Area voters are heading to the polls today to select leadership for city councils and school boards.
Voters may want to bring an umbrella as they head out to vote as rain chances in Killeen today are 90%, according to the National Weather Service. Todayâs high is expected to be 71, while the low is 63.
Thirteen candidates are running for four Killeen City Council seats up for grabs.
The winners will become part of the city council, making decisions on Killeenâs future and deciding how Killeen taxpayer money should be spent.
The Killeen school board has four people running for two seats. Those elected will decide how children are educated for years to come.
Just under 8,000 early votes were cast in Killeen-area elections over the nine days.
The early voting period for Killeen area city and school board elections ended Tuesday, with Election Day this Saturday.
In the Killeen City Council election, where four district seats are on the ballot, 1,388 ballots were cast during early voting.
In 2019, 932 early votes were cast in the Killeen city election and 1,726 early votes cast in the KISD election.
In the Killeen Independent School District election, which involves two board seats, more than 2,443 voters cast ballots during early voting.
Harker Heights municipal election - 1,034 ballots
City of Lampasas and Kempner - 440 ballots