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 San Antonio-area voters taking part in the Nov. 3 midterm elections will face a multitude of contested races for local Congressional, state legislative and countywide seats. Below is a rundown of key contested elections affecting Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Kendall counties. BEXAR COUNTY Ron Nirenberg surprised local pundits when he chose to…
By Edmond Ortiz Local voters participating in the Nov. 3 elections will not only weigh federal, state and countywide contests, San Antonio and Hollywood Park voters will be asked to consider separate yet unique proposals. San Antonio The city of San Antonio has only one ballot measure, asking voters if they want to reauthorize the…
By Edmond Ortiz Two Live Oak residents applied to run in a Nov. 3 special election that will fill a vacant City Council seat. In the same election, Live Oak voters will consider a range of proposed updates to the city charter. Council election Jasmine Johnson and Michael Llamas are in the special election, vying…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. CINEMA Oct. 10 San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation hosts a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus” in City Cemetery No….
By Edmond Ortiz Two Live Oak residents have filed to run in a special Nov. 3 election for a chance to fill a City Council vacancy that was created by a sitting council member’s death. In that same election, Live Oak voters will decide the fate of proposed city charter changes. Council voted Aug. 11…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District will for a second straight year consider a property tax increase. The SCUCISD school board voted Aug. 17 to call the special election Nov. 3. If approved by voters, the district would raise the maintenance and operations portion of its property tax rate 12…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio City Council voted 6-5 Aug. 17 to nix a proposal to let San Antonio voters formally consider the city’s pledge of $489 million in specific-use funds towards construction of a new San Antonio Spurs arena downtown. What you should know Worries about the city’s $158 million budget deficit, a proposed…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio City Council is weighing a proposed property tax increase that local leaders hope will help to pare down a budget deficit, but they still face a range of proposed spending cuts and other tough fiscal decisions before arriving at a new budget. The council is also adding a special election…
By Edmond Ortiz Two San Antonio-area school districts will ask their respective taxpayers this November for permission to raise their property tax rates in order to support pay raises, and address budget deficits. And one of those school districts will also propose its second bond issue in four years. Northside ISD schedules 2 elections Northside…
