Voters Reject White Settlement Name Change

Associated Press via nbc5i.com (Dallas/Ft. Worth) ^ | 8:33 pm CST November 8, 2005 | Staff

[Paleo Conservative]

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas -- Residents held on to their heritage Tuesday night and voted against changing their town name to West Settlement, despite proponents' arguments that the name has racial connotations.

In a record turnout, 2,388 residents voted against the name change and 219 voted for it in unofficial, complete returns.

The city got its name because it was the lone village of white pioneers amid several American Indian encampments in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s.

Mayor James Ouzts and other city leaders proposed the change, saying the current name is confusing, misleading and has hindered economic development in this 15,000-resident suburb of Fort Worth.

However, the ballot measure angered many residents who said the change was unnecessary and too costly. Signs across town urged folks to "Be Proud! Don't Let Them Discard the Heritage of White Settlement. Vote No!"

[Paleo Conservative]

I'm glad to see political correctness was beaten back some more in Texas. This wasn't even close 91.6% voted against the name change.

[coconutt2000]

The Indians probably had other less savory names that never stuck...

[lovecraft]

Everything is gonna be all white.....

[stevio]

Good job Texas!

[VRWCmember]

Jay Leno made a joke about this on his show last night. He said the proposal was to change the name to "Crakerville". I thought that was a pretty funny joke actually.

I'm glad the voters rejected it so overwhelmingly.

[TomGuy]

2,388 residents voted against the name change and 219 voted for it

PC takes a hit.

If given the opportunity, most times, PC would take the hit.

Whoever raised the name-change issue is probably more suited to live in the Ninth Circuit area. What's the Pledge of Allegiance guy been doing lately?

[VeniVidiVici]

This would be as bad as trying to change the name of Big Assawoman Bay.

[Paleo Conservative]

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[Bigh4u2]

"Mayor James Ouzts and other city leaders proposed the change"

Now it's time to change the Mayor and other city leaders.

[Ex-expromissor]

GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!

[counterpunch]

Karl Rove tried to rename White Settlement to BushWorld, but the voters have rejected the evol Bush Regime and their global murder policies!

[Rakkasan1]

or as Leno said last night, "welcome to Crackerville".

[phatoldphart]

>Now it's time to change the Mayor and other city leaders.


The residents think the same thing. Recalls in progress.

[vetvetdoug]

Let's let Blacksburg have a vote too!!! Red Bay, Red River, Yellow Creek, Orange, Greenville, and so on are next.

[PAR35]

Now it's time to change the Mayor and other city leaders.

It actually makes a pretty good slogan.

Oust Ouzts!

[Verginius Rufus]

Well, the American way is if you lose at the ballot box, you find some judge to order things done your way (cf. Al Gore and the 2000 election).

There's a whole slew of other racist names which need adjustment: White Rock Lake, White Sands, White Sulfur Springs, Whitehorse...

[samtheman]

I bet the 219 don't really live there.

[ViLaLuz]

I'm temporarily relocated in White Settlement due to Hurricane Katrina. I'm really impressed with the people of Fort Worth. In general they are a lot smarter and so much more decent than so many liberal, lazy, greedy, politically correct Democratic people in New Orleans.

Eventually I will have to return to Louisiana, but hope one day I can come back to Fort Worth. I'm really spoiled here now by all the common sense.

[Veto!]

What's the Pledge of Allegiance guy been doing lately?

Trying to figure out how to get a lawsuit against the name White Center steered into his court.

[Veto!]

Does this mean we have to change the Black Hills into the Beige Hills?