Next Election: May 2, 2026

Director candidacy filing requirements and deadlines are as follows:

To run for election to the District’s Board of Directors, a person must file an application for a place on the ballot. The application must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, electronic mail, fax or in person. An application may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-49f.pdf.

• First day to file for place on May 2, 2026 general election ballot is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
• Last day to file for place on May 2, 2026 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026.
• A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-55f.pdf.
• Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 2, 2026 general election is by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.

For more information regarding elections, please visit https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/ and https://www.kaufmancounty.net/elections/about/

Board of Directors:
President:                           Chris Rutledge                  (Term ends: May 6, 2028)
Vice President:                   Craig  Teal                         (Term ends: May 6, 2028)
Secretary:                           Christina Cecil                   (Term ends: May 2, 2026)
Assistant Secretary:            Jill Hale                             (Term ends: May 2, 2026)
Assistant Secretary:            Joe Bittner                         (Term ends: May 2, 2026)

Contact:
Board of Directors, Kaufman County FWSD No. 1-F
c/o Ross Martin, Winstead PC
2728 N. Harwood Street, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 745-5353
rmartin@winstead.com

Board Meeting Notices:

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, April 4, 2024

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, January 30, 2024

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, March 3, 2022

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, January 20, 2022

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, November 13, 2020

Notice of Board of Directors Meeting, April 13, 2020

Notice of Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors, February 11, 2020

Board Meeting Minutes:

Minutes of February 11, 2020, Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors

Tax Rate Information:

This district does not currently levy a tax.

Budgets:

This district has not yet adopted an annual budget for 2020.

Audit:

This district is not currently obligated to file a formal audit pursuant to §49.198, Texas Water Code.