District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño is headed into a run-off in his bid for re-election on City Council, having captured 44.9% of the vote in Saturday night’s municipal election. Mario Bravo, Treviño’s fiercest challenger, came in second with 33.6%.
Elections
District 1 candidates discuss tax breaks for developers, Alamo plan as May 1 election approaches
Ahead of the May 1 municipal election, we asked all candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat how they feel about some of downtown and the inner city’s most pressing issues, and specific items on the ballot.
Mayoral candidates discuss top issues before May 1 election
In an effort to keep our readers as informed as possible for the May 1 election, we asked all mayoral candidates how they feel about some of the inner city’s most pressing issues, and specific items on the ballot.
District 2 candidates discuss gentrification, other East Side issues as San Antonio election approaches
We recently asked all candidates running for the District 2 City Council seat how they feel about some of the East Side’s most pressing issues, as the San Antonio city election approaches.
District 5 candidates talk housing, other pressing West Side issues ahead of San Antonio election
In an effort to keep our readers as informed as possible for the May 1 election, we asked all candidates running for the District 5 City Council seat how they feel about some of the West Side’s most pressing issues, and specific items on the ballot.
Texas is on track for record turnout in this election after breaking early voting records
After early voting, 57.3% of registered voters in Texas have cast ballots, just shy of the total turnout of 59.4% in 2016.
Texas’ massive early voting numbers have persisted, leading to predictions of overall turnout unseen in years
Experts are predicting that as many as 12 million people could vote in Texas this year.
Texas can reject mail-in ballots over mismatched signatures without giving voters a chance to appeal, court rules
A federal judge had ordered the state to give voters a chance to resolve signature questions in time for their ballots to be counted. Now that won’t happen unless counties do it voluntarily.
Bexar County must open more Election Day polling sites, judge rules
A Bexar County district judge has ruled that the county’s elections department must open 18 additional Election Day voting locations and post all polling sites on its website.
Texas hits nearly 17 million registered voters for November election
The final number heading into the Nov. 3 election represents 1.9 million more registered voters than Texas had for the 2016 presidential contest.