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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Ericka Lomick won both Texas House District 93 races after suspending her campaign.

Emily Holshouser reported the page was updated November 4, 2026, at 4:40 p.m., and that unofficial Secretary of State results gave Lomick 51 percent against Alan Blaylock in both the general election and a special election. The Texas Tribune reported she received the most votes and that lawyers were examining whether she can serve. The Tribune story does not print the percentage or the 2011 case.

By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·

Fifty-one percent on an unofficial tally is what the Star-Telegram printed. Received the most votes, which the Tribune printed, is not that percentage. Federal court records the Star-Telegram said it analyzed are not a new charge, and they are not a ruling that she can take the seat. The Tribune did not print those records.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, by Emily Holshouser, shows an update of November 4, 2026, at 4:40 p.m., with no zone printed, and says the story was originally published November 4, 2026, at 12:44 p.m. It reported Ericka Lomick won both elections with 51 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State, against Republican Alan Blaylock, a former Fort Worth City Council member. It reported one race was the Nov. 3 midterm election for Texas House District 93 and the other was a special election the same day to finish the term of former state Rep. Nate Schatzline, a term that ends in January. It reported Schatzline did not seek reelection and became a senior adviser for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. It reported the district covers the northeast part of Fort Worth, Haslet, Blue Mound, and northeast Saginaw. It reported she suspended her campaign less than a month before voting started, that a campaign news release cited "questions" about her ability to serve, and that the release does not mention the specific questions. It reported that in mid-September a political action committee alleged she has a felony record, and that her name remained on the ballot. It reported federal court records out of North Carolina, analyzed by the Star-Telegram in earlier reporting, indicate an Ericka Lomick was convicted in 2011 of mortgage fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a plea deal, and that court records show she was sentenced to 63 months in prison. Indicate an Ericka Lomick, in that sentence, is the paper's wording. It reported the Texas Secretary of State's Office says a person convicted of a felony is not eligible to run for state office after finishing a sentence. That is the paper's account of the office. It reported the Texas Election Code says that if a candidate who is "deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible" wins, the vacancy is filled in the "regular manner." It reported Allison Campolo, Tarrant County Democratic Party chair, said Wednesday morning that the party had been in contact with Lomick's campaign and with lawyers, and that there is not a timeline for a determination. It reported Blaylock wrote Wednesday afternoon that the results "do not settle who will serve this district," that "serious questions" remain about her eligibility, and that "We are pursuing every lawful avenue to ensure those questions are answered and that the people of HD 93 are represented by someone who meets the requirements to hold office." It reported Lomick said Wednesday morning that her campaign is "awaiting guidance from legal counsel" and that she was "appreciative of the outcome." It reported Abbott's press office and Tarrant County Elections Administrator Clint Ludwick did not respond to questions. The page image is the Texas State Capitol. It is not a photograph of Lomick.

The Texas Tribune, by Renzo Downey, dated Nov. 3, 2026, at 9:23 p.m. Central and updated Nov. 4, 2026, at 12:59 p.m. Central, reported that among Democratic pickups was Tarrant County's House District 93, where Democrat Ericka Lomick received the most votes in both the general election and a special election to serve out the last several weeks of former GOP Rep. Nate Schatzline's term, after he stepped down earlier in the year. Received the most votes, on the Tribune, and won both elections with 51 percent, on the Star-Telegram, are not the same tally. The Tribune does not print 51 percent, unofficial results, or the Secretary of State. Last several weeks, and a term that ends in January, are not the same description of what was left of the term. Stepped down earlier in the year, and did not seek reelection to become a senior adviser to the governor, are not the same account of how the seat opened. The Tribune does not print Abbott, Haslet, Blue Mound, or Saginaw in that paragraph. It reported Lomick suspended her campaign in September after facing questions about her eligibility to serve, and that she remained on the ballot because it was too late to remove her. September, and less than a month before voting started, are not the same calendar line, and the Tribune does not print the mid-September committee allegation. It reported it is unclear what will happen to the seat. Allison Campolo, Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair, told the Tribune that lawyers were examining the matter. Chair, on the Tribune, and chair, on the Star-Telegram, are not the same capitalization, and lawyers were examining, on the Tribune, is not the Star-Telegram's report that the party had contacted the campaign and lawyers and had no timeline. The Tribune does not print the 2011 case, mortgage fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 63 months, Blaylock's email, or Lomick's comment about legal counsel. The page image is the Texas House floor. It is not a photograph of Lomick. A KERA story on the November result was not retrieved. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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