Former Harris County Judge Brittanye Morris will be on the runoff ballot next month after a judge ruled in March that she didn't meet the residency requirements to run.
Former Harris County District Court Judge Brittanye Morris is now allowed back on the May runoff ballot for the Precinct 4 County Commissioner seat in Fort Bend County, the Texas Supreme Court ruled. An emergency stay order was granted on Thursday, restoring Morris to the ballot and replacing the third-place candidate, Nicole Roberts, who filed a lawsuit against Morris.
Morris had a majority of the votes in the March 3 Democratic primary, with another opponent, April Jones, finishing second. None of the candidates reached the required number of votes, leading to a runoff.The removal stemmed from Roberts' suit challenging Morris's eligibility, claiming she did not live in the precinct for which she was running., Morris did live on an estate within the Fort Bend County/Precinct 4 boundaries, but Roberts said that was not true and claimed she lived in a townhome in the Houston city limits. The following week, a Fort Bend judge sided with Roberts, ruling that Morris did not meet the required residential requirements to run for the seat. In response, Morris was barred from running and removed from the runoff ballot in May 2026.Candidate April Jones agreed with the judge's decision but said she would run a vigorous campaign against either candidate.Fort Bend County Judge KP George suspended, sources confirm
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