In addition to the city council, school board and Blinn College board races in Washington County, cities and school districts in neighboring counties have contested elections as well.

Several options are available on the ballots of voters in cities like Bellville, Snook, La Grange, Round Top, Giddings, Navasota and Hempstead.

Bellville ISD has a bond proposition for $49.5 million. The bond calls for the construction of a new junior high school; repairs and renovations to West End Elementary, O’Bryant Primary School and Bellville High School; the transition of Bellville Junior High into an intermediate school; and repurposing the current O’Bryant Intermediate School site into parking for O’Bryant Primary School and ancillary district facilities. The bond proposal is projected to create a 1 cent increase on the district’s Interest & Sinking tax rate.

Residents in Austin County’s Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 1, located around the San Felipe area, will vote on the authorization of a maximum ad valorem tax rate of 6 cents per $100 valuation to support the ESD.

In Burleson County, voters will decide whether to back a County Assistance District (CAD) and the creation of a 1.5 percent sales and use tax rate for unincorporated areas to finance the district, which would support road and drainage improvements. The district excludes all territory within the municipal limits of Caldwell, Somerville and Snook.

Snook will have races on the city council and school board. Linda Adair and Frank Fields are running to be the next mayor of Snook, as John See is not seeking another term as mayor. For the Snook ISD Board of Trustees, there are two contested races. Edwin Janac, Brittany Thigpen and Joel Withem are running for the two at-large seats presently held by Kristine Brisco and David Sebesta. Meanwhile, Dana Yezak and Sebesta are part of a special election to fill the position vacated by Leslie Groce.

On the La Grange City Council, incumbent Arthur Bosque is challenged by Chris Jernigan for the Ward 4 seat.

The Round Top Town Council has five candidates vying for three at-large seats. They are incumbent Amy Bone, Jeanette Burger, Karen Duddlesten, Cameron LePee and Judith Vincent.

Giddings has three seats up for election on the city council and six candidates running. Incumbents Alan Casey, Frank Castro and Jacob Janda are on the ballot alongside Jason Haas, Randie Maass and Kevin Rinn. On the Giddings School Board, incumbents Jason Locke and Roy Kruemcke face Torie Morrow for two seats.

In Navasota, there is one contested race on the city council and another for the school board. Patty Tokoly and James Harris are running for Position 5 on the council, currently held by Grant Holt. For Position 5 on the Navasota ISD Board of Trustees, incumbent Amy Jarvis is challenged by Mark Gremillion.

Voters in Hempstead will have two council positions and a school trustee race. Position 4 incumbent Raul Villarreal will face Patricia Lynn Mosley and Karon Neal, while Barbara Haffelfinger and Nora Hodges are running for the Position 5 seat of Chase Murray. In Hempstead ISD, Position 4 incumbent Stephanie Bush will go up against Hoveta Godines-Mayes.

Election Day is next Saturday, May 6th.

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