Filings closed Tuesday for the April 2026 election with a race developing for the Houston Board of Education.
Here are the filings reported:
City of Houston
Ward I (one year): Chelsye Scantlin (incumbent)
Ward I (two years): Fred Stottlemyre (incumbent)
Ward II (two years): Sheila Walker (incumbent)
Ward III (two years): Don Romines (incumbent) and JD Hatcher
Houston R-1 School District
Board of education (three spots, three-year terms): Dustin Hartman, incumbent; Darren Ice, incumbent; Tressie Neugebauer, incumbent; and Bob Wolfe.
Texas County Memorial Hospital
Board of trustees (five years): Joleen Durham, incumbent, and George Sholtz
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