Update: 11:04 p.m.
The Dripping Springs area has elected three new officials to public office, while two additional incumbents will hold onto their positions, according to final May 1 election results released by Hays County.
Dripping Springs City Council
In the Dripping Springs City Council race, challenger Sherrie Parks defeated incumbent Council Member Wm Travis Crow, receiving 64.08% of the 412 votes cast in the Place 5 election.
“I think the results spoke loudly that people want someone to really listen and hear what they want for the city, and that’s what I plan to do,” Parks told
Community Impact Newspaper. “I don t have any agenda of my own. I want to take what the citizens of Dripping Springs want and make that happen.”
Five candidates have filed to run in the upcoming Dripping Springs City Council election, according to City Secretary Andrea Cunningham.
Mayor Pro Tem Taline Manassian will run for re-election in Place 1 unopposed in May, after drawing no competition during the candidate filing period.
Place 3, which is vacant after former mayor and Council Member Todd Purcell resigned and retired Feb. 9, drew two challengers. Geoffrey Tahuahua, who ran for City Council in May 2019, will face Charlie Busbey for the position.
Place 5 incumbent Travis Crow also filed for re-election and will face Sherrie Parks for a chance to retain his place on City Council.