TRI-COUNTY — The candidate filing period for the May 3 General Election for local races is now open with a filing deadline of 5 p.m. Friday, February 14. Early voting runs from April 21 to April 29, 2025.
In order to qualify to run in the General Election, candidates must have resided in the respective city where the office is held for at least six months, must be 18 years of age or older, be a U.S. citizen, and must not have been convicted of a felony. A full list of qualifications can be found on the Texas secretary of state’s website.
Presidio County
Marfa City Council
The terms of Mayor Manny Baeza, Mayor Pro Tem Raul Lara and City Councilmember Travis Acreman will be up for election this coming May. Acreman and Lara have filed for reelection.
Interested parties are encouraged to pick up applications in person at City Hall, 113 S Highland Ave. Applications are also available in both English and Spanish online at https://cityofmarfa.com/government/page/elections.
To submit applications, individuals may file in person at City Hall, mail their applications to City Hall at PO Box 787, Marfa, TX 79843, or email them to secretary@cityofmarfa.com.
Marfa School Board
The terms of Marfa ISD school board members Teresa Nuñez, Ruben Martinez, Phil Boyd and Jay Foster are up for election. Boyd, Place 5, and Foster, Place 3, were recently appointed but still have to file to keep their seats. Nuñez, Place 7, said she intends to file for reelection. Martinez, Place 6, was appointed in 2022 and said he intends to file for reelection.
School board members convene once a month and are volunteers. They serve three-year terms. School board elections have been canceled the past three years due to too few candidates vying for the seats.
Interested candidates may visit the Marfa ISD Administration Office, located at 400 W. Lincoln, to pick up a packet from the superintendent’s secretary, Griselda Hinojos. As of press time Wednesday, no one had filed for the seats.
Presidio City Council
Presidio Mayor John Ferguson’s post and three seats on the city council will be on the May 3 ballot. An unfilled position when Nancy Arevalo became Presidio County tax assessor-collector was filled Tuesday with the city council appointment of Bianca Martinez Bailon, but that term ends in May — thus Bailon would need to file to run for the seat for a full term. Those who want to file for that position on the city council or want more information can visit City Hall, 507 W O’Reilly Street for application materials or email bornelas@presidiotx.us. At press time, City Secretary Brenda Ornelas said that no one had filed to run yet.
Presidio ISD
Three seats are up for election for the Presidio ISD School Board — positions currently held by Iris Galindo (board president), Juventino Martinez and Jusby Vazquez. The top three vote getters for the at-large board will be elected.
Brewster County
Alpine City Council
Council seats for wards 1 and 3 will be on the ballot. Ward 1 Councilmember Reagan Stone says he will make an announcement at a later date on whether he is running. Ward 3 Councilmember Darin Nance said he is not running again.
Alpine ISD
Two seats will be on the ballot for the Alpine School Board posts currently held by Haley Babb in District 5 and Mary McCallister in District 7. The two board members did not reply to a request for comment on whether they will be running again.
Marathon ISD
No seats are open on the Marathon ISD School Board until 2026.
Terlingua ISD
The Terlingua CSD School Board holds elections in November.
Jeff Davis County
For Davis ISD
The Fort Davis ISD School Board holds elections in November.
Valentine ISD
Four seats are open in Valentine ISD with the spots given to the top four vote-getters in the district. Three seats are currently held by George Watters, Jackie Means and Laci Bevans. One seat is vacant.