Ballot opening for May Uniform Election

Local towns and school boards are taking applications for a place on the ballot for the May 7 Uniform Election Jan. 19 through Feb. 18. 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 entities boundaries for six months, n...