Education
Alamo Colleges District seeks applicants to fill vacant board seat
By Edmond Ortiz Eligible District 2 residents interested in serving on the Alamo Colleges District board have through Dec. 9 to apply for a vacant board position. ACD is accepting applications to fill the unexpired term of the District 2 trustee seat, which was vacated by Gloria Ray, who submitted her resignation in late October….
Edgewood ISD board to consider superintendent’s departure
By Edmond Ortiz The Edgewood Independent School District board will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 11 to act on a retirement agreement with Superintendent Eduardo Hernandez. Hernandez has been Edgewood ISD’s top appointed leader since 2018. In September 2025, he signed an agreement that would keep him on as superintendent through the…
Judson ISD alum eyes school board campaign ahead of May 2027 election
By Edmond Ortiz The next major elections are more than five months away, but a Judson Independent School alumni is publicizing about his plans to run for public office for the first time. What you should know David Glasco II, a 2010 Wagner High School graduate, announced via Facebook Nov. 5 that he would apply…
NEISD officials to propose closing Dellview, Montgomery, Oak Grove elementary schools
By Edmond Ortiz The North East Independent School District board will have a special Nov. 16 when trustees expect to mull a formal proposal to close Dellview, Montgomery, Oak Grove elementary schools. North East ISD officials began informing community members in the late morning of Nov. 5 of district administrators’ decision to recommend shuttering the…
ELECTIONS: 3 political newcomers claim Edgewood ISD board seats
By Edmond Ortiz Three Edgewood Independent School District board members lost their re-election bid in the Nov. 3 elections, and a fourth trustee held onto his position amid a wave of community discontent with the direction of district leadership. Dora Maldonado, a digital creator and a health peer specialist, upset Place 1 trustee and board…
ELECTIONS: Voters reject property tax hikes, bonds at multiple local school districts
By Edmond Ortiz Four of five San Antonio-area school districts may have to review tough budgetary choices after their property tax proposals fell to defeat in the Nov. 3 elections. Voters in East Central, Northside, San Antonio and South San independent school districts said “no” to proposed property tax increases, also called Voter-Approved Tax Ratification…
Alamo Colleges District trustee resigns
By Edmond Ortiz The Alamo Colleges District board will meet Nov. 10 to formally accept the resignation of trustee Gloria Ray, and decide how to replace her. What you should know The ADC announced Oct. 29 that Ray, the District 2 board representative, submitted her resignation effective Oct. 25. Ray, a retired senior official at…
Campus Briefs: New Braunfels ISD mulls school consolidation; San Antonio ISD opens teacher supply store; Texas A&M-San Antonio opens new academic, research building
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Campus Briefs features efforts being undertaken by the New Braunfels Independent School District to reduce a budget gap through school consolidation. Also, Texas A&M University-San Antonio is bolstering its public health and education academic programming, and research laboratory space. Elsewhere, the San Antonio Independent School District now has a…
NEISD hears parents’ pleas as it eyes 3 campus consolidations
By Edmond Ortiz Some parents with children attending Dellview, Montgomery and Oak Grove elementary schools are urging the North East Independent School District to seek out alternatives to consolidating their campuses. What you should know North East ISD administrators told the school board Oct. 19 they are considering relocating students at Dellview to Colonial Hills…
Early voting begins Oct. 19 for midterm elections
By Edmond Ortiz Months of campaigning by Congressional, state legislative and local candidates culminate in the start of early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. San Antonio-area voters are invited to check out guides to various contested races and special election initiatives: Details on early voting sites and times are available in each…