Grand Lakes MUDs to Elect New Directors

January 10 2024

The MUDs that serve Grand Lakes are having elections to elect new MUD Board members! Learn more about what our MUDs do for Grand Lakes, which MUD you are in, and how you can exercise your right to be a part of this election process.

What is a MUD?

According to the Association of Water Board Directors, a water district is a local government entity — a special district – that provides water and sewer service and even roads, and other, limited services that cities provide. These special districts are usually called municipal utility districts (MUDs), water control and improvement districts (WCIDs), or something similar. Texas, and other states, have many special districts, like school districts, that collect fees and taxes in a set area to provide services to the area. MUDs are the most common type of water district in Texas.

Texas first created MUDs starting in the late 1960s. MUDs and other water districts caught on in the Houston area in the 1980s as development outpaced the growth of the City of Houston. Today, over 950 MUDs exist in Texas along with around 400 other water districts. Most of these water districts are created in the area around the city, called the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).

What MUD am I in?

Grand Lakes is divided into three MUDs: Grand Lakes MUDs 1, 2 and 4. The map below helps identify the boundaries of each MUD. The sections in gray include MUD 2 and 4, respectively. Click those sections in the map to discover its numeric section.

Who qualifies to serve as a director?

The date of the next officer election is May 4, 2024. To be qualified to serve as a director of the District, a person must be at least 18 years of age or older as of May 4, 2024, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of Texas, and either own land subject to taxation in the District or be a qualified voter in the District. See Section 54.102, Texas Water Code, and 141.001, Texas Election Code. Candidate applications can be found on the Texas Secretary of State website and additional filing materials can be found on the Texas Ethics Commission website.

What is the deadline for applications?

The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot is January 17, 2024. The last day to file an application for a place on the ballot is February 16, 2024. There is no candidate filing fee or petition required as part of the application process. Please note that these are paid MUD Board elections.

For more information about the election for each section, as well as a listing of current directors and their term expiration dates, please see below.

Grand Lakes MUD 1: grandlakesmud1.com/en-election-information

Grand Lakes MUD 2: grandlakesmud2.com/en-election-information

Grand Lakes MUD 4: grandlakesmud4.com/en/board-of-directors-elections

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