NEWS
Primary runoff election early voting to begin
It’s back to the polls for voters as the party primary runoff election nears on May 24.
Early voting opens on May 16 and runs through May 20. Voting will take place at the same four locations as the most recent special election: Montague County Annex Community Room, Saint Jo Civic Center, Nocona Community Center and Bowie Bible Baptist.
Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Winners of each primary will face off in the November general election.
A reminder if you voted in the primary, you must vote in that same party runoff. If you did not vote, you can vote in either runoff.
In the Democratic Party primary, there are four state positions in play.
Lieutenant Governor: Mike Collier and Michelle Beckley.
Attorney General: Joe Jaworski and Rochelle Mercedes Garza.
Comptroller of Public Accounts: Angel Luis Vega and Janet T. Dudding.
Commissioner of the General Land Office: Jay Kleberg and Sandragrace Martinez.
There are three runoffs from the Republican Party Primary.
Attorney General: George P. Bush and Ken Paxton (incumbent).
Commissioner of the General Land Office: Dawn Buckingham and Tim Westley.
Railroad Commissioner: Wayne Christian (incumbent) and Sarah Stogner.
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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