30-04-2025
What's on the May 3 ballot in Dallas-Fort Worth
Election day is Saturday, and city council and school board positions are up for grabs across North Texas.
Why it matters: Local elections determine who makes decisions about taxes, schools, land use, roads, parks and libraries.
Many municipalities and school districts in Texas hold a general or special election in May of odd-numbered years to elect their local officials.
State of polls: Saturday's election includes mayoral races in Fort Worth, Plano and McKinney. Dallas will have at least four new City Council members after the election.
Plano voters will cast ballots on the city's largest-ever bond referendum, which includes propositions for parks and library upgrades, a new police headquarters and road construction.
Frisco voters will weigh in on a proposed performing arts center. The bond money would fund roughly half of the project.
DeSoto ISD is seeking voter approval to renovate its schools and athletic facilities.
Between the lines: Conservative Christians have poured money into school board and city council races in recent years.
An Irving political action committee that says it embodies traditional family values and has previously challenged certain library books has endorsed three candidates for Saturday's City Council election, per KERA.
