They want you to vote, not to run

Yesterday, I crawled around the Bexar County website to see if I could find out how to file to run for Commissioners Court or figure out how much they were paid. Since I didn’t find anything, I started looking at some other county and city websites and found nothing as well.
I went to the websites [...]

Bexar County Commissioners

Does anyone know where to find information on how to file for candidacy for Bexar County Commissioner’s Court? Does anyone know how much they’re paid? I tried the Bexar County website but didn’t find anything.
Bexar County Elections Department
I noticed the same problem with the school districts, no information on who is running, deadlines, how to [...]

Questions for the candidates

We have emailed the candidates a survey of questions in an attempt to provide more information on their platforms. We haven’t had anyone return them yet but you never know… Just in case you’re curious, the questions follow:
What made you decide to run?
What will be your top three priorities if you win?
What do [...]

If Somerset can list its board information, why can’t everyone else?

On the main web page for Somerset ISD!
Somerset ISD - SISD Home
PEDRO “PETE” ZAMORA FILES AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 1 SISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pedro “Pete” Zamora (53 years of age) of 1955 Silver Eagle Drive, San Antonio, TX 78264, phone: (210) 626-1553 has filed for a place on the ballot as a [...]

How many members are on the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD board?

If you want information on the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD board elections, you could try asking the board members themselves by emailing or even sending snail to the board members. The district does list both email and regular addresses for the board members.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t list the member’s districts or terms so that you have [...]

There’s more than bonds on the Northside May ballot

Did anyone else know that Northside ISD, among others, is having a Board of Trustee election on the upcoming May ballot?
MySA.com: Metro | State
NORTHSIDE ISD
District 1
George Lynn Britton Jr. (I)
Reese Dorrycott
Rolando Garcia
District 2
Annie L. Holmes (I)
District 3
M’Lissa Chumbley (I)
District 4
Bobby Blount (I)
Matt Ninan
I certainly didn’t. In fact, if you go to the Northside ISD website, [...]

We finally said NO MORE

Until Bonilla became desperate last monday I wasn’t thinking there was a snowballs chance in hell that Ciro would pull this out. I was hoping he would but I have gotten very used to being disappointed in Texas politics. I try to understand why people in San Antonio and Texas, good hard-working people who are [...]

All Special Elections are not the Same

It looks like there isn’t anything sacred about December 12 for a run-off for District 23.
Special vote for Pearland House seat set for Dec. 19 | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday set a special election for Dec. 19 to fill the Texas House seat of the late two-term Rep. Glenda Dawson.
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Could it be a Blue Texas in 2008?

MySA.com: Latino backlash against GOP immigration policy a gift to Demos
Republican efforts to placate anti-immigration voters by calling for enforcement-only laws, including a 700-mile border fence, appear to have backfired.
They also offer newly empowered Democrats with a gift-wrapped opportunity to press their advantage.
An exit poll of 1,215 Latino voters in eight states, including Texas, showed [...]

More Voting Information

List of State and District Candidates for the November 2006 General Election:
County Early Voting Locations Early Voting in person begins on October 23, 2006 and continues through November 3, 2006. Click on the name of your county to view early voting locations.

2006 General Election - Candidates Side by Side:
2006 General Election - Candidates [...]