Elections

SAN BENITO — Candidates running in some of the hottest city and school district elections in years that could shift the boards’ balances of power will be facing off in a forum in which they’ll outline their platforms before fielding audience questions.

MERCEDES — Hidalgo County officials are hoping residents will show their support at the ballot box this May for a $195 million bond issuance — a nine-figure debt meant to fund drainage infrastructure improvements that will come at no added burden to the taxpayer.

Roma school district voters will decide in May whether nearly $42 million in bond projects move ahead.

McAllen ISD School Board Trustee Place 5 candidates Rojelio Aleman II and Aaron Daniel Rivera met in their first forum of the campaign season Wednesday, hosted by the McAllen Rotary Club.

SAN BENITO — Rows of political signs are stretching across much of the city amid concerns some candidates’ signs are posing safety hazards as some of the hottest city and school elections in years close in.

At least three groups are planning candidate forums for the May 6 McAllen school board election.

Candidates for the only contested race in the city of McAllen’s municipal election expanded on their platform during a candidate forum held Thursday evening.

A district judge has denied former Brownsville mayor Pat Ahumada’s latest attempt to secure a place on the May 6 General Election ballot for mayor.

Voters in Sharyland ISD will see two contested elections on their ballots in May.

The list of candidates for the city of Pharr’s general municipal election is locked in.