By Edmond Ortiz Contests for an Alamo Colleges District board seat, and two New Braunfels City Council posts, including the mayor’s office, will be settled at the polls June 13. Alamo Colleges District June 13 is Election Day in the ACD District 9 runoff election between accountant Robert Garcia, and Carolyn DeLecour, a past ACD…
By Edmond Ortiz One north San Antonio-area suburb is eliminating its economic development corporation, and residents of a neighboring town are petitioning to propose an election to dissolve their local EDC. Hill Country Village City Council voted May 21 to pass a resolution to terminate that city’s economic development corporation. The council vote realizes an…
By Edmond Ortiz Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections held in the San Antonio area May 26 had their fair shares of blowouts and narrow victories, including a high-profile match in the Bexar County district attorney’s race. The primary runoff elections held locally and elsewhere in Texas filled out the Nov. 3 general election ballot….
By Edmond Ortiz Realtor Sarah Dietz handily won the May 16 runoff election for Schertz City Council Place 6. With 5.2% of voters casting ballots, Dietz received 59% of the vote against Raquel Gutierrez, a community volunteer and wife of Ralph Gutierrez, who lost his mayoral re-election bid last November. Both women advanced to a…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in Bexar, Guadalupe and Kendall counties will return to the polls May 26 to settle a handful of elections that did not produce an outright winner in the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries. Early voting begins May 18 for the following select runoff elections; the primaries determine who will run…
By Edmond Ortiz New Braunfels’ incumbent mayor and a challenger who appeared to have upset him in the city’s May 2 election are exchanging words as the city proceeds to set up a runoff election to determine a winner. What is happening Michael French, a U.S. Army veteran and a former Trump White House staffer,…
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 Political newcomers claimed victory alongside plenty of incumbent officeholders in May 2 elections held across six north San Antonio-area cities. Balcones Heights Councilmember Jack Burton was re-elected to the Place 1 seat with 65% of the vote over Vanessa Martin, a digital creator and a wedding officiant. Former Balcones Heights councilmember Juan…
By Edmond Ortiz One political newcomer won a Kirby City Council seat during the May 2 local elections, while a former council member is returning, and a sitting council member was re-elected by the slimmest of margins. According to Bexar County elections data, Christopher “Chris” Garza, who lost a council re-election bid in 2024, was…
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…
