Three incumbents ousted in Saturday runoffs

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Three incumbents lost their seats in runoff elections Saturday night, with newcomers heading to the Fort Worth City Council and the Fort Worth ISD School Board. In the Fort Worth City Council runoff between incumbent District 5 Councilman Frank Moss and challenger Gyna Bivens, 1,240 votes or 57 percent of the total, compared to Moss’ 936 votes or 43 percent. Bivens is president of North Texas Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity (LEAD). In the Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Trustees runoffs, Jacinto Ramos Jr. defeated incumbent Carlos Vasquez and Ashley Paz won the runoff against incumbent Juan Rangel.  

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Robert is a Fort Worth native and longtime editor of the Fort Worth Business Press. He is a former president of the local Society of Professional Journalists and was a freelancer for a variety of newspapers, weeklies and magazines, including American Way, BrandWeek and InformatonWeek. A graduate of TCU, Robert has held a variety of writing and editing positions at publications such as the Grand Prairie Daily News and InfoWorld. He is also a musician and playwright.