By Edmond Ortiz Residents in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District will have four opportunities in April to learn more about a $295 million bond that the district will present to voters in May. What you should know SCUCISD voters will consider the multi-proposition bond package at the May 2 local elections, the result of…
By Edmond Ortiz A former San Antonio mayor upsetting Bexar County’s top elected leader was one of the key outcomes in the local March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries. What you should know According to Bexar County Elections Department, 22% of the county’s registered voters cast a ballot in this year’s Democratic or Republican party…
By Edmond Ortiz The end of January and the start of February also herald one special runoff election in a Northeast Side suburb, and a key deadline for voters wanting to cast a ballot in the leadup to this fall’s midterm elections. Schertz runoff election Schertz voters are asked to head to the polls for…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones broke a 5-5 tie at the Dec. 18 City Council meeting to approve moving the city’s spring election date, which has usually been the first Saturday of May in odd-numbered years, to the state’s uniform November election date, the first Tuesday of the month. What you should know…
By Edmond Ortiz Marissa-Ellen Patterson and Summer Marie Brown, both political newcomers, won runoff elections for Cibolo City Council on Dec. 13. Meanwhile, Schertz voters will have one more election before Christmas to decide who replaces a City Council member who recently died. What you should know Patterson, a U.S. Defense Department operations research analyst,…
By Edmond Ortiz A local small business owner has been elected mayor of Cibolo in a Nov. 4 election that included voters retaining one incumbent City Council member, and sending two other council races to a December election runoff. What you should know Kara Latimer, a previous council candidate, received 58.7% of the vote over…
By Edmond Ortiz The Nov. 4 election will offer a last opportunity for Bexar County voters to weigh in on two funding measures that could, if approved, support construction of a new San Antonio Spurs arena, and project impacting the Freeman Coliseum/Frost Bank Center complex. What you should know Election Day polls will be open…
By Edmond Ortiz Windcrest’s incumbent mayor faces a challenge from the town’s former mayor and a financial planning professional. Focus On San Antonio recently sent questions to filed candidates in contested races, inviting them to share experiences and backgrounds that are relevant to the public office that they are seeking, and to have them offer…
By Edmond Ortiz Schertz’s Nov. 4 elections will feature a contest between the incumbent mayor and the fire chief of a rural Bexar County first responder agency. Each elected position carries a three-year term. Schertz voters will also be asked to weigh in on an annexation proposal. Focus On San Antonio recently sent questions to…
