County School Trustee, Position 7, 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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SILKY JOSHI MALIK
Running for County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large · Texas
LocalDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
DENISE DICK
Running for County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large · Texas
LocalRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
Job fit
SILKY JOSHI MALIK
- The Houston Chronicle reported that Joshi-Malik was unanimously appointed in March 2025 to replace David Brown in the at-large trustee seat. 1
- Her work experience includes leading cancer-prevention outreach at LBJ Hospital, serving as a health education specialist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and teaching at an international school in Malaysia. 1
- On October 13, 2026, the Chronicle reported that she was teaching political science at the University of Houston and studying that subject for her doctorate. 1
DENISE DICK
- The Houston Chronicle’s October 13, 2026 editorial described Dick as a Republican challenger with two previous unsuccessful runs for the county education board, then using the name Danielle. 1
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Sources
- Pick Erica Davis and Silky Joshi-Malik for HCDE. · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience