City council election to be canceled

By Melinda L. Lucas

The Albany city council is expected to cancel its May 3 election at the March 17 meeting after Henry Garcia withdrew his candidacy this week.

City secretary Kenisha Lucas said that Garcia did not have all the paperwork he needed to run for election, and after reviewing his options, Garcia opted to remove his name from the 2025 ballot for personal reasons.

Because of his decision, there are now only two candidates for the two terms expiring this spring – incumbents Lynsi Musselman and Don Taggart.

Other entities that have cancelled their elections because there are no contested races are the Moran City Council and the Fort Griffin Special Utilities District.

Moran ISD will conduct an election on May 3 to decide between three candidates for two seats – incumbents Alice Bran­ham and Sam Snyder, along with Chris Leonard. The two candidates who get the most votes will win the two at-large seats.

Jason Price will be on the ballot for a one-year unexpired term.

Shackelford County Hospital District board candidates are incumbent Jo Ann Estridge, and newcomers Jed Cottle, Ami Davis, Karin Cox, Anita Jackson, and Aaron Frohn, all on the ballot for three at-large seats with two-year terms. Mike Folsom is uncontested for a one-year unexpired term.

Teagan Brown and John Gallagher filed for Place 7 on the Albany ISD’s board of trustees. Matt Bellah and Joe Tidwell are uncontested for places 5 and 6.