Filing period for ballot in May election open

Local towns and school boards are taking applications for a place on the ballot for the May 6 Uniform Election Jan. 18 through 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 within the entity’s boundaries for six months,...