District Elections
Election Information
- The next election is scheduled to take place in May of 2026.
- A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-23f.pdfhttps://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-23f.pdf.
- Please see the Texas Secretary of State website for additional election deadlines.
- Candidate filing materials can be found on the Texas Secretary of State and the Texas Ethics Commission websites.
General Eligibility Requirements for a Candidate
- 18 years of age on first day of term
- U.S. citizen
- Resident of Texas for one year
- Registered voter in political subdivision OR owner of property in political subdivision
- Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities
- Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be (A) totally mentally incapacitated, or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
- Acknowledge awareness of the nepotism law, Chapter 573, Government Code.
- Please see Section 54.102, Texas Water Code, and 141.001, Texas Election Code, for the eligibility requirements to serve as a director.
Requirements for Filing for Candidacy for Each Elected Office of Political Subdivision
- Each candidate must complete an Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot. The application can be obtained from the Election Agent or from the Secretary of State’s website: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/index.shtmlwww.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/index.shtml (Form 2-21). The application must be notarized and the original must be received in the office of the election agent during the filing period.
Candidate Application Filing Location
Johnson Petrov LLP 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3150 Houston, Texas 77019 713-489-8977 mcroon@johnsonpetrov.com