Tag: elections
Hidalgo Co. JP election contest may resume Monday
EDINBURG — Much has already occurred in the election contest trial between Ramon Segovia and Sonia Treviño, the incumbent who won a May 28 Democratic runoff for Hidalgo County Precinct 3, Place 1 justice of the peace by just 31 votes.
Edinburg mayor builds six-figure war chest in bid for reelection
Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. has already amassed a six-figure war chest just weeks after declaring his intention to seek reelection as the All-America City’s top elected official.
Valley officials divisive on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of race
President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the election, one week after his opponent — former President Donald Trump — survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent's fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a campaign that both political parties view as the most consequential in generations.
Testimony begins in Hidalgo County JP election contest trial
EDINBURG — Trial got underway here Monday in an election contest in the Democratic Primary runoff for Hidalgo County Precinct 3, Place 1 justice of the peace.
First-ever elected officials sworn in at Hidalgo Co. Appraisal District
EDINBURG — A standing-room-only crowd murmured with excitement in the small, cramped boardroom of the Hidalgo County Appraisal District offices Wednesday evening just as someone said it was time to officially welcome “Charlie’s Angels.”
As judge issues fact statement, White appeals Edinburg election overturn
Less than a month after overturning the results of a hotly contested Edinburg City Council election, the judge has now issued a scathing document outlining the pattern of wrongdoing that was carried out by volunteers with the David White campaign.
Ramiro Garza announces reelection bid for Edinburg mayor
EDINBURG — It's never too early to ask the community for its support at the ballot box. That's what spurred Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. to announce his bid for reelection a year-and-a-half ahead of the city's next municipal election.
Former House District 37 candidate fined $10K for campaign finance violation
The Texas Ethics Commission has fined Ruben Cortez Jr., a former State Board of Education member and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Texas House District 37, $10,000 for failing to report more than $12,000 in campaign contributions.
McAllen officials push back as Ground Game delivers campaign finance reform petition
McALLEN — A statewide grassroots nonprofit that has already spurred several progressive changes in cities throughout Hidalgo County now has its eyes set on an anti-corruption campaign here.