During their January City Council meetings, both Hollywood Park and Shavano Park approved ordinances ordering a general election for May 2.

What you need to know

The mayor and Place 2 and Place 4 council member seats are up for election in Hollywood Park. Shavano Park will hold elections for three alderman positions.

Hollywood Park residents can file for candidacy until 5 p.m. Feb. 13. Candidate applications are available at the Hollywood Park Town Hall and on the elections page of the city website.

The deadline for filing in Shavano Park is also Feb. 13, with the application packet available online or printable at Shavano Park City Hall upon request.

By Parks Kugle

Parks is the general assignments reporter for North San Antonio. He was previously a senior analyst for Citizen, a public safety app, and a community content producer for Gatehouse Media. He graduated from Loyola University in 2009 and attained his MFA from Sarah Lawrence College in 2019. A native Texan, Parks enjoys hiking, barbecue, gardening and reading. Follow Parks on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ParksKugle