Alan Blaylock, the Republican nominee for Texas House District 93, laid out his background and priorities in answers to a Fort Worth Report candidate questionnaire published Oct. 4. The district covers north Fort Worth, Haslet and Saginaw. Election Day is Nov. 3, and early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30.
Blaylock lists his occupation as retired. He said he spent 20 years in the private sector, working as a senior product manager for Nokia, and he previously represented District 10 on the Fort Worth City Council. He said he has lived in Texas his whole life and pointed to his experience handling large budgets and local services as his qualification for the job.
His first priority is property tax relief. Blaylock said he would push to use state budget surpluses to permanently lower the maintenance and operations tax rates that school districts levy, and he supports tighter limits on how much appraisals can rise so that relief is predictable.
His second priority is public education: competitive teacher pay, high academic standards and a stronger voice for parents in their children's schooling. His third is what he calls community safety, which he said includes backing law enforcement, fighting human trafficking, addressing youth mental health and making infrastructure able to keep up with growth.
Asked about the biggest issue facing the district, Blaylock named the rising cost of living, citing grocery, fuel, utility and insurance bills. He said he would work to cut regulations that raise housing costs, press insurers over rising home and auto premiums, and support strengthening the state's power grid to bring down utility bills.
Blaylock said he is running because state government too often puts partisan fights ahead of practical solutions, and that he wants to focus on taxes, schools and neighborhood safety.
He said he has never filed for bankruptcy and has no criminal convictions. Instead of naming top donors, he referred readers to his filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
