- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
- Council members can be elected to represent specific districts or the entire city at-large.
- The structure of city councils, including the number of members, their terms, term limits, and partisanship, differs by county.

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

2025 Texas Contitutional Amendemnt Election

Texas

Housing & Urban Development

Economy

Public Services

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

City Council Member

- The role of a mayor in Texas is to preside over council meetings, represent the city, and facilitate communication between officials. 
- Cities may grant the mayor additional power or roles. 
- Mayors can also appoint members of citizen advisory boards and commissions.
- Mayors represent the city in intergovernmental relationships.
- Term limits, length of office, and salaries vary across cities or townships.

Head of the executive office in each city.

Paradise

Public Health

Mayor

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

Access to Education

Trustee

Houston

Mesquite

North Richland Hills

Burleson

Sherman

The Colony

Prosper

Hurst

Duncanville

Anna

Benbrook

Corinth

Watauga

Glenn Heights

White Settlement

Sunnyvale

Decatur

Lavon

River Oaks

Josephine

Keene

Justin

Argyle

Ferris

West Tawakoni

Lowry Crossing

Weston

Sadler

Dorchester

2025 Texas candidates

Mesquite City Council Member, District 1

1 candidate

Mesquite City Council Member, District 2

2 candidates

Mesquite City Council Member, District 3

2 candidates

Mesquite City Council Member, District 4

3 candidates

Mesquite City Council Member, District 5

1 candidate

Mesquite City Council Member, District 6

1 candidate

Paradise Mayor

2 candidates

Paradise City Council Member

1 candidate

Paradise City Council Member

1 candidate

Texas Trustee, Paradise ISD

1 candidate