Lone Star College System cancels November election for 3 unopposed trustees

On Sept. 3, Lone Star College System’s board of trustees voted to cancel the November trustee election after no new candidates filed to challenge the three incumbents.

In a nutshell

LSCS trustees for Districts 3, 4 and 9 were scheduled to be up for election Nov. 3, as previously reported by Community Impact. These trustee spots are held by:

• Board Secretary Iesheia Wilson for District 3
• Art Murillo for District 4
• Jim Cain for District 9

During the Sept. 3 regular board meeting, trustees unanimously voted to certify Wilson, Murillo and Cain as unopposed in the Nov. 3 election and cancel the election.

Remember this?

LSCS trustees called the Nov. 3 election on June 4, as previously reported.

Aug. 17 was the last day for candidates to file to run for election in November, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

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The canceled LSCS trustee election is expected to save the college system about $1.7 million that would have had to be paid to Harris County to run the election, according to Sept. 3 meeting documents.

The next LSCS trustee election is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2028, according to the college system's website.

Who it affects

LSCS trustee districts cover different geographic locations, according to the LSCS website.

• District 3 covers parts of south-central Cy-Fair and northwest portions of central Houston
• District 4 includes portions of north-central Houston
• District 9 covers pieces of Tomball, north Klein and Cypress