Voters across Tarrant County headed to the polls today to decide several school board races that could reshape leadership in districts across the Fort Worth area.
While ballots in many areas included city races, bond proposals and charter amendments, the Crowley, Castleberry and White Settlement districts also included school board contests.
Unofficial early voting results show incumbents leading in multiple races, while a former board president holds an early edge in Crowley ISD.
3 candidates seek open Crowley ISD seat
Early results show Daryl Davis II leading the three-candidate Crowley ISD race with 42.31% of the vote, followed by Michael Laszek with 33.97% and Jacqueline Upshaw with 23.72%.
The seat — left vacant when Mia Hall was elected to the Fort Worth City Council — is up for grabs in a special election for the unexpired portion of her term.
Appointed incumbent Laszek is seeking to keep the seat after joining the board in October. A parent of three students in the district, Laszek is an independent quality assurance consultant.
Davis II, a former Crowley ISD board president, is attempting a return after opting not to seek reelection in 2025 in favor of running for Fort Worth City Council. Davis is a vice president and pastor at Inspiring Temple of Praise Church in the Eastland neighborhood of Fort Worth and vice president of workforce and development for UpSpire, a professional services company.
No info was available on Upshaw and she did not respond to attempt to contact.
Castleberry ISD incumbent faces challenger
In Castleberry ISD, early results show incumbent Tracy Gallman — a longtime River Oaks resident and former board vice president — leading with 68.68% of the vote compared to Sydney Claridge’s 31.32%.
Claridge is a Castleberry ISD graduate.
Seat swap, open race in White Settlement ISD
Early results show incumbent Krystal Arnold leading trustee John Bradley in Place 6 with 69.09% of the vote to Bradley’s 30.91%. In the open Place 7 race, Briley Hicks leads Michael Gutierrez with 56.58% to 43.42%.
Bradley challenged Arnold for Place 6, despite currently representing Place 7 on the White Settlement ISD school board.
Bradley’s decision to run for Place 6 created an open race for his current Place 7 seat, where newcomers Gutierrez and Hicks are competing for a full term. Gutierrez works in water treatment, and Hicks is a sales director and parent in the district.
Editor’s note: This story was updated with unofficial early results as of 8 p.m. May 2. It will be updated throughout the evening.
Matthew Sgroi is an education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at matthew.sgroi@fortworthreport.org or @matthewsgroi1.
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