Local elections took place across Texas on Saturday, May 6. Ballotpedia covered 47 ballot measures on May 6. That was nearly three times more than we covered in May Texas elections in 2019 and 2021, mainly due to an increase in bond measures and charter amendments this year. As of this writing, results for some…
As of May 7, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: TX SB1052: Relating to the compensation of an…
As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 183 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 183, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: TX HJR15: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election…
As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 114 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 114, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below: TX SB2620: Relating to authorizing certain political subdivisions to change the date on which their general election…
The general election for Arlington, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Arlington City Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 8, as well as for mayor of Arlington. Incumbent Jim Ross won re-election as mayor with 51.8% of the vote to Amy Cearnal’s 48.2%.…
The general election for Dallas, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Dallas City Council Districts 1-14, as well as for mayor of Dallas. Incumbent Eric Johnson won re-election as mayor with 93% of the vote. Incumbents Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Carolyn King Arnold,…
The general election for Fort Worth, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Fort Worth City Council Districts 2-11, as well as for mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbent Mattie Parker won re-election as mayor with 69.3% of the vote. Incumbents Carlos Flores, Michael Crain,…
The general election for Garland, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Garland City Council Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8, as well as for mayor of Garland. Incumbent Scott LeMay won re-election as mayor with 75.4% of the vote to Roel Garcia’s 24.6%.…
The general election for Plano, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Plano City Council Places 1, 3, 5, and 7. Four of eight council seats were up for election. Incumbents Maria Tu, Shelby Williams, and Julie Holmer won re-election for Places 1, 5,…
The general election for Irving, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Irving City Council Places 3 and 5, as well as for mayor of Irving. Incumbent Rick Stopfer won re-election as mayor and ran unopposed. Incumbent Mark Zeske and Abdul Khabeer advanced to…