Meyerland: Houston City, School, State Elections Are Tuesday

HOUSTON, TX — It’s not a presidential election year, nor is it a mid-term election, but there’s still a lot at stake for Houston and the state of Texas in the upcoming election. There are 19 total candidates running for six Houston ISD Board of Trustee positions up for election, there are five Houston bond propositions, a local option in The Heights regarding the sale of mixed beverages and seven state amendments. The General Election is Nov. 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m - 7 p.m.

HISD has five seats up for election after expired terms while District III is for an unexpired term after the death of Manuel Rodriguez. To see how much money each candidate has raised and who they’re endorsed by, visit this site.

To see a map of the voting locations (which includes six new places in Harris County), check out this map.

HOUSTON ISD TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

DISTRICT I

· Monica Flores Richart

· Elizabeth Santos

· Gretchen Himsl

DISTRICT III

· Sergio Lira

· Carlos Perrett

· Rodolfo Reyes

· Jesse Rodriguez

DISTRICT V

· Kara DeRocha

· Sean Cheben

· Sue Deigaard

· Susan Shafer

DISTRICT VI

· Daniel Albert

· Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (I)

· Robert Lundlin

DISTRICT VII

· John Luman

· Anne Sung (I)

DISTRICT IX

· Karla Brown

· Gerry Monroe

· Wanda Adams (I)

CITY OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION

PROPOSITION A

The issuance of $1,010,000,000 pension obligation bonds for the purpose of funding a portion of the unfunded liability of the City with respect to the Houston Police Officers' Pension System and the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System as contemplated by the pension reform plan contained in Senate Bill 2190 (adopted in the 85th (2017) Texas Legislature, Regular Session), and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION B

The issuance of $159,000,000 public safety improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and equipment of public safety permanent improvements for the police and fire departments and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION C

The issuance of $104,000,000 park improvement bonds for the conservation, improvement, acquisition, construction and equipment of neighborhood parks, recreational facilities and bayous, including such green spaces along all bayous to create an integrated system of bayou walking, running and bicycle trails to enhance, preserve and protect the health of citizens, water quality, natural habitat and native wildlife and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION D

The issuance of $109,000,000 public facility improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, remediation and equipment of permanent improvements that support public health and wellness, sanitation and other essential governmental and general services of the City and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

PROPOSITION E

The issuance of $123,000,000 library improvement bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation and equipment of the public library system and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof and interest thereon.

CITY OF HOUSTON (HEIGHTS LOCAL OPTION)

PROPOSITION F

(Relating to the area formerly known as the City of Houston Heights as it existed on February 19, 1918.) The legal sale of mixed beverages.

STATE OF TEXAS AMENDMENT PROPOSITIONS

PROPOSITION 1

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution."

PROPOSITION 2

"The constitutional amendment to establish a lower amount for expenses that can be charged to a borrower and removing certain financing expense limitations for a home equity loan, establishing certain authorized lenders to make a home equity loan, changing certain options for the refinancing of home equity loans, changing the threshold for an advance of a home equity line of credit, and allowing home equity loans on agricultural homesteads."

PROPOSITION 3

"The constitutional amendment limiting the service of certain officeholders appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate after the expiration of the person's term of office."

PROPOSITION 4

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional."

PROPOSITION 5

"The constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles."

PROPOSITION 6

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty."

PROPOSITION 7

"The constitutional amendment relating to legislative authority to permit credit unions and other financial institutions to award prizes by lot to promote savings."

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