Tag: elections-2023
Continued growth, economic prosperity top priorities for McAllen commission candidates
McALLEN — Maintaining the city's steady trend of economic prosperity bolstered by healthy commercial and residential growth is the top priority for the three men seeking to keep their seats on the McAllen City Commission this month.
Balance of power at stake in San Benito city, school board elections
SAN BENITO — Voters head to the polls Saturday in bitter San Benito elections in which the city’s two warring political factions are backing a crowded field of candidates pushing for control of the city commission and school district administrations.
More than 27,000 early ballots cast across Valley with Brownsville mayoral race topping interest
Twenty elections for cities, school districts and other entities in the Rio Grande Valley have as of Monday drawn more than 20,000 voters over the course of seven days during early voting.
Early voting closes in Harlingen, San Benito amid steady turnout
SAN BENITO — A steady flow of voters cast ballots as an eight-day early voting period drew to a close in some of San Benito’s hottest city commission and school board races, pumping up the city’s two rival factions to rally last-minute support as candidates zoom in on Saturday’s elections.
Early voting begins for local elections in Hidalgo County
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.
Slow early voting start: Garza says typical for May election
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.
McAllen school board finance reports show aggressive races
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.
Brownsville mayoral candidates discuss priorities ahead of May 6 vote
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.
Here’s a roundup of candidates in the May 6 election for Valley cities and...
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.
Sharyland school board candidates talk open enrollment, bond push
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.