Ballot filing deadline quickly approaching

Time is running out to a file an application for a a place on the ballot for local towns and school boards in the May 6 Uniform Election. All applications must be filed by Feb. 17. 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 wit...