The candidate filing period for the May 3 elections has closed, and there are several contested races taking place in both the Katy and Fulshear areas.

On the ballot

The May ballot includes multiple positions on Katy ISD, Katy City Council, Fulshear City Council and Lamar CISD.

KISD board of trustees, Position 1

• James Cross
• Victor Perez, incumbent

KISD board of trustees, Position 2

• Lance Redmon
• Tammy Reed

Katy mayor

• Michael Payne
• William “Dusty” Thiele, incumbent

Fulshear City Council, District 1

• Sarah Johnson, incumbent

Fulshear City Council, District 4

• Sunny Adeola
• Richard Russell
• Brice Stanford

Fulshear City Council, District 5

• Abhijeet Utturkar

Fulshear City Council, At-Large

• John Bastawrous
• Randy Connor
• Corey Jannise
• Camron Miller
• Ekpenyong Otu
• Bonnie Tyler Buell

LCISD board of trustees, District 1

• Zach Lambert, incumbent

LCISD board of trustees, District 2

• Monica Henderson

LCISD board of trustees, District 3

• Leslie Menchaca Gracia
• Vanessa Marsters

LCISD board of trustees, District 6

• George Arroyos
• Ali Khan
• Bisi Ngwolo
• Anthony Warren

The in-person candidate filing period ended Feb. 14, though Feb. 18 is the deadline for the candidate for the write-in period, according to the Texas Secretary of State Office’s website.

Looking ahead

Residents wishing to participate in the election must register to vote by April 3. Early voting will be held April 22-29, with election day bringing up the helm on Saturday, May 3, according to the SOS website.