News File - Impacts of Governance & Incorporation

Montgomery County Election Information

Montgomery County, Texas

Election information and RESULTS for Nov. 8, 2022.
Harris County Election Information

Harris County, Texas

Election information and RESULTS for Nov. 8, 2022.
Township Director Candidate Debate & Forum - VIDEO

WoodlandsOnline

Debate video for The Woodlands Township Board Positions 1, 2, 3, 4.
Budgeting for fiscal year 2023 starts with questions of inflation, tax appraisal protests

Community Impact Newspaper

Planning for fiscal year 2023 is proving challenging for The Woodlands-area governmental bodies amid rapid inflation and uncertainties about appraisal protests, according to area budget officials.
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District calls general, special elections for Nov. 8

Community Impact Newspaper

At an Aug. 9 board of directors meeting, the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District directors unanimously approved a general and special election to take place Nov. 8. Directors also approved an agreement with Montgomery County Elections to run the directors’ election.
Filing open for The Woodlands Township board of directors Nov. 8 election

Community Impact Newspaper

The deadline for candidates to file an application to appear on the ballot is 5 p.m. Aug. 22, and the deadline to file a declaration of write-in candidacy is Aug. 26, according to the township.
Houston-area water leaders debate Montgomery County subsidence issues

Community Impact Newspaper

Houston-area water leaders discussed subsidence, or ground sinkage due to groundwater pumping, in Montgomery County as well as policy relating to subsidence at a July 20 forum.
86% of Woodlands Residents Oppose Putting Incorporation Back on the Ballot

Woodlands Online

Preserve The Woodlands released the results of a community survey that reveal residents of The Woodlands overwhelmingly object to putting incorporation back on the ballot, and clearly express a desire for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors to turn its focus to addressing community priorities.
Woodlands Residents Express Concerns About Future Of $20.7 Million Township “Incorporation Reserve”

The Golden Hammer

Woodlands residents have expressed serious concerns about the future of the $20.7 million Township “incorporation reserve” after an odd $5.2 million transfer occurred into the fund after voters had soundly rejected incorporation of The Woodlands as a city government in the November, 2021, General Election by an almost 70% to 30% vote.
Montgomery County Loser of the Year: Incorporation

Texas Citizen Journal

It was therefore a strange turn of events when many people who consider themselves to be the very standard of conservatism turned out to be the most vociferous advocates of the greatest expansion of big government in the history of Montgomery County.