Unless a second candidate appears soon, there may not be an election to fill the Lamesa City Council District 3 seat.
So far, the opening has enticed only one candidate, Gloria Villalobos Rodriguez, to file an application for a place on the ballot in the Feb. 27 special election.
Candidates have until 5 p.m. Monday to file the necessary paperwork to get on the ballot. They can file their candidacy in the city secretary’s office in city hall.
City council members on Nov. 24 called for the special election to finish an unexpired term vacated by the death of Luciano Reyes. The council ...