Baytown elects McCartney and Sain to council seats
In District 6 Sammy McCartney wins by about 75 votes amid contested race rumors and two new council members joining with Don Murray leaving District 4 as Sam takes his seat. Lynn Caskey runs unopposed and Terry Sain wins District 4 after a college graduation detour and declares open line of communication with constituents.
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Sain
Kyle Bilnoski
David McElwrath
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McElwrath
Lynn Caskey
District 4
Don Murray
Sam
Baytown
Mahan
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Cedar Bayou
Terry Sain
Dallas
LCY Elastomers
Baytown approves sales tax to fund street repairs
Voter turnout was light at Cedar Bayou Junior High for a district race that was unopposed. unofficial results show 1087 in favor and 304 against a one quarter cent street maintenance tax expected to raise about $2 million to repair and seal local roadways.
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Glenn Pfennig
Cedar Bayou Junior High
District 5
Dixon wins re election as Mont Belvieu mayor
Incumbent Nick Dixon retains the Mont Belvieu mayoral seat with 470 votes to Kevin Speer’s 359 in unofficial results. Lydia Schneider leads City Council race with 557 votes to 240. In Barbers Hill, Benny May defeats Elmo Camp 1,033 to 870 and George Barrera beats Perry Carrington Sr 931 to 760.
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Nick Dixon
Kevin Speer
Dixon
Speer
Eagle Drive
Speer Properties
Lydia Schneider
Eric Johnson
Schneider
Johnson
Barbers Hill
Benny May
Lawrence “Elmo” Camp
George Barrera
Perry Carrington, Sr
Carrington
Martin Wins Goose Creek Board Seat Amid Voter Turnout
Martin, 57, defeated Weston Cotten in a tight race for District 7, securing about 32 percent of the vote. He plans to focus on improving ESL and graduation rates at Lee High School, praising Cotten's 18 years of service and vowing to work with the district. Fellow board members remain: Bob Hoskins unopposed in District 6 and Wilgene Laughlin to replace Steve Fischer in District 7.
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Goose Creek Federation of Teachers
District 7
Steve Fischer
District 6
Bob Hoskins
Martin
Lakewood
Sterling High School
Lee
Lee High School
Cotten
Weston Cotten
Goose Creek
Anahuac Reelects Mayor Amid Low Voter Turnout
Incumbent Mayor Guy R Jackson defeats Len Hughes 87 to 36 as only about 10 percent of eligible voters cast ballots. A municipal development district to fund a half cent sales tax was approved 66 to 62 to boost tourism and revitalization plans in Anahuac. Incumbents Theodore Ricks and Cheryl Sanders ran unopposed for council seats.
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Anahuac
Guy R Jackson
Len Hughes Jackson
Jackson
Anahuac Municipal Development District
Anahuac City
Theodore Ricks
Cheryl Sanders
Ricks
Exxon
Lee College
Sanders
Washington Avenue
Epperson Wins Old River Race in Winfree City Election
Angela Motz loses to Kenneth Epperson in Saturday council contest after unofficial tallies show Epperson with 81 votes to Motz’s 69, a 54 to 46 percent result. Epperson had local mayoral support and long standing presence at Old River Winfree City Council meetings.
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Old River- Winfree
Angela Motz
Kenneth Epperson
Epperson
Motz
Crosby ISD bond fails in largest local election
Crosby ISD rejected a $103.5 million bond to fund two new facilities a middle school and technology center and upgrades to existing schools with 1190 votes cast from over 12000 eligible voters. The plan would have raised taxes by about 14.17 per month on a 100000 home before exemptions and prompted discussion of a future bond election.
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Crosby Isd
Diane Fleming
Elizabeth Lalor
Fleming
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