Six candidates file for four Val Verde County Hospital District board seats

Val Verde County had six applicants file to appear on the ballot for four open seats on the Val Verde County Hospital District Board of Directors, filings that hospital district officials released and the 830 Times reported on Feb. 17, 2026. The filing information made public Feb. 17 shows a contested race for the board that governs the hospital district’s elected leadership.

The filing packet released by hospital district officials on Feb. 17, 2026 contained six applications for four vacancies on the board of directors, according to the 830 Times report. Those applications were submitted to the hospital district to secure placement on the upcoming ballot as candidates for district leadership.

The four open seats on the Val Verde County Hospital District Board of Directors mean voters will choose among six applicants when the district places names on the ballot, the filings indicate. With six people vying for four positions, the Feb. 17 filings create a competitive field that will determine who holds elected oversight of the hospital district’s board seats.

Hospital district officials handled the release of the filing information on Feb. 17, 2026, making the candidate list available to the public and local media, according to the 830 Times coverage. The public disclosure on Feb. 17 followed the submission of applications to the hospital district and marks the next step in preparing ballots that list candidates for the board of directors.

Local voters and stakeholders in Val Verde County should note that the contest for four board seats drew six applicants as of Feb. 17, 2026, and that hospital district officials were the source of the filing information released that day. The 830 Times reported the filings on Feb. 17; further details from the Val Verde County Hospital District may clarify ballot timing and candidate names as the district finalizes election materials.