Elections

June 5 is the start of early voting for the June 17 runoff election between Susan Ruvalcaba and Tino Villarreal for the Brownsville City Commission At-Large “A” seat formerly held by John Cowen, now mayor of Brownsville.

Investigators with the Texas Attorney General’s Office executed a search warrant on the Starr County Elections Department offices Friday.

The date has been set in the runoff between incumbent Mercedes Place 3 Commissioner Joe Martinez and Leonel Benavidez, who is looking to reprise his position on the governing body.

SAN BENITO — After three years of deep division within San Benito's school board, the district is seating a new board of trustees, whose members are pledging to work together to boost students' academic success.

Debbie Crane Aliseda will be the McAllen school board’s next president after trustees were sworn in and the board was reorganized Wednesday.

Silvestre Garcia was sworn-in as the mayor of Combes by Juan A. Magallanes, State District Judge of the 357th Court, on Tuesday.

BROWNSVILLE — Three officials here have officially been sworn into office.

Michelle Vallejo, the Democratic candidate whose 2022 congressional campaign garnered support from progressive powerhouses like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and former President Bill Clinton, is making another run for Texas’ 15th congressional district.

Sharyland school board candidates Julio Cerda and Meagan Sullivan came out on top in competitive races Saturday.

Voters in Mercedes sent a clear message on Election Day in reelecting Mayor Oscar Montoya to his second term in office while fending off two challengers — including a former commissioner.