The Woodlands Edition | March 2026

Government

Commissioners discuss May 2 election sites Montgomery County commissioners on March 5 approved updates tied to the May 2 election, as well as discussing stang shortages and how the county

Shenandoah names new city manager

Dates to know April 2: Last day to register to vote April 20: First day of early voting April 20: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) April 28: Last day of early voting May 2: Election day

Shenandoah City Council approved Sam Masiel as the new city administrator in a 5-0 vote at a special meeting March 4. The context The decision comes following the resignation

runs polling sites. What happened

SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATECOMMUNITY IMPACT

poll worker roles. “It’s not that easy to ll judges' clerk positions in 121 precincts, especially in the May election,” County Elections Administrator Suzie Harvey said. Wheeler said the county’s stang shortfall is also shaping how it uses its elections contractor. He said the county pays the vendor for administrative support, but still has to nd workers on its own. What’s next Commissioners approved the order to consolidate county election precincts for the May 2 election, setting up a follow-up discussion on what changes, if any, could be exacted.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler asked the court to remove the Kevin Brady Community Center as an early voting location in exchange for adding the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library as part of the May 2 joint election preparations. Wheeler said because of last-minute location changes during the March 3 primaries, voters were left searching for the right polling site. Diving deeper He said that stang may be the biggest strain on local elections heading into May 2, with ocials saying the county is struggling to ll the

Sam Masiel

of former City Administrator Kathie Reyer for health-related reasons. Director of Public Works Joseph Peart was named interim city administrator at the Oct. 8 meeting, as previously reported by Community Impact . Masiel has been the city of Huntsville’s assistant city manager since 2023 and was for- merly with the city of Conroe as the assistant director of internal services.

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