Early voting begins Monday in the Texas Municipal Election and will run through April 30. At stake are seats on city councils, school boards, and some hospital boards. There are quite a few school bond elections on area ballots. Election Day is on Saturday, May 4.
For the Paris City Council, there is one contested race. Mayor Reginald Hughes is facing Kelvin Hicks, a PJC employee for the District 2 seat on the council. Not contested are the other seats. The Chisum, North Lamar, and Paris school districts and the City of Blossom are also holding elections.