BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas voters headed to the polls Saturday to elect mayors, council members, school board members and to approve school bonds and municipal propositions along with voters around the state.
Voters also approved a $72 million bond in the West Orange-Cove CISD and a $24 million bond in the Evadale ISD. However they said no to a $47.6 million bond in the Deweyville ISD and no to an Orange County Emergency Services District One sales tax proposition. There were also a handful of city and school board races around the region.
In three mayoral races held around Southeast Texas a new mayor was elected in Anahuac and incumbent mayors in Bridge City and Sour Lake held on to their seats.
Charles E. Hightower, a Houston Police officer, will become the next mayor of Anahuac after defeating Lucas McCrary with 156 votes, or 61% of the 255 votes cast. McCrary received 99 votes, or 39% of the vote.
In Bridge CIty David Rutledge won his fifth term as mayor in the city he has led since 2016. Previously he served a couple terms as a Bridge City council member.
Rutledge beat Carl Harbert by getting 402 votres, or 61% of the 656 votes cast.
Incumbent Sour Lake mayor Bruce Robinson was re-elected beating councilman Kevin Cudd and mayor pro tem Connie Murphy to hang on to his seat.
Robinson won by getting 102 votes, or 56% of the 183 votes cast in the election.
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