NEWS
County races gain two contested offices
With a little more than two weeks left for filing in the Texas party primaries, Montague County so far will have two contested races as of Nov. 18.
Filing for the March 3 primaries began on Nov. 8 and will continue through Dec. 8. Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Gillespie said on that final day she will be set up in the county courthouse annex from 4 to 6 p.m. for any latecomers to the election.
While this is not a presidential election year, there will still be many national and state races on the ballot. Winners of the party primaries will then battle it out in the general election in November.
In Montague County there are eight offices that will be up for elections: County judge, county clerk, treasurer, commissioner two, commissioner four, 97th district clerk and justice of the peace officers one and two. There is no organized Democratic Party in Montague County so all of the local candidates have filed with the Republican Party, which has been the norm for several years.
During the first two weeks of filing, races for justice of the peace two and precinct two commissioner have arisen. James Gamblin, is challenging Precinct Two Commissioner Mike Mayfield who seeks a third term. Both men are from Bowie.
In justice of the peace two race, Bowie attorney Lanhom Odom is running along with Glen Neff, also of Bowie. Neff has a military and law enforcement background and is a minister. JP Jack Pigg has not announced if he plans on running.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet for their first session of 2026 at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13.
Numerous items of new business fill the agenda including a resolution offered by the Bowie Economic Development Corporation to administer and fund an equipment purchase and installation project supporting a private capital investment exceeding $170,000 at 203 N. Mason. This is the location of Milano’s Pizza which has recently undergone a complete remodel.
The council will award a bid to Legend Bank as the city depository and a re-appointment will be made the Bowie Library Board. A memo of understanding with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas Emergency Management Assistance Teams participating jurisdiction will be examined.
The final item is an ordinance abandoning a portion of the alley right-of-way connected with the sewer line replacement project in the Wilbarger Street area. The second reading of an ordinance also connected to this site also is listed.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on the downtown sidewalk project, the Rock and Pillar Street project and the substation work.
Montague County Commissioners will consider implementing a ban on outdoor burning when they meet at 9 a.m. on Jan. 13.
Conditions for dangerous wildfire continue to grow as the county has not received significant rainfall since early December. Unseasonably high temperatures also contribute to dry conditions.
Other agenda topics will include: A resolution allowed selected trustee properties to be resold through a public online auction; accepting unanticipated revenue of $2,000 in the sheriff’s office; notice of election for the 2026 join primary elections in March; consider applying for the rural ambulance grant program; precinct four request to use an auction company to sell surplus items; precinct four request to clear a fence line on Carpenter Road and consider going out for fuel bids.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Taxpayers will get two extra days of grace to pay their 2025 taxes since the Jan. 31 deadline falls on a Saturday. The deadline moves to Feb. 2.
Those who pay by the deadline will avoid the 7% penalty and interest that starts Feb. 3. That amount will increase each month until July 1 when attorney fees are added.
Tax payments were due starting last October when they were mailed out to customers.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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