In Grapevine, incumbents Leon Leal in Place 3 and Mayor Pro Tem Darlene Freed in Place 4 have earned another term on City Council after no one filed to run against them.
Grapevine City Council voted at its March 1 meeting to cancel the city’s May 7 general election and declare Leal and Freed the winners. The two are scheduled to be sworn in on May 17, according to Grapevine City Secretary Tara Brooks.
In Southlake, Place 4 Council Member Ronell Smith and Place 5 Council Member Amy Torres-Lepp drew no opposition in their re-election bids and will each serve another term.
Southlake's Place 3 Council Member Chad Patton, who was first elected in 2016, reached his term limit. Attorney Shawn McCaskill was the only candidate to file for the open Place 3 seat.
Southlake City Council voted at its March 1 meeting to cancel the May 7 election and declare McCaskill, Smith and Torres-Lepp the winners.
All three will be sworn into office on May 17, according to a memo from Southlake City Secretary Amy Shelley.
