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…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz Local voters casting a ballot on Election Day, Nov. 3, will be part of a historic election carried out by Bexar County. According to the Bexar County Elections Department, more than 527,600 voters cast a ballot during the county’s early voting period Oct. 19-30, resulting in a 39.2% turnout. It’s the biggest…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz Edgewood Independent School District voters have a full slate of candidates to consider in the district’s Nov. 3 board election. A community-wide sense of dissatisfaction with current district leadership has prompted several parents and political newcomers to challenge the sitting trustees who are on the ballot. Place 1 Incumbent and current board…
By Edmond Ortiz Converse, Schertz, Windcrest and the Edgewood Independent School District will have full slates of contested races in the Nov. 3 elections. Aug. 17 was the deadline for local candidates to snag a Nov. 3 election ballot spot in one of the five San Antonio-area cities and school districts slated to hold an…
By Edmond Ortiz Three San Antonio-area suburbs and three school districts are accepting applications through Aug. 17 for city council and school board elections that will be held Nov. 3. The application period started July 20. The elections scheduled in Converse, Schertz, Windcrest, and East Central, Edgewood and South San Antonio independent school districts will…
By Edmond Ortiz Residents and employees in San Antonio’s centermost school district remain critical of the school board’s decisions this week to close a West Side school, and to let a Colorado-based charter education organization take over three other West Side campuses. What is happening The San Antonio Independent School District board voted 5-2 March…
By Edmond Ortiz Eligible residents in 18 cities and nine public education districts across the San Antonio area have through Feb. 13 to file for a city council or school board seat that will be on the May 2 local election ballot. The May 2 election filing period started Jan. 14 in the following cities…
