Elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally announced he's seeking reelection. But he's also still the president, with roughly 20 months left in his term regardless of whether he wins a second one on Election Day 2024.

The first day of early voting for the May 6 local entities election saw a slight uptick in voters when compared to the last local entities election in 2021.

True to form, Cameron County voters were slow to get to the polls on the first day of early voting in the current election for mayors, city commissioners, school board and navigation district board members.

With the future of four seats on the ballot, McAllen ISD’s May 6 school board election is proving to be a pricey affair both in terms of political and financial capital.

With the Brownsville mayoral election just around the corner on May 6, the Brownsville Herald posed a list of questions to the four candidates appearing on the ballot in order for voters to get an idea of how each would serve in office.

Early voting for the May 6 elections for Hidalgo County cities and schools begins Monday morning for a number of municipal and school district races.

Candidates for the two contested races in the upcoming Sharyland school board election met at a forum Tuesday that featured talk on safety, enrollment and the possibility of another bond push.

Candidates for Place 1 and 2 on the McAllen ISD school board talked about issues at a forum Wednesday hosted by the McAllen Rotary Club.

With the first day of early voting just around the corner, voters in the city of McAllen’s May 6 general election will have until Thursday to register to vote.

McALLEN — Finances again proved to be the central topic of discussion at a school board candidate forum hosted by the Rio Grande Valley Republican Women Monday evening.