Houston voters will face $1.5 billion in city bonds and nine community college or school board races this November, but will not be asked whether to give firefighters a raise.
Monday was the last day on which a candidate can file for the November ballot, and on which local governments can call an election. That means the clock ran out on the petitions citizens submitted backing the firefighters push for "parity" with police officers of corresponding rank.
There are exceptions to Monday's deadline. Houston ISD trustee Manuel Rodriguez's death in July means candidates looking to fill his seat have until Sept. 6 to file for office, for example.
In broad terms, however, the fall election campaign largely is set.