Terry Lynne

1. Name: Terry Lynne 2. Occupation: President, Time-Out Sports, Inc. dba Time-Out Media 3. Education: Bachelors of Business Administration, University of Oklahoma, 1980 4. Campaign …

Jaime Rivas

1. Name: Jaime Rivas 2. Occupation: Outside Sales 3. Education: Some college + 34 years of industry experience 4. Campaign …

Candidates answer Herald questionnaires ahead of May elections

Campaign signs are crowding street corners. Early voting for the May 2 municipal election starts April 20 and will be through April 27. Carrollton and Addison also will hold bond elections, and Addison will vote on whether to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit. There will be no voting on Tuesday, April 21, because of San Jacinto Day, a state holiday.

Voters in Farmers Branch, Addison and Carrollton, along with families in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, will head to the polls May 2. Before they do, the Branch Herald is giving every candidate …

Lynne wins re-election as Farmers Branch mayor by 25 votes in runoff

Farmers Branch mayoral candidate and incumbent Terry Lynne speaks with a voter on June 13, the day of the mayoral election runoff, outside Manske Library. Rival candidate Jaime Rivas converses with a supporter in the background.

Terry Lynne won re-election as Farmers Branch mayor Saturday, edging challenger Jaime Rivas by 25 votes in a runoff that drew more voters to the polls than the May 2 general election that sent the …

One last chance to vote

Farmers Branch Manske Library will be one of four Farmers Branch voting centers open on Saturday, June 13 for voting. The others are Dallas College Brookhaven, 3939 Valley View Lane; Janie Stark Elementary, 12400 Josey Lane; and Vivian Field Middle School, 13551 Dennis Lane.

Early voting in the Farmers Branch mayoral runoff wrapped up Tuesday, setting the stage for a Saturday showdown between incumbent Terry Lynne and challenger Jaime Rivas. The runoff was triggered …

Round 2: Fewer polling sites, higher stakes

Mayoral candidates Terry Lynne and Jaime Rivas and their teams campaign south of Farmers Branch Manske Library on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Farmers Branch voters heading to the polls for the June 13 mayoral runoff will have fewer voting locations available than they did during the May election. Polls opened Monday, June 1, for the June 13 runoff between …

Farmers Branch approves surplus spending

Farmers Branch Finance Director Jay Patel presents information about the city’s audited fiscal year 2024-25 fund balance update during the May 19 City Council meeting.

With council members divided over resident costs, unfinished park projects and development timelines, the Farmers Branch City Council approved millions in new spending Tuesday, May 19. The council …

Don't sit this one out

Local elections in Farmers Branch are decided by a small slice of registered voters. The mayor's seat influences the the agenda of the city council and how the city engages with regional partners and incoming businesses.

Farmers Branch voters head back to the polls to decide who will serve as the city's next mayor, and this time, every single vote will matter even more than it did May 3. Early voting starts …

Council certifies election, discusses ballots

Farmers Branch council members discuss polling locations and election results during a special called meeting Tuesday, May 12, at City Hall.

Farmers Branch council members discussed reports that hundreds of Dallas County mail-in ballots from the May 2 election were not counted before certifying election results and ordering a June 13 …

Farmers Branch prepares for mayoral run-off election

Early voting for the mayoral run-off election starts June 1. All Farmers Branch residents who are eligible to vote may vote in the runoff, even if they did not vote in the municipal election on May 2.

Following the May 2 election, a runoff election for Mayor is required because none of the candidates received more than 50% of the total vote. Per the unofficial results, the top two candidates will …

Ethics complaints against Mayor Terry Lynne started surfacing in May 2024, but have gathered steam as his bid for re-election neared.

Farmers Branch releases ethics complaint documents after council rejection

The City of Farmers Branch released three additional ethics complaints, with attorney comments and responses from Mayor Terry Lynne, that were filed in April. All three complaints were rejected …