Deadl ine passes for bal lot appl ication, 5 to have election

With the Feb. 17 deadline passed to file for a spot on the May 6 Uniform Election ballot, five entities will be having an election while the rest will be cancelling their election. According to the elections code, to be eligible to run for office a person must be a United States citizen, 18-years-old by the time of the start of the term, a resident of Texas for at least a year and within the…