election

By Bobby Horn Jr.

news@casscountynow.com

CASS COUNTY—Opponents of the Texarkana College annexation of Eastern Cass County won a resounding victory on Election Night, with voters rejecting the proposition by a 7,251 (or 78 percent) to 1,965 vote. This represented 99 percent of votes cast. The Cass County Clerk’s office had not tallied provisional ballots as of press time.

Texarkana College attempted to annex the boundaries of Atlanta, Queen City, Bloomburg, McLeod and Linden-Kildare School districts into their taxing district.

If the measure had passed, those living within the school districts would have been exempt from paying out-of-district fees.

However, over the last few months a group of voters who opposed raising property taxes became more vocal.

This anti-property tax increase sentiment also made its way into Linden.

Linden school bonds defeated

State regulates placement of signs along highways

Political elections are usually accompanied by an increase in the number of campaign signs placed along roadways this time of year. State transportation officials want to make sure citizens and candidates are aware of the laws regulating their placement along state highways.

Under Texas law, it is a class C misdemeanor to place any sign on state highway right of way.  The penalty for violating this law is a fine of up to $500 per sign. It is legal to place a campaign signs on private property adjacent to state highways with landowners’ permission.

Restrictions require that signs be constructed of lightweight material and limited to 50 square feet in size.  Signs may be placed as early as 90 days prior to an election and must be removed within 10 days after an election.

By Bobby Horn Jr.
news@casscountynow.com