Early voting gets underway Tuesday

Early voting in the May 3 school and city election gets underway Tuesday, April 22.With the most candidates running, the City of Vidor municipal election has drawn the most interest with six candidates seeking the mayor position plus, two of three open city council seats are also contested.

Candidates file candidate financial reports

Candidates for Vidor City Council have filed their first required campaign finance reports and show mayoral candidates spending thousands in the race.Incumbent mayor Misty Songe Hart has spent twice as much as the next closest candidate in that race. Hart reported expenditures of $3,604.

Hegar Distributes $996 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $995.5 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 3.5 percent less than in April 2024.