2026 Texas General Election

What is one thing you want the community to know about you?
I was born in New Braunfels and have lived in this area my entire life. In 2019 I filled my husband's (Ken Harris) unexpired term.

Q&A: Get to know the candidates for Selma City Council, Place 3

Becky Harris was born in New Braunfels and has lived in the area her entire life. She is married to Ken Harris.

Becky Harris
Retired; served on the Selma City Council since 2019

On March 12, 2020, Selma City Council passed and approved Ordinance No. 031220, declaring unopposed candidates and canceling the May 2, 2020, General Election.

The following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 2, 2020, General City Election, are declared elected to office, and shall be issued certificates of election following the time the election results would have been canvassed:

City Council Place 3 ................................ Becky Harris

Elections Information

Becky Harris, Councilmember Place 3

Year Elected: 2024 Term Expires: 2026

The City Secretary's Office will accept applications from qualified persons interested in running for any of the above-referenced places during the filing period designated by state law, as shown below.

May 2026 General Election

The City of Selma is governed by the mayor and five-member City Council under the general law type A format. The Elected Officials that represent the citizens of Selma are:

Becky Harris

Councilmember Place Three
Term Expires May 2028

Mayor & City Council | Selma, TX - Official Website

Becky currently serves as Selma City Councilmember for Place 3. She filled an unexpired term in 2019, was declared elected unopposed to Place 3 in 2020, and is listed by the city as elected in 2024.

What do you think is the biggest challenge Selma faces in the next five years? How do you plan to address it?
The biggest challenge facing the city of Selma is managing rapid industrial and commercial growth within a limited geographic area. We would manage it through Economic Development.

What would your top priorities be if you are reelected?
My top priorities would be water resources, keeping the taxes low and planned business growth.

Plans to manage rapid industrial and commercial growth through economic development.

Prioritizes keeping taxes low and supporting planned business growth.

- Plans to manage rapid industrial and commercial growth through economic development.
- Prioritizes keeping taxes low and supporting planned business growth.

Economy

Public Services

As of September 24, 2026, Becky Harris did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

What resources do you think Selma is lacking?
Continued transportation options and improvements

Prioritizes continued transportation options and improvements.

- Prioritizes continued transportation options and improvements.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Becky Harris

As of September 24, 2026, Becky Harris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Becky Harris was born in New Braunfels and has lived in the area her entire life. Her husband is Ken Harris.

Becky currently serves as Selma City Councilmember for Place Three. She filled an unexpired term in 2019 and was declared elected to the position in 2020.

Becky currently serves as a Selma City Council member for Place 3. She was elected in 2024 after being declared elected to the seat in 2020 and filling an unexpired term in 2019.

Becky serves as a Selma City Council member for Place 3. She was elected in 2024, after being declared elected to Place 3 in 2020. In 2019, she filled the unexpired term of her husband, Ken Harris.

- Prioritizes keeping taxes low.
- Prioritizes planned business growth.

Becky has served on the Selma City Council since 2019, when she filled an unexpired term.

- Prioritizes keeping taxes low and planning for business growth.

Becky Harris currently serves as a Selma City Council member for Place 3. She filled an unexpired term in 2019.

Becky Harris is originally from New Braunfels. Her husband is Ken Harris.

Becky currently serves as a Selma City Council member for Place 3. She filled an unexpired term in 2019 and was elected to the office in 2020, 2024, and 2026.

Becky currently serves as the Selma City Council member for Place 3. She was elected in 2024, and her term expires in May 2028. She previously filled an unexpired term in 2019 and was declared elected to City Council Place 3 in 2020 after running unopposed.

Becky serves as a Selma City Council member for Place 3. She filled an unexpired term in 2019, was declared elected unopposed in 2020, and was elected in 2024.

Becky currently serves as the Selma City Council member for Place 3. She was elected in 2024 and was previously declared elected unopposed in 2020.

Becky Harris was born in New Braunfels. Her husband is Ken Harris.

Becky serves as a Selma City Council Member for Place 3. The city lists her as elected in 2024, with a term expiring in 2026. She was declared elected to the position in 2020 after running unopposed and filled an unexpired term in 2019.

- Prioritizes low taxes and planned business growth.

Becky currently serves as the Selma City Council member for Place 3, with a term that expires in 2026. She filled an unexpired term in 2019 and was declared elected to Place 3 in 2020; the city lists her year elected as 2024.

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Cori Mitchell

Cori Mitchell works as a renewables compliance analyst and has a background in audit, accounting, and compliance.

Cori previously ran for Selma City Council Place 6 in 2025.

- Advocates for responsible spending that prioritizes improvements while keeping taxes low.

- Advocates for planning for infrastructure and services before demand increases and investing in community spaces that connect residents.
- Prioritizes strengthening collaboration between the city council and school board for better community outcomes.

As of September 24, 2026, Cori Mitchell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Plans to expand roads, utilities, and public services through responsible planning and budgeting without unnecessary tax increases.

Cori Mitchell works as a renewables compliance analyst and has a background in audit, accounting and compliance.

Cori previously ran for Selma City Council Place 6.

Cori Mitchell is a renewables compliance analyst with a background in audit, accounting, and compliance.

What is the most important issue facing residents and how would you address it? As Selma grows, we need to make sure our infrastructure and public services grow with it. I’ll advocate for responsible spending that prioritizes improvements while keeping taxes low, ensuring we maintain the quality of life our residents deserve.

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Advocates for responsible spending that prioritizes improvements while keeping taxes low.

What resources do you think Selma is lacking?
Selma has a strong foundation, and we have an opportunity to be more proactive. We should focus on planning for infrastructure and services before demand increases, while also investing in community spaces that bring people together and keep residents connected.

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If elected, what would be your top 3 priorities? 1. Strengthening the partnership between the city council and the school board for better community outcomes. 2. Enhancing public safety to protect all residents. 3. Investing in infrastructure to support Selma’s growing population.

Advocates for planning for infrastructure and services before demand increases and investing in community spaces that connect residents.

Prioritizes strengthening collaboration between the city council and school board for better community outcomes.

If elected, how do you plan to address future growth? As Selma grows, we must ensure our roads, utilities, and public services can keep up. I’ll push for responsible planning and budgeting to expand infrastructure efficiently without unnecessary tax increases.

Plans to expand roads, utilities, and public services through responsible planning and budgeting without unnecessary tax increases.

- 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.

Selma City Council Member, Position 3

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