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The Tap: Friday, February 17, 2017

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #52 of The Tap, which was published on February 11, 2017. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

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Texas School Board Filing Deadline

  • FILING DEADLINE: The filing deadline will pass to run in general elections for 222 school board seats across 81 of the largest Texas school districts by enrollment. The largest school district holding elections in 2017 is the Houston Independent School District, which served 215,222 students during the 2014-2015 school year—approximately four percent of all public school students in the state. The smallest school district holding elections in 2017 is the Canyon Independent School District, which served 9,419 students during the 2014-2015 school year—approximately 0.2 percent of all public school students in the state.

Filing Deadlines Will Pass to Run in Municipal Elections across Nine Texas Municipalities

  • The filing deadline will pass to run in municipal elections in nine cities across the state of Texas. Six cities are holding regular elections for the position of mayor, and one city is holding a special election after its mayor resigned in January. A total of 56 city council seats will be up for general election. All of the following cities will hold elections on May 6, 2017.
    • In Arlington, the filing deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and five seats on the city council. Arlington is the seventh-largest city in the state and the 50th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • In Corpus Christi, the deadline will pass to run in a special election for mayor. The election was called after former mayor Dan McQueen resigned 35 days after he assumed office. Corpus Christi is the eighth-largest city in the state and the 60th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • The deadline will pass to run in the general election for 14 seats on the Dallas City Council. Dallas is the third-largest city in the state and the ninth-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • In El Paso, the filing deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and five seats on the city council. El Paso is the sixth-largest city in the state and the 19th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • In Fort Worth, the filing deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and nine seats on the city council. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state and the 17th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • The deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and five seats on the city council in Garland. Garland is the 12th-largest city in the state and the 88th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • In Irving, the deadline will pass to run in the general election for three seats on the city council. Irving is the 13th-largest city in the state and the 94th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • The deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and four seats on the city council in Plano. Plano is the ninth-largest city in the state and the 70th-largest city in the U.S. by population.
    • In San Antonio, the deadline will pass to run in the general election for mayor and 11 city council seats. San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in the U.S. by population.
The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
March: 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
April: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
May: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
June: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
July: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
August: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
September: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
October: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7• 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
November: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
December: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 31
January: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31
February: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
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