Filing Period:​

• First day to file for a place on General Election Ballot: January 14, 2026

• Last day to file for a place on General Election Ballot: February 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

• 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.

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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.

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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: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-49f.pdf (Form 2-49). The application must be notarized and the original must be received in the office of the election agent during the filing period.

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Candidate Application Filing Location:

Johnson Petrov LLP
2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3150
Houston, Texas 77019
713-489-8977
mcroon@johnsonpetrov.com