Local Government

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

Khabeer has held the District 3 seat since 2023.

The race for District 8, with incumbent Barbara Odom-Wesley ineligible for reelection under the city's term limits, went into a runoff after none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the vote on May 2.

Andrew Piel served three terms on Arlington's city council, making him ineligible to run for reelection. He said the best council members view themselves as servants, not politicians.

Total repayment costs could be up to $688 million over several decades.

Ross McMullin, previously a Keller City Council member and mayor pro tem, took the mayor’s oath of office Tuesday evening.

Barbara Odom-Wesley, the outgoing District 8 council member and daughter of former Mayor Elzie Odom, hopes her legacy will be promoting equity, inclusion and economic development.

While she's proud of zoning reforms she championed, including form-based code, Rebecca Boxall says she hopes the council will push to establish better public transit and regional connectivity.

Former Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer reflects on his time in office. He served three terms before handing the mayorship off to Al Zapanta May 13.

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.

The election saw the highest municipal election turnout since 2021, when a U.S. House of Representatives seat was on the ballot.

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.