DISTRICT 1

City Council approved changes to their district boundaries Thursday after more than six months of public input and advisory committee meetings.

San Antonio's redistricting committee made more last-minute changes, keeping part of downtown from moving into Teri Castillo's District 5.

Opinion: The City Council redistricting process has become, unsurprisingly, highly politicized and contentious.

The committee tasked with redrawing San Antonio’s City Council districts approved a map of the new districts Tuesday.

With no one receiving 50% or more of the vote, Andrés Campos-Delgado and Suzi Lynn will enter a June runoff.

UPDATES: Election results show Willis wins District 2 seat, Campos-Delgado wins District 1 seat for New Braunfels City Council races

Guadalupe County has released unofficial early voting totals while Comal County has yet to report results.

Guadalupe County has released unofficial early voting totals while Comal County has yet to report results.

The race between Renaud and Smith has remained close throughout reporting.

Clark won an additional term on the board while newcomers Strateman-Willis and Renaud will begin their first terms.

HARLINGEN — Voters are going to the polls today to decide a bitterly contested election that could change the city’s leadership while shifting the commission’s balance of power. Across town, politicos are calling the election the city’s most pivotal contest in more than 20 years, sharply dividing voters. “It’s very important for the future of Harlingen,” Dr. Mitchell Hughston said at City Hall before casting his ballot during early voting. The record early voting turnout shows the election’s drawing new voters to the polls. While 886 residents cast early votes in District 1, District 2 turned out 643 votes, county records show.

Early voting will conclude May 3 before election day May 7. Check out our Q&A's to learn more about the local candidates.

Santa RoquePerez Santa Roque Perez has announced her bid for election as the District 1 representative on the Uvalde City Council. “I was born and raised in Uvalde, I am a long-time resident of Uvalde,” Perez said. “I have considerable communication and business skills due to the fact that I’ve worked for the past 30

Everardo ‘Lalo’Zamora Everardo “Lalo” Zamora has filed for reelection as the incumbent District 1 representative on the Uvalde City Council. Zamora, who also served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, said he feels after four years he has learned city policies and procedures, and he wants to move forward with plans for the city.

Brackenridge Park is currently split between District 1 and District 2 along East Mulberry Avenue, but the proposed map would place it entirely within District 1 by removing the only two precincts in the district that are fully to the west of Broadway Avenue.

Three candidates are vying for the open District 1 spot on New Braunfels City Council.

Three candidates are running in District 1 and two in District 2. Both seats do not have an incumbent council member running for re-election.

Emergency Services District 1 Chief Clint Cooke said crews are still working a lot of hot spots that are showing up with the dry air and wind shifts.

Challengers have filed for the District 1 and 3 spots on the Uvalde City Council while only incumbents are seeking positions on the Sabinal City Council. There are three positions on the Uvalde City Council up for election on May 7, with two incumbents, in District 1 and District 5, having filed for reelection. Former appliance repair technician Otilio Carranza […]

Census data that will determine how the city of McAllen redraw their districts showed that the city's District 1, 2 and 6 are over populated and residents there will have to be redistributed to the other districts.

Three New Braunfels ISD positions and two Comal ISD positions will appear on the ballot May 7.

These are the candidates running for New Braunfels City Council in districts 1 and 2.

It won’t be long before summer is here and the heat waves settle back in Texas.

Tomorrow is the last day to file as a candidate for the May 7 municipal election, with positions open in Uvalde, Sabinal, and Camp Wood. Candidate filing opened on Jan. 19, and up for election on the Uvalde City Council are the positions of District 1, 3 and 5 Uvalde City Council members. District 1 incumbent Everardo “Lalo” Zamora, who […]

Candidate filing for three positions on the Uvalde City Council opened two weeks ago, but no one has yet filed for any of the seats, including the District 3 seat which will soon be vacated by incumbent Rogelio M. Muñoz. There are about two weeks left to file before the Feb. 18 deadline. Filing opened on Jan. 19. The municipal […]

HARLINGEN — City commissioners are set to call what’s shaping up as a hotly contested match — the first under newly drawn district voting lines. On Wednesday, commissioners are expected to order the election in which the mayor’s seat and the commission’s District 1 and 2 positions are up for grabs. District 1 raceThe election marks the city’s first under new single-member district boundary lines which the commission’s new majority redrew based on districts’ demographics such as income level. In the race for the commission’s District 1 seat, Commissioner Richard Uribe, a restaurant owner who serves as the city’s mayor pro tem, is expected to file for a third term in office. In November, commissioners argued November elections would draw more voters to the polls when they would run alongside national and state elections.

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The city’s demographics are shaping Harlingen’s five voting districts. Across the new map, factors such as income helped the City Commission’s new majority carve out the single-member districts’ boundaries.

The proposed map would adjust single member district boundaries to more evenly distribute the population.

The New Braunfels ISD board is anticipated to vote on its redistricting plan as early as December.

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The city of San Antonio removed eight people experiencing homelessness from the City Council District 1 field office's property.

Under Mario Bravo’s predecessor, Roberto Treviño, the District 1 field office near IH-10 and Vance Jackson, next to the Westfall Library, had been a safe haven for people experiencing homelessness to camp out. The situation has exasperated neighbors in the surrounding area, though, who hope the new councilman will get rid of the camp.

It’s an early Wednesday afternoon and I’m speaking with Roberto Treviño, one of San Antonio’s boldest progressives currently in elected office, about the final stretch of his District 1 council runoff against environmental activist Mario Bravo. “They are compassion, equity, and simply being thoughtful about everyone,” he says via phone with a warm, raspy voice. As an outspoken housing advocate, Treviño has fought for initiatives like the Under 1 Roof program and the City’s emergency housing assistance program. Regardless of the electoral outcome, Treviño believes he’s made a difference in the way local government operates. “A fourth term is very important to me because of all these programs that I’ve started that I want to see through,” he says.

With all the votes counted, the following candidates have been declared winners in Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9, respectively: Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Teri Castillo and John Courage.

Tackling homelessness has become the spotlight issue in the District 1 runoff election happening June 5.

In a runoff that pits two progressive candidates against each other, Roberto Treviño and Mario Bravo have found plenty to disagree about.

Candidates for San Antonio City Council District 1 are heading into a runoff election and are now focusing their platforms on tackling homelessness in the area.

The City Council District 1 race will head to a runoff between incumbent Roberto Treviño and candidate Mario Bravo.

Three incumbent San Antonio council members earned sizable early voting leads, while seven races remain close.

SAN ANTONIO – After nearly three months, District 1 Councilman Roberto Trevino is still pushing for another round of city help specifically for businesses in the food and beverage sector. Trevino submitted a council consideration request (CCR) on Oct. 15 regarding a “Food and Beverage Worker Relief Program,” which he envisions as a $35 million in grants for businesses. Of that, $8.7 million of which went to the food and beverage sector, which could include not just bars and restaurants, but also businesses such as caterers. Nirenberg said 227 grants were awarded to the food and beverage sector, and according to city staff, “all eligible food and beverage applicants received grants.”However, Trevino says that’s far from all the city’s restaurants. The original round of city grants were funded entirely through one-time federal stimulus dollars.

SAN ANTONIO – The next steps for the $400 million Alamo Plan remain unclear, even as District 1 Councilman Roberto Trevino tries to shore up support for the original intent of the plan. In its entirety, the Alamo Plan includes repairs to original structures, a redesign of the plaza and a museum. "And then there was the push by the lieutenant governor and John Nau for a very exclusive, 13-day, 1836 story. I think we’ve invested a lot of energy on a good thing, on the right thing, and we can we can continue to build on that,” Trevino told the advisory committee members. Trevino told KSAT afterward that they had heard “a consensus” from the members that they also wanted to reaffirm their commitment.

SAN ANTONIO District 1 Councilman Roberto Trevino is requesting for the renaming of Columbus Park and removal of the Christopher Columbus statue. Trevino filed a council consideration request Wednesday, asking that the City Council place the item on the Governance Committees agenda. The Italian Society and its Board have requested the removal of the statue and will accept the return of the statue to their organization, the document states. Calls for the removal of Columbus statues and confederate statues have reignited as the nation grapples with its history of racism. In 2017, protesters demanded that the Columbus statue be removed from the park, saying that it represented oppression for Native Americans.

In aninterview, Trevio pointed out that other big cities, including Atlanta, have similar ethics czars.But City Attorney Andy Segovia told the daily that San Antonio's charter already includes a detailed ethics code, meaning voters would need to approve an amendment to create the position. Under state law, the city charter can only be altered at the ballot box.Meanwhile, Trevio and Rocha Garcia argue that their proposal doesn't require a charter amendment.Stay tuned. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current.

The recent resignations of trustees in Judson, North East, and South San Antonio independent school districts have left openings on each respective seven-member school board. Judson ISDFor the second time in two months, Judson ISD trustees are filling a board vacancy. District 2 covers the southwest portion of Judson ISD and three candidates applied: Sonny-Peter Merrell, Edward Leon Woods, Sr., and Shatonya King. Merrell is a longtime resident of Judson ISD, having lived in the area for nearly 25 years. The board appointed Stacey Alderete to serve District 7 and Kevin Rasco to serve District 2 during the districts Sept. 18 meeting.

SAN ANTONIO - Things continue to get shuffled around when it comes to the South San Antonio Independent School District. The school board was set to fill three seats left vacant following some sudden resignations earlier this month. On Wednesday, the board decided to extend the search for District 1 until next week. Kevin Roscoe was chosen to fill the District 2 seat and Stacey Estrada was tapped to serve for District 7. Superintendent Alexandro Flores also resigned earlier this month.

San Antonio - The South San ISD school board of trustees accepted Superintendent Alexandro Flores' resignation Tuesday, after less than a year on the job. Trustees Mandy Martinez, District 1, Louis Ybarra Jr., District 2, and Elda Flores, District 7, announced their resignations shortly before the vote to accept Flores' resignation. Read the separation agreement below:Alejandro Flores Seperation Agreement by David Ibanez on ScribdAn interim superintendent has been appointed until one is chosen. So far, South San ISD has spent more than $2.6 million on reopening the schools. A total of 8,450 students are enrolled at South San ISD as of Tuesday; at this time last year, 8,811 students were enrolled.