By Edmond Ortiz Six San Antonio-area school districts held contested board elections May 2, and victory was declared in all but one race, which heads to a June runoff election. Meanwhile, voters in a Northeast Side suburban school district approved a bond package there. Alamo Colleges District District 9 will have new representation as trustee…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area voters are heading to the polls May 2 to determine the outcome of city council races in 12 cities, and school board contests in six school districts. Meanwhile, Schertz voters are casting ballots to settle a special Schertz City Council election. Prepare for May 2 elections Candidates participating in local…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters taking part in the Boerne Independent School District’s May 2 elections will consider one contested race between a longtime trustee and a political newcomer. Additionally, in Fair Oaks Ranch, local voters will weigh a contest between an incumbent City Council member and an information technology professional. Boerne ISD Place 7 trustee…
By Edmond Ortiz Boerne Independent School District is one of only 15 Texas public school districts that are opting into a new state law that seeks to offer time for students and employees to pray on campus. What you should know More than 1,200 Texas public school districts and charters had until March 1 to…
Feb. 13 marked the end of the filing period for the May 2 local elections, and more than one dozen San Antonio-area cities and school districts will have contested races. Local government entities such as New Braunfels and the Alamo Heights Independent School District will have multiple contests while voters in Kirby, Shavano Park, the…
By Edmond Ortiz Three of four San Antonio-area school districts saw their property tax proposals fail with voters during the Nov. 4 elections. While the Boerne Independent School District’s tax proposal was narrowly approved, leaders from Judson, East Central and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City independent school districts say difficult choices lay ahead after their tax measures were…
By Edmond Ortiz Many San Antonio-area voters who go to the polls on Nov. 4 will mull a $495 million bond in one school district, and proposed property tax hikes in four other school districts. What you should know Election Day polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. when voters will consider the North…
Boerne, East Central, Judson, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD’s will hold property tax rate hike elections on Nov. 4. (Courtesy of Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)
