Filing for Municipal Elections continues until February 14, 2025. So far, 12 candidates have filed.
Each school district in Terry County will have open trustee positions. The Brownfield Independent School District (ISD) has three trustee seats available for election. During a special meeting of the Brownfield ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday night, January 21, 2025, April Salas was appointed and sworn in for District 1, while Keri Barnett was appointed and sworn in for District 3. The District 1 position had remained vacant for four election cycles, and the District 3 position became available after Cody Churwell resigned from the board.
Districts 1, 2, and 3 are the trustee positions up for election. Salas has officially filed for District 1, and Barnett has filed for District 3. The incumbent for District 2, Julian Hernandez, who was appointed to that position in 2024, has also filed for re-election in District 2.
| April Salas | BISD | Trustee – District 1 |
| Julian Hernandez | BISD | Trustee – District 2 |
| Keri Barnett | BISD | Trustee – District 3 |
In Meadow ISD, two at-large trustee positions will also be up for election. The current incumbents are Chris Casteneja and Anthony Ferguson, who was appointed following the resignation of Scot Caswell from the board. Neither incumbent or anyone else has filed for the two at-large positions.
Wellman-Union ISD will have three At-Large trustee positions available for election. The current incumbents for these positions are Ryan Dill, Aaron Martin, and Ed Rodriguez. All three are eligible to seek reelection and have already filed their candidacies. In addition, Shannon Tankersly Wilson and Brooke Brown have also filed to run for the At-Large Trustee positions, making it a contested election.
| Ed Rodriguez | WUCISD | Trustee – At Large | contested – spots open |
| Aaron Martin | WUCISD | Trustee – At Large | |
| Ryan Dill | WUCISD | Trustee – At Large | |
| Shannon Tankersley Wilson | WUCISD | Trustee – At Large | |
| Brooke Brown | WUCISD | Trustee – At Large |
The Board of Directors at Brownfield Regional Medical Center has three positions available for election. The current board members—Justin Hesse, Chuck Nave, and Brian Paiva—were all appointed to their roles. Hesse and Nave were appointed in 2023, while Paiva was appointed in 2024. All three members are eligible for reelection. Hesse and Nave have officially filed to appear on the ballot, pending a contested race, as they have received the signatures of 10 registered voters needed for his petition.
| Justin Hesse | BRMC | Director – At Large |
| Chuck Nave | BRMC | Director – At Large |
The City of Brownfield has four positions available for election: Districts 4 and 5, along with two At-Large positions. Currently, District 4 is represented by Marshall Martell, District 5 by Mark Williams, and the two At-Large positions by Mayor Pro Tem Leon Pope and Councilman Jimmy Garza. All four incumbents are eligible to run for another term.
During the City Council meeting on Thursday, January 16, Leon Pope publicly announced that he will not seek another term. The other three incumbents have not yet revealed their intentions regarding re-election. Additionally, former mayor and councilman Tom Hesse has filed to run for one of the At-Large positions.
| Tom Hesse | City of Brownfield | Council Member – At Large |
The City of Brownfield is holding a vote on a proposal to change the designation of the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation (BIDCorp) from a “Type A” economic development corporation (EDC) to a “Type B” EDC. Currently, BIDCorp operates as a Type A EDC. According to the Texas Comptroller and the Texas Attorney General, sales tax revenues collected by Type A economic development corporations can only be utilized for manufacturing and industrial projects that are expected to create job opportunities.
In recent years, there have been discussions about transitioning BIDCorp to a Type B economic development corporation. The sales tax revenue for a Type B EDC can be used for projects that qualify under Type A, as well as for quality-of-life improvement initiatives. Type B corporations have the flexibility to fund a variety of projects, including land acquisition, buildings, equipment, facilities, targeted infrastructure, and improvements. Those improvements can include:
- sports and athletic facilities, tourism and entertainment facilities, convention facilities and public parks;
- related store, restaurant, concession, parking and transportation facilities;
- related street, water and sewer facilities; and
- affordable housing.
Plus Type B can be used for:
- public safety facilities;
- recycling facilities;
- streets, roads, drainage and related improvements;
- demolition of existing structures;
- general municipally owned improvements; and
- maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.
Type B EDCs also may seek voter approval for a water supply or water conservation programs or cleanup of contaminated property.
During the City Council meeting on November 7, 2024, the Council approved a transition from a Type A Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to a Type B EDC. In a subsequent meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Council discussed and considered a resolution to create a Brownfield Type B Economic Development Corporation. This included approving a certificate of formation and authorizing the preparation and execution of all necessary documents to establish the corporation. Both measures passed unanimously.
Additionally, during the same meeting, the Council called for a special election to be held on May 3, 2025. This election will ask voters to decide whether to abolish the Type A corporation and redirect the sales tax collected for funding projects for the Type B corporation. It was emphasized that there would be no changes to the current sales tax rate; the same rate used by the existing BIDCorp will continue to apply to the Type B corporation. It was also clarified that this transition would not affect the sales tax rate. Furthermore, it was reiterated that funding for EDCs comes solely from sales tax, not property tax.
The change from a Type A EDC to a Type B EDC will be placed on the May 3rd, 2025, ballot. This is how it will be written:
The City of Meadow has three At-Large Council Member seats available for filing. The current incumbents—Everette McArthur, Amparo Flores, who was appointed in May 2024 in place of Kandace Welch, who resigned last year, and Nettie Ticer—hold these three seats, all of which will be up for election. Each incumbent is eligible for re-election, and McArthur and Ticer have filed for re-election. Incumbent Flores has not disclosed their intentions regarding the upcoming election.
| Everette McArthur | City of Meadow | Council Member – At Large |
| Nettie Tice | City of Meadow | Council Member – At Large |
The City of Wellman has the mayoral position, along with Places 2 and 4 up for election. The current incumbents are Mayor Eddie Garza, Place 2 member Rachel Escobar, and Place 4 member Seth Hollowell. All three incumbents are eligible for re-election, but none have publicly announced their intentions.
