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Denise Garza wins BISD Place 2 recount by 4,398 votes

Denise Garza won the recount in her Brownsville school board race with Victor Caballero by one vote more than in the canvass after Election Day, and Caballero lost by two votes less, official results from the recount show.

Republican candidate for Texas Senate targets RGV in recount request

Republican Adam Hinojosa filed a petition for a recount in the three Rio Grande Valley counties that lifted his challenger Democrat Morgan LaMantia to victory on Election Day for Texas Senate District 27.

Preliminaries under way in Brownsville ISD recount

The actual hand recount in Victor Caballero’s BISD Board of Trustees race with Denise Garza likely will get underway in earnest Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as Cameron County elections personnel finish sorting the ballots by precinct for tabulating, elections administrator Remi Garza said Tuesday.

BISD swears in 2 new trustees as Elizondo returns

The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees welcomed two new members Thursday evening and reorganized for the 2022-2026 term following Nov. 8 elections.

Photo Gallery: BISD swears in 2 new trustees as Elizondo returns

The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees welcomed two new members Thursday evening and reorganized for the 2022-2026 term following Nov. 8 elections. Read...

Recount set for after Thanksgiving in BISD race

Victor Caballero has filed for a hand recount in his race with Denise Garza for Place 2 on the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees.

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

By JILL COLVIN PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an...

Election signals likely leadership shift at PSJA ISD

PHARR — Change is in the air at PSJA ISD.

Calculated move: Texas Republicans drew District 15 to fit their needs

When U.S. Congressional District 15 flipped from Democrat to Republican on Tuesday, politicians were quick to credit a “red wave,” but the state lawmakers who crafted the new district last year played a crucial role in ensuring its new fate.

GOP wins District 2 seat on State Board of Education

The Republican Party successfully flipped the District 2 seat on the State Board of Education, where L.J. Francis, an advocate for prohibiting the teaching of “Critical Race Theory” won a tight election over the Democratic candidate Victor Perez.