Far north Fort Worth city council member announces bid for Texas House seat
Far north Fort Worth residents won’t have to wait until 2027 for another city council election.
Council member Alan Blaylock, who represents parts of Fort Worth surrounding Haslet, announced he is running for the Texas House District 93 seat. The district covers the northeast part of Fort Worth, a slice of Saginaw and all of Haslet and Blue Mound.
The district is represented by Republican Nate Schatzline, who announced Monday that he was leaving the seat to take a position at the National Faith Advisory Board.
Blaylock pointed to his track record on the Fort Worth City Council of opposing property tax increases, and increasing tax exemptions for senior and disabled residents, in a press release announcing his candidacy.
He has consistently pushed the city to approve the so-called “no-new-revenue” tax rate during annual budget discussions.
“Big government doesn’t build prosperity, freedom does,” Blaylock said in the press release, adding families, businesses and faith thrive with low taxes, safe streets, and little to no bureaucracy.
Blaylock joined the Fort Worth City Council in a 2022 special election to replace former council member Cary Moon.
Moon, who had served on the city council since 2015, left to run unsuccessfully for the same House District 93 seat.
A special election to replace Blaylock on the city council could come as early as May 2, 2026, according to the Texas Secretary of State Office.
Whoever succeeds Blaylock on the City Council would finish out his term, which expires in May 2027.
Blaylock joins Northwest school district trustee Steve Sprowls in the Republican primary for the HD 93 seat.
Sprowls positioned himself as a candidate who listens to residents, delivers results and puts families first, in a press release announcing his candidacy.
The two will face off in the March 3, 2026, Republican primary. If no other candidate gets into the race, the winner of the head-to-head between Blaylock and Sprowls will face the Democratic Party candidate in the Nov. 3 General Election.
The deadline to file for the primary election is 6 p.m. Dec. 8.
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