Posted 10:31 p.m.


With all votes tallied, unofficial results show Chuck Brawner and James Mendez being elected to the positions of mayor and City Council Ward B, respectively, in the city of Katy.

Brawner, who formerly served as Katy's City Council Member representing Ward A, received 60.6 percent of the vote, or 1,019 total votes, in the race for mayor. Opponent Hill Adams finished with the second most votes with 38.7 percent, or 651 total votes, while Steve Jurovic finished with just 0.7 percent, or 12 total votes.

Mendez, the incumbent, received 51 percent of the vote in his victory for the race for Ward B, or a total of 478 votes. Meanwhile, opponent Kayse Kendall Johnson finished with 33.7 percent, or 316 votes, and Jessie Campbell finished with 15.3 percent, or 144 votes.

Brawner said his agenda is to serve the citizens. He said his top priorities include improving mobility, implementing flood protection strategies and controlling growth.

“I want to continue to have appropriate growth and not overtax the city,” he said. “We need to be able to control expansion. We have $17 million worth of road projects either underway or on the books to be done. Financial responsibility is very important.”

In his campaign, Brawner touted his experience and knowledge in a variety of different areas of running the city.

“I’ve worked with developers; my background is leadership and law enforcement,” he said. “It all comes back to one thing: serving the people. I want to make sure they’re safe and that every dollar is spent wisely.”

Mendez said he decided to run for re-election because he wanted to finish what he started as a council member, including both short-term and long-term projects related to infrastructure improvements.

“Most of my fondest childhood memories are here in Katy. I love this city,” he said. “I have the honor of four years as the people’s representative in local government and have been listening to and fixing their concerns."

Former Katy Mayor Fabol Hughes opted to step down this year and did not run for re-election.

Council members serve two-year terms. J. Gary Jones ran unopposed for Ward A. Council members Durran Dowdle and Steve Pierson will be up for election in May 2018.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.