What's on your ballot? - May 9, 2015
May 8, 2015
By Ballotpedia staff Follow @ballotpedia
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| Elections on May 9, 2015 |
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Some residents of Texas will spend their Saturday at the ballot box, as cities and school boards across the Lone Star State will hold elections this weekend. Although Texas holds state- and federal-level elections on Tuesdays, many local elections in the state are held on Saturdays. Seven cities will hold elections for 51 seats, and 184 school board spots are up for grabs across 69 of America's largest school districts. Meanwhile, residents in three cities will decide the fate of 10 notable local ballot measures covered by Ballotpedia.
Three of Texas' five largest cities—San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth—are holding elections for mayor. While Fort Worth incumbent Betsy Price is unopposed, the other two face challengers. Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings has raised more than $1 million during this campaign, while his opponent, Marcos Ronquillo, raised less than $200,000.[1] Incumbent Ivy R. Taylor faces tougher competition in San Antonio, where a field of 13 challengers includes former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and former state Rep. Mike Villarreal.
The 69 school districts holding elections account for 15.8 percent of all top 1,000 school board elections in 2015. Elections in the Fort Worth ISD come on the heels of the superintendent's resignation. Further south, elections for the board in Fort Bend will see two incumbents defend their seats. The Fort Bend ISD came under scrutiny in 2015 when a Houston Chronicle investigation found evidence of discriminatory disciplinary practices throughout the district.
In El Paso, voters will decide on a trio of ballot measures that were put on the ballot according to the city charter after the city and the firefighter's union couldn't agree on three issues during collective bargaining. The issues are related to wages, unions, labor, and pension and health benefits. To the east, voters in Arlington will decide whether to end the city's red light camera program, which monitors 19 intersections via cameras and issues tickets of $75 for violations.
Note: Click on the links below for more details about each race and election results.
Texas
Municipal government
- See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and Texas elections, 2015
- Arlington General Election
- Dallas General Election
- El Paso General Election
- Fort Worth General Election
- Irving General Election
- Plano General Election
- San Antonio General Election
School boards
- Texas school board elections - 69 districts with 184 total seats up for general election
Local ballot measures
- Local ballot measures in Texas - 10 measures on the ballot
See also
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