Voters elected sisters-in-law to the Lake Worth ISD board as the district faces possible state intervention , according to unofficial early voting results.

Returns showed incumbent Tammy Thomas and her sister-in-law, Mary Wilson Coker, winning in their respective races, according to unofficial early vote totals from Tarrant County elections.

Thomas won the Place 1 race with 69.5% of the vote over challenger Donald Bivens, according to the early returns as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday.

Coker led the Place 2 race with 68.2% of the vote, ahead of incumbent Bret Tooke, who joined the board in 2018.

Board President Armando Velazquez ran unopposed for Place 3.

The results come as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath weighs whether to appoint a state board of managers or close Marilyn Mille

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