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In addition to Elgin, applications are open for residents vying for city council and school board slots in all but one district this year.
Bastrop and Smithville will have elections for their municipalities and school districts May 6. Deadline to file at each entity is Feb. 17 by end of business day.
McDade Independent School District will not have an election until 2024. Three trustee terms will expire next year.
City of Bastrop
Mayor Connie Schroeder is serving the second of her maximum allowed terms per the city charter, leaving the upcoming mayoral election with no incumbent. Place 3, currently served by Councilmember Kevin Plunkett, will be on the ballot for a three-year term.
Bastrop is a council-manager municipality where the council establishes city policy through ordinances and resolutions, while the city manager carries out policies and is responsible for city operations. The Bastrop City Council consists of the mayor and five council members. All six spots are elected at-large by all registered voters.
Candidates are located at City Hall, 1311 Chestnut St. in Bastrop.
Bastrop ISD
Places 3 and 4 on the Bastrop ISD will be on the ballot in May. Board President Billy Moore occupies Place 3, while Trustee Molly McClure sits in Place 4.
There are seven Bastrop ISD trustees, each elected at large to serve staggered three-year terms. Terms for approximately one-third of the board expire each year.
For more information, visit the district office at 906 Farm St. in Bastrop, call the Communications Office at 512-772-7100 or email [email protected].
City of Smithville
Three council member seats are open for candidacy at Smithville. Councilmembers Joanna Morgan, Tom Etheredge and Mayor Pro-Tem Bill Gordon each have terms expiring in Places 1-3, respectively.
Like Bastrop, Smithville is a council-manager municipality with the council making policy and the city manager carrying plans out. The mayor and five council seats are all chosen at large.
Candidate packets are available at the city secretary’s office at city hall, 317 Main St. in Smithville.
Smithville ISD
Terms for Board President Grant Gutierrez and Vice President Chris Hinnant at Smithville ISD will expire in May. The duo fill the top two numbered places on the board.
Smithville ISD’s is elected by popular vote and meant to represent the community in matters of public education. The seven members are elected for three-year terms.
Applications are available at https://www.smithvilleisd.org and can be dropped off at the Central Administration Building, 901 N.E. Sixth St. in Smithville.
