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Six file to run for Senate emergency election
According to the Texas Secretary of State’s office, the following persons have filed to be candidates in the Sept. 29 special election to fill the Texas Senate District 30 seat vacated by Pat Fallon.
The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on Aug. 28. The list includes five Republicans and one Democrat.
District 68 State Rep. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) will run and received Fallon’s endorsement.
Chris Watts, mayor of Denton, joined the race after submitting his resignation as mayor last week.
Shelley Luther, who became famous when she kept her beauty salon open in opposition to the pandemic shutdown order of the governor.
Andy Hopper, an engineer and farmer/rancher from Decatur, is a candidate along with Craig Carter, metroplex area business owner of the Old Boot Factory. Carter ran against Fallon in the 2018 primary for the state Senate seat and got 15 percent of the vote.
The only Democrat in the race is Jacob Minter who is recording secretary for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 20.
Early voting in the special election for Senate District 30 begins Monday, Sept. 14. Election Day is Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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