Garland ISD prop passes, Dallas County local elections, Tarrant County State Senator Race
By Staff Reports
Tarrant County State Senator,
District 9 (unexpired term)
Taylor Rehmet DEM 38,238 or 45.77%
Leigh Wambsganss REP 31,762 38.02%
John Huffman REP 13,539 16.21%
Garland ISD Prop A passes
with 10,974 votes or 62.65%
Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.170900 in Garland Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 16.49 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $41,996,738.
Duncanville
Proposition A passes 75.16% to end City’s ability to annex property without the owner’s consent.
Proposition B fails 53.87% with voters not extending the terms of the Mayor and City Councilmembers from two years to three years.
Proposition C passes 68.01% to remove outdated language about the City’s May 2023 election no longer needed in the charter.
Proposition D passes 91.60% to create a formal process to appoint an Interim City Manager if the City Manager resigns, is dismissed, or cannot perform duties.
Proposition E passes 79.83% to update terminology by replacing the word “magistrate” with “municipal judge(s).”
Proposition F passes 83.01% to require canvassing election results according to state law before newly elected officials take office.
Proposition G passes 89.94% to require an Assistant City Manager or other qualified person to serve when the City Manager is temporarily absent (less than 30 days).
Proposition H passes 80.10% to update City departments by adding a Public Finance Department and renaming “Water/Sewer Department” to Public Works Department.
Proposition I passes 91.21% to expand requirements for budget transparency, including notices, hearings, online postings, and disclosures required by state law.
Proposition J passes 80.30% to keep the current City Council structure (5 single-member districts, 1 at-large council seat, and a mayor at-large) while removing outdated transition language.
Proposition K passes 81.42% to update the canvassing period for elections to match state law (between three and 11 days after Election Day).
Proposition L passes 70.32% to update franchise requirements by shortening the waiting period from 60 days to 30 days and requiring online posting before going into effect.
Farmers Branch
City Council, District 1
Lupe Gonzalez – 48.41% or 122
Lilia Martinez – 51.59% or 130
Glenn Heights
Mayor
Sonja Brown, Incumbent – 75.10% or 540/ Ellis County 71.83% or 645
Leon Tate – 24.90% or 179/ Ellis County 28.17% or 253
Place 2
Harry Garrett, Incumbent – 40.34% or 288/ Ellis County 29.59% or 258
Shaunte Allen – 59.66% or 426/ Ellis County 70.41% or 614
Place 4
Marcel Howard – 46.39% or 328/ Ellis County 35.20% or 302
Traymayne Hobbs – 53.61% or 379/ Ellis County 64.80% or 556
Place 6
Cornel Benford III, Incumbent – 39.38% or 278/ Ellis County 41.72% or 358
Nelda Washington – 60.62% or 428/ Ellis County 58.28% or 500
Proposition A – Amending of the city’s home rule charter extending the terms of office of the mayor and city council from three to four years. This also includes extending the term of ineligibility of term-limited members from three to four years to begin as of the November 2026 election
Dallas County – For 44.29%/ Against 55.71%
Ellis County – For 38.83%/ Against 61.17%
Proposition B – Compensation for Mayor of $1,000 monthly and councilmembers $500 monthly totaling $48,000 annually.
Dallas County – For 50.85%/Against 49.15%
Ellis County – For 44.08%/Against 55.92%
Proposition C – Disqualifying candidates from city council who have previously been removed by council for misconduct.
Dallas County -For 78.15%/Against 21.85%
Ellis County – For 80.54%/Against 19.46%
Proposition D – Repeal requirement that all ordinances must be considered at two separate city council meetings and amend to ordinance being adopted at the first reading.
Dallas County – For 59.76% /Against 40.24%
Ellis County – For 59.18%/Against 40.82%
Proposition E – Election by plurality in which the candidate receiving the most votes to be declared elected versus more than 50% of the vote.
Dallas County – For 56.04%/Against 43.96%
Ellis County – For 55.38%/Against 44.62%
Proposition F – The city council will appoint a council liaison with a salary of $41,003 up to $252,661.
Dallas County – For 60.57%/Against 39.43%
Ellis County – For 53.07%/Against 46.93%
Proposition G – Notices of claims against the city must be filed within 45 days versus the current 90 days.
Dallas County – For 69.66%/Against 30.34%
Ellis County – For 65.74%/Against 34.26%
Proposition H – The issuance of $3,400,000 general obligation bond for an animal shelter control facility.
Dallas County – For 33.42%/ Against 66.58%
Ellis County – For 28.62%/Against 71.38%
Proposition I – The issuance of $11,500,000 general obligation bond for park and recreational improvements.
Dallas County – For 40.99%/Against 59.01%
Ellis County – For 36.04%/Against 63.96%
Proposition J – The issuance of $18,700,000 general obligation bond for street improvements.
Dallas County- For 57.30%/Against 42.70%
Ellis County – For 54.09%/Against 45.91%
Mesquite
Mayor
Daniel Aleman Jr. 71.78% or 3,610
Marci LaBeach 28.22% or 1,419
City Council, Place 1
Jeff Casper – unopposed
City Council, Place 2
Kenny Green -63.38% or 296
Jay Jones 36.62% or 171
City Council, Place 3
Jennifer Vidler 48.84% or 421
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross 51.16% or 441
City Council, Place 4
Joshua W. Gibson 21.55% or 172
Andrew Hubacek 41.23% or 329
Nadine Ward 37.22 or 297
City Council, Place 5
B.W. Smith – unopposed
City Council, Place 6
Brandon Murden – unopposed
Prop A
The fiscal year 2025-2026 budget was approved on Aug. 18. The current budget increased the tax rate to 0.73000 per $100 of ad valorem value. Because of the need for additional revenues to accomplish the goals of the community, state law required Mesquite voters to approve the tax rate since City revenue will increase by 3.5% or more over last year.
For 45.45% or 2,441
Against 54.55% or 2,930
Sunnyvale
City Council, Place 4
Tyler Smothers 50.91% or 585
Holly Garland 49.09% or 564
Richardson ISD – $1.4 billion bond package
Proposition A – $1,338,600,000 Construction and Instructional Materials
For 65.71% or 9,434
Against 34.29% or 4,923
Proposition B – $54,000,000 Technology Devices
For 67.63% or 9,710
Against 32.37% or 4,647
Proposition C – $7,400,000 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Turf Upgrades at the Two Largest Stadiums
For 56.16% or 8,059
Against 43.84% or 6,292
