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ROUNDUP: Check out updated election results for county, state representative races across Tarrant County

With all Tarrant County precincts reporting, Armin Mizani, Cate Brennan and Lydia Bean have secured places on the November ballot.

What you need to know: Mizani won the Republican primary for Texas House District 98 with 13,885 votes, or 53.16%. In the same race, Fred Tate received 11,319 votes, or 43.33%, and Zdenka "Zee" Wilcox got 916 votes, or 3.51%. 

In the Democratic primary for Texas House District 98 Cate Brennan received 9,920 votes, representing 78.15% of the vote, compared to Aaron Hendley's 2,774 votes, representing 21.85%. Mizani will face Brennan in the November election with the winner serving a two-year term starting in January 2027.

Bean garnered 129,233 votes, or 79.35%, in the Democratic primary for county clerk, compared to Gregoire Lewis' 33,639 votes, or 20.65%.

What else: Voters also cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic primaries for county judge.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Degree Wellness offering infrared saunas, cryotherapy, cold plunges in Southlake

Degree Wellness is now open in Southlake.

The details: The business offers cryotherapy, a cold plunge, an infrared sauna, IV therapy, red light therapy, celluma light therapy, NormaTec compression massages and oxygen therapy, according to its Facebook page.
The business is a self-care experience designed for health and wellness enthusiasts seeking elevated, restorative therapies, according to a company representative.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the business was held Feb. 7.

The background: Tangles & Co. Salon Suite formerly occupied the space in the Village of Timarron shopping center. According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the building underwent $250,000 worth of renovations.

  • 631 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. F, Southlake

 
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Incumbent O'Hare wins Tarrant County judge Republican primary election

The final three precincts for Tarrant County reported just after 7:30 a.m., and Tim O'Hare won the Republican primary race for Tarrant County judge

O'Hare secured 116,746 votes, or 87.6%. Robert Trevor Buker took 12.4% of the votes with 16,527, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County.

The details: O’Hare is the incumbent for the position and is running for his second term as Tarrant County judge. Buker is a behavioral health security officer and has experience as a Republican precinct chair.

What’s next?: The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary in November. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Simmons leads in Democratic Tarrant County judge primary

Alisa Simmons has nearly 90,000 votes with 68 of 199 precincts reporting in Tarrant County.

Simmons is running against former Fort Worth Mayoral candidate Millennium Anton C. Woods Jr. Marc Veasey, former Texas and U.S. House Representative, initially filled but dropped out. However, he is still on the ballot.

What you need to know: The Precinct 2 Commissioner has 87,478 votes, or 61.30% of the vote, holding steady to the lead she has maintained since early voting numbers were released. Marc Veasey has nearly 40,000 votes with 38,825, or 26.79%, and Millennium Anton C. Woods Jr. is third with 16,989, or 11.91%.

Results remain unofficial until canvassed at a later date.

What’s next? The winner of the primary election will appear again on the November ballot against the Republican primary winner.

Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Mizani holds lead in Republican primary for Texas House District 98

Unofficial election results from Tarrant County show that Armin Mizani is leading in the Republican primary race for Texas House District 98.

What you need to know: Armin Mizani is still in the lead in the Republican primary race for Texas House District 98 with 13,642 votes, or 53.45%. Fred Tate has received 10,985 votes, or 43.04%, and Zdenka "Zee" Wilcox has received 895 votes, or 3.31%. Tarrant County has completed voting counts for 196 of 199 polling locations.

The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary, Cate Brennan or Aaron Hendley, in the November general election. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a two-year term starting in January 2027.

 All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Brennan keeps lead in final stretch of Texas House District 98 Democratic primary race

Unofficial voting results from Tarrant County show that Cate Brennan is leading Aaron Hendley in the Democratic primary race for Texas House District 98.

What you need to know: Cate Brennan has maintained the lead in the Democratic primary race for Texas House District 98 with 9,920 votes, or 78.15%. Aaron Hendley has received 2,774 votes, or 21.85%.

Tarrant County has tallied votes for 196 of 199 polling locations.

The winner of the Democratic primary will face the winner of the Republican primary between Armin Mizani, Fred Tate and Zdenka "Zee" Wilcox in November. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a two-year term starting in January 2027.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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UPDATE: Republicans Wylie, Roehrs force runoff race for Denton County Commissioners Court seat

David Wylie and Valerie Roehrs will head to a runoff election to earn the Republican candidacy for Denton County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4 seat.

The details: With all Denton County precincts reporting, Wylie garnered 9,147 votes, or 36.86% of the votes cast. Roehrs had 5,750 votes, which is 23.17% of the ballots.

Gerard Hudspeth was less than 250 votes behind Roehrs with 5,536, or 22.31, and incumbent Dianne Edmondson has 4,381, or 17.66%

Because none of the candidates earned at least 50% of the votes, the race will go to a runoff race for the top-two candidates who had the most votes. Wylie and Roehrs will face off May 26.

What’s next? The winner of the Republican primary will be on the ballot against the Democratic candidate in the November election. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Hopper, Evans, Patterson win Denton County Texas House of Representative primaries

Andy Hopper, Julie Evans and Jared Patterson have won their respective Texas House of Representatives primary races, according to unofficial results.

What you need to know: Hopper garnered 15,786 votes, or 70%, defeating Lisa McEntire in the District 64 Republican race. Hopper, the incumbent, will face Democrat Evans in November. Evans received 7,777 votes, or 54%, in the Democratic primary, while Christie Wood received 6,540 votes.

Also of note: Patterson, the District 106 incumbent, received 10,486 votes, or 54%, in the Republican primary, defeating Larry Brock and Rick Abraham, who received 6,665 and 2,413 votes, respectively. Patterson will face Democrat Joe Mayes, who ran unopposed in the primary, in the November election.

All results remain unofficial until canvassed at a later date.

 
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ROUNDUP: See updated results for US House races affecting Dallas-Fort Worth cities

Updated 7:11 a.m. March 4: County officials have posted updated election results for several congressional races.

District 3: This district in the U.S. House includes the cities of Frisco, Prosper, Celina, McKinney, Plano and Allen.

According to unofficial voting results with the Texas Secretary of State's office, Keith Self won in the Republican primary with 63,443 votes, or 80.17% of the vote. His opponent, Mark Newgent received 15,691 votes.

Self will appear again on the November ballot against Democratic candidate Evan Hunt, who ran unopposed in the primary election.

District 4: This district in the U.S. House includes the cities of Frisco, Prosper, Celina, McKinney, Plano and Allen.

For the Democratic primary Jason Pearce came from behind after early voting numbers were released and captured 23,475 votes, or 51.97%. Challenger Andrew L. Rubell picked up 21,692 votes.

On the Republican side, incumbent Pat Fallon won his primary race with 59,618 votes, or 80.62%. His challenger, Don Horn, has 14,330 votes.

Pearce and Fallon will face each other in the November election.

 
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Medical City McKinney expansion, O’Reilly Auto Parts in Fort Worth: 5 of the latest permits filed in the DFW area

A medical facility expansion in McKinney is one of many new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

1. BELL Advanced Manufacturing Center
2. O’Reilly Auto Parts
3. Medical City McKinney Acute Rehab expansion
4. Anchor Center at Fellowship Church in Grapevine
5. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits office renovation

 
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Texas GOP primary results: U.S. Senate, attorney general and railroad commission races headed to May runoffs

With 253 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results, three statewide Republican primary races are headed to runoffs, while candidates had decisive leads in other races.

The details: The Republican primary contests for U.S. Senate, attorney general and railroad commissioner appear to be heading to May runoffs, unofficial election returns showed.

Incumbent John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton will face each other in a runoff to determine who will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate after neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold required to avoid an additional round. In the attorney general race, state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, will face off in an overtime round.

Incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French will compete in a runoff for railroad commissioner. All primary runoffs will take place on May 26, according to the secretary of state.

 
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Talarico holds 8-point lead in U.S. Senate race; see other Texas Democratic primary results

With 249 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results early March 4, state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, held a steady lead over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

What to know: Talarico led Crockett by nearly eight percentage points in the early hours of March 4, with the Austin Democrat holding 53.28% of the vote over Crockett's 45.45% in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. Ahmad R. Hassan was in a distant third place with 1.27% of the vote, per unofficial returns.

State legislators also led the Democratic primary races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller, unofficial results showed, although some of those contests had not been called as of press time.

Something to note: Republicans currently hold all statewide offices in Texas and no Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide seat since 1994, election records show.

 

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