Board Election Information
The Board of Education acts as the school district’s policy-making body and is the official representative of the people for all public education in the Terrell Independent School District. The Board functions according to state and federal laws, regulations of the State Board of Education and the State Commissioner of Education and the will of the people as expressed in district elections. The Board of Trustees, while composed of individuals, acts officially only as a group. No member, person or group of persons acts in the name of the Board except when authorized by the Board to do so. Trustees serve without pay for overlapping terms of three years. Elections are conducted on the Texas Uniform Election Day in May.
2025 Application and Election Timeline
First day to file for place on General Election ballot- Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Last day to file for place on General Election ballot- Friday, February 14, 2025, at 5:00 pm
Last Day to Register to Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025
Early Voting Starts - Monday, April 21, 2025
Early Voting Ends - Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Election Day - Saturday, May 3, 2025
Additional election information for candidates:
Application for a Place in the General Election (English/Spanish)
*Form/links are subject to change
Candidates may file for candidacy by submitting completed and notarized applications to boardcandidatefiling@terrellisd.org no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on Friday, February 14, 2025.
Please get in touch with Veronica Lopez at veronica.lopez@terrellisd.org with any questions.