La Marque, TX

While some residents are calling for Mayor Keith Bell to resign, others are saying to wait for the legal process to play out.

Mayor Keith Bell did not address the allegations as residents confronted him during a standing-room-only La Marque City Council meeting.

Court documents detail what a business owner allegedly witnessed before La Marque Mayor Keith Bell was arrested for indecent exposure.

The mayor of La Marque is out on bond following his arrest for indecent exposure. Angleton police took Mayor Keith Bell into custody at a business park on Friday. Bell bonded out on Saturday afternoon under court-ordered conditions that he not contact the victim, not go near her home, and stay away from the school she attends. Bell has been the mayor of La Marque since 2021. He will remain in office unless he resigns or is removed in a process allowed by the La Marque City Charter.

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Political experts said what could happen next is that voters could petition for a recall election.

La Marque Mayor Keith Bell has served as mayor since 2021, according to the city's website.

HOUSTON – El alcalde de La Marque, Keith Jermaine Bell, fue arrestado y enfrenta un cargo de exposición indecente, de acuerdo con información proporcionada por autoridades. Los registros identifican a Bell y muestran que el cargo fue emitido por la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Brazoria. Hasta el momento, no se han proporcionado detalles sobre las circunstancias que llevaron al arresto ni sobre el incidente relacionado con el cargo.

Court records show La Marque Mayor Keith Bell was arrested by the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office on Friday for alleged indecent exposure.

Bell has served as mayor of La Marque since 2021, according to the city's website