Star-Telegram endorsement: House seat in north Fort Worth needs a switch
Republicans in the north Fort Worth area are no strangers to breaking in a new state House member.
Rep. David Lowe, seeking a second term in the primary, knocked off Rep. Stephanie Klick just two years ago in House District 91. A decade earlier, Klick had replaced a veteran, Kelly Hancock.
This time, the GOP would be better off with Kyle Morris, a first-time candidate challenging Lowe. While the incumbent showed some promise in his freshman session, his reactionary conservatism and allegiance to the farthest-right agenda are not a fit for the district.
Morris, 45, would need some seasoning of his own. He comes to the race as almost a single-issue candidate focused on stopping human trafficking. Morris is the father of a teenager who was lured away from her family at a Dallas Mavericks game by sex traffickers and was missing for days before she was recovered in Oklahoma. Morris said his experience with the legal system and advocating for improvements in the Legislature compelled him to run.
It’s an important cause, and lawmakers with the passion and determination to push hard on an issue can make a real difference. Some blossom into more complete leaders as they learn about more concerns in Austin. But on just about everything else Morris, a North Richland Hills resident who owns a dispute-resolution business, would face a learning curve.
Morris strikes us as plenty conservative, while Lowe, 42, is marginalized even in a Republican-dominated House.
District 91 includes all of Haltom City, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills and Watauga, as well as part of north Fort Worth. The winner of the primary will face Democrat Yisak Worku in the fall. The winner takes a two-year term in Austin.
Early voting runs from Feb. 17 to Feb. 27; Election Day is March 3.
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This story was originally published February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM.