Friday, Feb. 18 is the last day to file to run for city hall in Dickens, Jayton and Spur, or school board in Spur and Jayton. Patton Springs ISD is on a November election cycle and their filing dates are in the fall.
City and school elections will be held May 7.
In the city of Spur the wards that are up for re-election are:
Ward 1: Currently represented by Crystal Leary who has not filed for re-election. Challenger Kristy Price has filed to run for Ward 1.
Ward 2: Currently represented by Laidy Vasquez, who has filed for re-election.
Ward 3: Currently represented by Glenda White, also serves as mayor pro tem, who has filed for re-election.
In the city of Jayton, their council seats are all at-large, but incumbents rotate through for elections every two years. On the ballot this year are incumbents Marsha Smith, Margo Clay and Teresa Benevides.
No candidate has yet filed for Jayton city council. City manager Michele Fager told The Texas Spur Monday that some members of the council had indicated that they would be getting their filing packets in at the February 15 council meeting.
The City of Dickens has three at-large city council positions on the ballot this year:
Council Member Dillon Hale
Councilmember Jesus Zarate
Councilmember Kevin Marshall
As of February 10, no one had filed for a place on the ballot in Dickens. The Texas Spur reached out to the City of Dickens on Monday but was not able to verify if any candidate had filed.
In school board elections, three places are on the ballot for the Spur Independent School District.
Place 3: Currently represented by Terri Wyatt, who has filed for re-election.
Place 4: Currently represented by Rick Paschall.
At Large: Currently represented by Casey Smith.
Wyatt and Smith have filed for re-election, but at press time, Paschall had not.
With Jayton-Girard ISD, all board members are elected atlarge, but incumbents rotate through for elections every two years.
On the ballot this year will be Connie Martinez, incumbent, and Cody Stanaland, incumbent.
As on Monday, filing for JGISD school board have been Connie Martinez and Mario Rivera.
JGISD on Monday indicated that additional candidates have expressed interest in filing, any may file by the deadline.
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