County School Trustee, Position 5, At Large: who gets your vote?
What this role does
County school trustees oversee the Harris County Department of Education and vote on its budget and tax rate. The department provides education programs and support services.
Their decisions affect countywide education services and how the department spends public funds.
- Education support services
- Department budget
- Department tax rate
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Data last updated: Oct 31, 2026 (state and local ballot sources). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.
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Office role sources
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- Harris County Department of Education: frequently asked questions · Checked
- HCDE: board-adopted budgets · Checked
- HCDE: tax-rate responsibilities · Checked
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SARTAJ BAL
Running for County School Trustee, Position 5, At Large · Texas
LocalRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
ERICA DAVIS
Running for County School Trustee, Position 5, At Large · Texas
LocalDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
Job fit
SARTAJ BAL
ERICA DAVIS
- HCDE’s biography states Davis began her trustee term in January 2021, with the term ending December 2026. 2
- HCDE’s undated biography credits Davis with developing educational safety seminars, providing resource fairs for low-income communities, and creating diversity, inclusion and youth dialogue platforms. 2
- HCDE’s biography lists Davis’s bachelor’s in interpersonal communication and Spanish from the University of Houston and master’s in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. 2
Top issues
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SARTAJ BAL
- The Chronicle reported that Bal wants purchasing co-op revenue to help sustain vital HCDE programs amid federal funding cuts. 1
- Bal described himself to the Chronicle as fiscally conservative. 1
- Bal told the Chronicle he was unsure whether he would continue representing Dick if elected, denied a conflict and said there would be “certain guardrails.” 1
ERICA DAVIS
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Sources
- Pick Erica Davis and Silky Joshi-Malik for HCDE. · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience, Top issues
- Erica Davis, Second Vice President · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience