Step-by-step guides to filing, eligibility, and launching a campaign for local office in Texas.
Frisco ISD trustees are elected at-large to three-year terms with no run-offs. Here's exactly how to file, what the deadlines are, and how to reach a whole district.
Texas city council races are nonpartisan, local, and winnable by first-timers. Here's the whole process — eligibility, filing, deadlines, and how to win.
County commissioner is a partisan office decided in a March primary — not the nonpartisan May municipal cycle. Here's how the race works and how to win your precinct.
Frisco City Council is nonpartisan, elected citywide by place. Here's exactly how to file, what the deadlines are, and how to reach a whole-city electorate.
Mayoral races are nonpartisan, citywide, and won by majority — which means a June run-off if no one clears 50%. Here's how to file and how to actually win the seat.
McKinney is the Collin County seat and one of the fastest-growing cities in America. Here's exactly how to file for City Council, what the deadlines are, and how to win the seat.
Collin County is one of the fastest-growing places in America, and its local seats are wide open. Here's every step to get on the ballot and run a race you can win.
Plano is the largest city in Collin County, and its council seats are nonpartisan and elected citywide. Here's how to file and how to actually win a seat.
Prosper ISD is one of the fastest-growing districts in Texas, and its trustees are elected at-large with no run-off. Here's exactly how to file and how to win the seat.
Texas ISD trustees are elected nonpartisan, often at-large by plurality with no run-off. Here's the whole process — eligibility, filing, deadlines, and how to win.
Never run before? This is the honest, step-by-step checklist — the decision, the treasurer rule, the filing deadline, and the plan that gets you to Election Day.