Decision 2024

Democrat, Republican split open seats on Tarrant County Commissioners Court

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ELECTION RESULTS

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With the retirement of longtime county commissioners Roy Charles Brooks and Gary Fickes, two seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court were up for election on Tuesday.

Brooks, a Democrat representing Precinct 1, has been a county commissioner for 20 years, while Fickes, a Republican representing Precinct 3, has been on the commissioners court for 18 years.

In Precinct 1, Brooks' executive administrator Roderick Miles defeated challenger Michael Barber, a Republican who, according to his website, is a retired Fort Worth police officer and small business owner who has also worked various positions for the Tarrant County Republican Party.

In Precinct 3, former Texas Rep. Matt Krause, a Republican who represented Dist. 93 for 10 years, defeated Democrat Laura Leeman, a small business owner new to politics.

In Texas, each of the state's 254 counties has a commissioners court of five elected members, including the county judge and four commissioners. The commissioners court is the governing body of the county. It runs the county much like a city council runs a city, overseeing the county hospitals, sheriff's office, and other county offices. County judges are elected countywide and serve four-year terms. Commissioners represent a precinct; two are elected every two years on staggered four-year terms.

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