Mark McCaig

Lawyers for GOP HD 93 candidate Alan Blaylock have formally challenged the eligibility of Democrat/convicted felon Ericka Lomick with Tarrant County officials and the Texas Secretary of State. Lomick seeks to be seated in the Texas House despite suspending her campaign in September.

Lomick won twice on election night. In addition to winning the HD 93 race for the 2027-2029 term, she also won a special election to fill the remainder of former State Rep. Nate Schatzline's unexpired term.

With her driving record I suspect the premium is much, much higher.

Speaking to the State Republican Executive Committee in August 2024, GOP Caucus Chair @tomoliverson called for the defeat and censure of GOP lawmakers that opposed the caucus nominee for speaker.

"If people were stupid enough to vote against their own party, their own caucus, publicly in full view of everyone else, I hope you will join with me in making sure that's their last session ever. In fact, if we even think that happens, I hope you'll be prepared to come together as a group and start talking about censure before we even get off the floor that day. That would be a total betrayal of our party, of our platform, of our caucus and of the friendships we've been building amongst colleagues, and that I think would be very deserving of censure."

In an interview with a Muslim advocacy organization, Texas House GOP Caucus Chair @tomoliverson contrasted his views on limiting refugee immigration with those of Trump and Abbott.

“In my opinion, refugees are always welcome,” said Oliverson, who added that he believes it is the role of the United States to be the world’s policeman.

“If you're going to be a beacon for others, you have to be willing to stand up and fight against oppression where you see oppression, even if that's not at home,” he said.

“We've got to be willing to go out there and go toe to toe with those who oppress their own people.”

In 2022, Oliverson was a featured speaker at a legislative briefing hosted by the same group (Bridges, formerly known as the Minaret Foundation) that was open only to “Muslim health professionals.”