicotsky family and Worthian for an economic and policy briefing with leaders working across federal prosecution, county government, and law enforcement.
Understand the pressures. Examine the solutions. Help inform the policy direction of a growing Fort Worth.
Hear Directly from Public Safety Leaders:
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould representing the Northern District of Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tarrant County Commissioner Matt Krause.
First Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Tarrant County, Judge Robb Catalano.
Executive Director of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), Bob Leonard.
Deputy Constable and Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association Chairman, Adam Hanson.
Hosted by Dr. Brandon Chicotsky
The Broader Concern
Reliable enforcement, effective prosecution, and sufficient detention capacity help protect the conditions in which businesses invest, employers hire, and neighborhoods thrive. When those systems become strained, the costs can reach storefronts, property owners, household budgets, and public finances.
What You’ll Gain
This briefing connects public safety decisions with the economic interests of bankers, business owners, investors, property owners, and families.
The discussion will address:
Enforcement and deterrence: Addressing misdemeanor offenses and repeat criminal behavior before their costs compound.
Detention capacity: Examining population pressures, staffing constraints, and the burden of housing inmates awaiting transfer to state custody.
Fiscal solutions: Evaluating options to expand capacity while maintaining meaningful consequences for criminal behavior and protecting taxpayers.
Business and investment: Understanding how public safety conditions influence operating costs, commercial activity, and confidence in a neighborhood.
Dr. Chicotsky will open with findings on crime reporting and its implications for economic decision-making.
Leave better equipped to assess the risks facing your business and community, and the policy responses that deserve your support.
The Evening
5:30 p.m. | Reception
Meet fellow business owners, capital professionals, and civic leaders over small plates and a cash bar.
Warm tortilla chips and house-made salsa, chicken, cheese, and black bean quesadillas, and tres leches shooters will be served.
6:00 p.m. | Program
National Anthem, invocation by Connie Blake of the in-jail ministry community, recognition of first responders, opening remarks, and the featured panel.
Attendees will receive a concise reference brief with supporting data and citations, plus access to a more detailed report.
About Worthian
Worthian is a nonpartisan political action committee advancing pro-business policy, public safety capacity, and long-term capital investment in Fort Worth.
Your participation supports policy working groups, data resources, and analysis focused on infrastructure, public safety, and responsible financing.
Fort Worth’s next stage of growth depends on the institutions that protect it. Join the leaders and stakeholders helping shape those decisions.
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