By George Slaughter Voters in the Katy Independent School District Tuesday elected Greg Schulte and Leah Wilson, and reelected Ashley Vann, to the Board of Trustees. Schulte, an engineer and project manager, defeated incumbent Bill Lacy for the Position 5 seat. Schulte received 63,125 votes, or 58.2 percent. Lacy received 45.428 votes, or 41.9 percent. This was Schulte’s first bid for public office. Lacy was elected to the board in 2017. Wilson, a U.S. Air […]
Katy ISD Board Election
Katy ISD School Board Postpones Election to November
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday night voted to postpone its school board election until November. The vote came in response to a COVID-19-related proclamation issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on March 18. In that proclamation, Abbott gave local jurisdictions with elections in May, such as the school district, the option of postponing those elections until November. Abbott said he encourages postponement so communities can focus on addressing COVID-19 […]
Keller and Redmon Elected to Katy ISD Board of Trustees
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District voters elected Donald “Duke” Keller and Lance Redmon to the Board of Trustees Saturday. Keller, an attorney, defeated Rebecca Fox and Sean Dolan to win his Position 1 seat. Fox, the Position 2 incumbent, decided just before the February 15 filing deadline to contest the Position 1 seat against Keller and Dolan, an Internet marketing company owner and Katy ISD critic. Keller polled 4,093 votes, or 48%. Fox […]
Today is Last Day for Early Voting
By George Slaughter Today is the last day for early voting in the Katy city election and Katy Independent School District trustee election. City Election For polling locations and times, click here. Voters will decide the mayor’s race between incumbent Chuck Brawner and former police chief Bill Hastings. Ward B voters will decide between banking executive Jenifer Jordan Stockdick and former council member Steve Pierson. Incumbent Jimmy Mendez cannot seek reelection due to term limits. […]
Gesoff, Champagne Win School Board Seats
By George Slaughter Susan Gesoff and Dawn Champagne won their respective campaigns for seats on the Katy Independent School Board of Trustees Saturday. In the race for Position 6, Gesoff, an engineer, drew 3,324 votes, or 60%, against her challenger Scott Martin, an attorney. Martin drew 2,182 votes, or 40%. “I was very encouraged by how many people came out to the polls,” Gesoff said. “I was impressed by all four candidates and the clean campaigns […]