Filings for city, school boards and some county organizations beginTuesday for elections that will be held in April.
The deadline to file is 5 p.m. Jan. 17.
Terms held by Joyce Campbell, Joe Honeycutt and Don Romines expire on the Houston City Council.
Houston school board slots held by Kathy Hutcheson and Steve Pounds also expire.
The term of Jane Kirkwood expires on the TCMH board.