Elections

The Irving school board Monday voted 6-1 to put a $952 million package on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Broken into three propositions, the bond would rebuild schools, upgrade technology and construct three high school multi-purpose facilities

Mayor Sheila Petta resigned as mayor after six years in the role. She was elected to another two-year term in May.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

David Chappelle won the Grand Prairie District 3 seat with 64.9% of the vote, per unofficial results Saturday night.

Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties also saw more Republicans turn out. The race between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn may be a significant factor.

Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Commissioners voted 3-1 to continue paying the company that incorrectly identified the voters.

In several North Texas cities like Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Southlake and Colleyville, more than two dozen city council candidates won their races without going through the usual campaign process.

Grand Prairie voters headed to the polls to decide whether to grant the city up to $327 million in bond funding for local projects. As of Sunday morning, all proposals appear to have been approved, although margins vary.

Al Zapanta, current city council member for District 6, received more than 67% of the vote in the race for mayor, unofficial reports showed.

Municipal elections take place Saturday, May 2 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The lawsuit alleges Texas’ use of a federal immigration database to review voter eligibility could have put eligible voters at risk.