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Rising LoneStars®
Executive Editor: Simon Nichols
Rising LoneStars® is committed to tracking Texas’ rising up-and-coming local government leaders and providing quality information, such as campaign finance documentation, salaries, and more.
About Rising Lonestars®
This site aggregates local city and county officials’ contact and election information in Texas’ major counties for political and policy professionals interested in the impacts of local government. Additionally, we collect news items that allow us to identify a non-partisan list of local government officials who take a consistent leadership role in public policy development. These are the Rising Lonestars®, or the “ones to watch,” from across the diverse state of Texas.
County Officials
Our team compiles data on the county elected officials of the 35 largest counties in Texas.
City Council Members
Access our database to find up-to-date information on city council members for over 200 of Texas’ largest cities.
School Boards
View contact and election information for school board officials from every ISD within Texas’ 34 largest counties.
Local News
Below is a constantly updating feed of local Texas news stories
- ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso County Judge speaks on current migrant surge – KVIAon September 26, 2022 at 11:40 am
EL PASO, Texas — County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sits down with ABC-7 to discuss the current migrant surge across the Borderland.
- ‘Leave now’ says Canadian mayor as hurricane hits – Yahoo Newson September 26, 2022 at 11:02 am
‘Leave now’ says Canadian mayor as hurricane hits … Actor Robert De Niro donates entire film archive to University of Texas, honored by school.
- Alvarez: RGV hospitals want nurses credentialed in Mexico to work for them; TWC can helpon September 26, 2022 at 10:41 am
Julian Alvarez, the commissioner for labor with the Texas Workforce Commission, is trying to address that. During the recent two-day 6th Annual …
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