DISTRICT 4

Candidates for the only contested race in the city of McAllen’s municipal election expanded on their platform during a candidate forum held Thursday evening. McAllen City Commissioner for District 4 Rodolfo “Rudy” Castillo and his challenger, Javier Salazar, participated in the forum hosted by Futuro RGV. “If you don’t live in my district, you would probably have the perception that everything is OK with McAllen when it’s not,” Salazar said. “We’re third in the nation of the safest (cities) so I think our fire department, our police department are doing their best,” Castillo said. “I’m sorry, the numbers don’t correlate, at least not in my district,” Salazar said.

A three-term City Councilman has withdrawn from seeking reelection Nov. 8.

HARLINGEN — Residents in District 3 will get a chance Tuesday to take their concerns to the podium as part of a series of town hall meetings whose feedback will help guide the city into the next decade. Then on Thursday, District 4 residents will get their turn to speak out during a so-called listening session as commissioners work to develop the city’s next comprehensive plan. “I’m looking forward to it,” Commissioner Michael Mezmar, who oversees District 3, said Monday as he geared up to meet residents in the Treasure Hills area Tuesday. We have housing with waste-water backup and more unsafe structures that need to be demolished. We have potholes that need to be fixed.”Developing comprehensive planThe meetings will mark the city’s third and fourth listening sessions of the summer.

Residents might have a new representative on the city commission after city leaders adopted changes to the city’s districts.

Hays CISD released an official election canvassed report Monday, May 16.Voters of the May 7 election will see a new Board of Trustees and a $115,649,800 bond package implemented.District 4 trustee sea[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Election Day for the San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees District 4 race is Saturday.Gabrielle Moore and Brian K.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Early voting is underway for the San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees District 4 election.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Early voting for the May 7 election ends on Tuesday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

In the new map, District 2 would have the largest population of all the districts by gaining 6 1/2 voting precincts along Ocean Drive.

Gabrielle Moore — a former Planning and Zoning Commissioner, local Realtor and San Marcos CISD parent — announced that she’s running for SMCISD School Board, District 4.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Early voting for the runoff election that will decide who will be the next McAllen city commissioner for District 4 concluded Tuesday with already a higher turnout than there was during the general election.

Polls open in McAllen on Monday in the runoff race for the District 4 seat on the city commission between Pablo D. Garcia and Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the peak of the Covid-19 wave in the country "is in sight" during his first speech to the Bundesrat, the upper house of the German parliament.

District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia and members of her staff went door-to-door Wednesday delivering winter preparedness guides to constituents.

The commission set a date for the runoff election that will decide who will be the next city commissioner for District 4.

The race for the District 4 McAllen city commissioner seat will be heading to a runoff after none of the three candidates were able to secure more than half of the votes in Saturday's special election.

Early voting in the McAllen special election for city commissioner District 4 wrapped up Tuesday with limited turnout ahead of Election Day on Saturday.

Early voting continues Monday in the special election for the District 4 McAllen City Commission post, a race that has seen a small turnout so far. Three candidates are in the running to be the next city commissioner for District 4, an area on the south side of the city. Though having resigned, Ramirez is continuing to serve on the city commission until a replacement is elected. So far, from Jan. 5 through Jan. 13, a total of 252 people cast a ballot during the early voting period. Early voting in the District 4 race will continue Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Hoping to be the next McAllen city commissioner for District 4, three candidates answered questions about how they would serve their community as part of a candidate forum on Tuesday.

NBISD officials approved several measures during their regular Dec. 13 board meeting.

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

McAllen commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance calling for a special election to be held Jan. 22 to fill Commissioner Tania Ramirez’s vacant District 4 seat. The move comes two weeks after Ramirez announced that she will be challenging current Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez for the Democratic nomination. During Monday’s regular meeting of the McAllen city commission, Mayor Javier Villalobos expressed urgency in filling Ramirez’s seat. “As you all know, our commissioner from District 4 announced that she will be running for county judge, and pursuant to the Texas Constitution, creates an automatic vacancy,” Villalobos said during Monday’s meeting. Cortez has served as county judge since his election in 2018.

The Republican-dominated, 15-member board determines what millions of public school students in the state are taught in classrooms.

Here are the unofficial results for today's runoff elections in Brownsville and Harlingen.

HARLINGEN — Candidates vying for the City Commission’s District 4 seat were knocking on doors along Harlingen’s south side Tuesday, shaking out support amid low voter turnout for Saturday’s runoff election.

Early voting continues in Brownsville’s runoff election where two positions on the Brownsville City Commission are up for grabs — the District 3 and District 4 seats.

Monday marks the first day of early voting for the general election runoff as candidates for city commissioner District 4 get ready to campaign even harder to convince Brownsville citizens to vote for them.

The businessman and developer, who is running for a seat in District 4, made a splash with his first fundraising tally.

HARLINGEN — Across the city’s south side, campaign signs are still standing as politicos head back to the streets, knocking on doors to rally voters to the polls.

Incumbent Bowers and newcomer Spradley have won their races for City Council, according to unofficial final results.

Mayor Jim Darling is nearing the end of his tenure as the city's top elected official but during his state of the city address Wednesday afternoon, he made it clear that no one puts Darling in a corner.

We took your questions to the City Council District 4 candidates and got answers.

Candidates running in the New Braunfels City Council election will have the opportunity to share about their goals for if they are elected.

AdShe said it would help given that some may find it more difficult than others to access the information. Garcia Rocha said she had a similar problem trying to access the translation for University Health’s website on her iPhone. A spokeswoman for University Health said it’s working on a website in both English and Spanish that would not require translation services. AdIn addition to its bilingual operators who assist with vaccine reservations, WellMed also has a Spanish-language website. RELATED: How to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in San Antonio when appointments are available

And so it is critical that we do not leave these folks behind,” Rocha Garcia said. Many people who live in District 4 only speak Spanish, so Rocha Garcia is making sure the Spanish speaking community is informed by leaning on the local media outlets. “We reached out to one of our Spanish stations and held a vaccine information session with them,” Rocha Garcia said. Rocha Garcia and her team are scouting different locations for possible vaccine distribution sites when the supply becomes available. Rocha Garcia said many people don’t have access to internet in her district.

Early voting ends Dec. 8. The runoff election is Dec. 12; the early voting period ends Dec. 8. The early voting period began Nov. 30, and as of that day, only 24 people have cast their ballot, per the Bexar County Elections Department website. Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College and this college are acting as polling locations. The runoffs are happening because no one candidate received more than the 50% majority vote needed to win the election.

The runoff date and polling locations will be decided in a special meeting of the board of trustees Nov. 17. In the District 4 race, she collected the most votes, 22,908. She also said she will continue to reach out to the community and encourages everyone to vote in the runoff because every vote matters. In the District 9 race, candidate Leslie Sachanowicz received 32,778 votes, against incumbent Joe Jesse Sanchez’s 24,476. Macias received 21,282 votes.

SAN ANTONIO – District 4 is just one of several coronavirus hotspots around San Antonio. Vanessa Sanchez lives in District 4 and says the spike in cases makes her worried for her loved ones. She brought her five children to a walk-up testing site off Southwest Military Drive and South Zarzamora Thursday afternoon. The mobile testing site is just one of several across the district. She said the majority of the people in her district that test positive are hispanic.

By Sergio Medinasmedina104@student.alamo.eduDistrict 4 candidate Dr. Joe Gallegos, 68, believes all opportunities that ease access to higher education should be explored and expanded for anyone who wishes that path. Gallegos said also that there must be an exploration of new teaching areas involving technology and cybersecurity. Today, his journey and parents act as motivation for his candidacy for District 4. He obtained a master’s degree in social work and two bachelor’s degrees in sociology and social work from Our Lady of the Lake University. Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College and this college are early voting locations.

These counselors help students by providing career plans and guidance when transitioning from high school. “High school counselors right now are overwhelmed,” she said. That is important.”Prado has served as trustee for the South San Antonio Independent School District for 23 years. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me.”For Prado, it’s particularly important to help students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prado graduated from Fox Tech High School in 1967.

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.

SAN ANTONIO - People in the South San Independent School District said they feel like the problems between the board of trustees and superintendent are like a bad movie that keeps repeating. According to the district records, Alexandro Flores is the sixth superintendent since 2011 to leave before finishing their contract. A special election is conducted in the same manner as the district's general election except as provided by Election Code. The board could pick people to fill the vacancies or it could hold a special election. Board President Connie Prado said the discussion about what happens next will take place during the next board meeting.

Led by quarterback Gilbert Salas III, the Holy Cross Knights are favored to win TAPPS Division II District 4 for the second straight season. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Led by quarterback Gilbert Salas III, the Holy Cross Knights are favored to win TAPPS Division II District 4 for the second straight season. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.