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Vela beats challengers: Dist. 34 congressman will oppose Gonzalez on Nov. 3

District 34 U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela easily bested primary opponents in Tuesday’s election and will go on to face Republican Rey Gonzalez in the...

Longtime Texas state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. heads to a runoff

By Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune Longtime Texas state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. is headed into a primary runoff election against attorney Sara Stapleton Barrera in...

Perez-Reyes wins Democratic Primary District Clerk race

Laura Perez-Reyes, the longtime Cameron County District Clerk’s office employee who sought election to the post when her boss ran for sheriff, appeared to...

Benavides wins fourth term as Pct.1 county commissioner

Sophia C. Benavides, the Pct. 1 Cameron County Commissioner since 2006, was re-elected to office Tuesday by a comfortable margin, garnering 4,576 votes to...

Where you can vote today

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Democratic Primary List of Polling Places >> Pct.1, 83 -Port Isabel City Hall, 305 E. Maxan...

You decide: Propositions gauge voter sentiment

Early voting begins Tuesday for the March 3 primary elections and officials and party members hope the public will got out and take advantage...

Sharyland ISD sees no changes on board of trustees

MISSION — No new faces are coming to the Sharyland school district board of trustees as the only incumbent challenged was elected to serve...

Proposition, charter amendments approved in Elsa

Elsa voters approved the creation of a Municipal Development District and a slew of city charter amendments.The proposition, which abolishes the city’s Industrial Development...

McAllen sees heaviest early voting since 2005

McALLEN — There were 5,476 early votes cast in person for this year’s municipal election, the most since the 2005 election, which saw 7,360...

McAllen ISD board candidates file final campaign reports

McALLEN — The seven candidates for the McAllen Independent School District board of trustees have turned in their final campaign reports showing some decrease...