Election Coverage
- Stephen Colbert drops presidential bid
- NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House. His announcement came after the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council voted last week to keep the host of "The Colbert Report" off the state's primary ballot. The vote was... Full story
- List of constitutional amendments to be decided by voters
- The proposed amendments, in their ballot order, are: PROPOSITION 1 Provides for continuing the constitutional appropriation for facilities and other capital items at Angelo State University in a change of governance of the university.... Full story
- At-Large A candidate: Ernesto De Leon
- In his own words:
- Top 3 issues: 1. Jobs: The Brownsville Herald on April 16, 2007, reported “Low education mars RGV job growth.” Our area ranks 184 in low educational attainment in the state of Texas. It is therefore imperative that we work closely with... Full story
- Candidate-to-candidate Q&A
- Q: Mr. Ahumada, you are a one-issue candidate who has built your entire campaign on impact fees. Why have you ignored other issues facing our city? A: Apparently, Mr. Hernandez, you are not informed but are sensitive about impact fees. The issues... Full story
- Candidate-to-candidate Q&A
- Q: How can you, Ernie Hernandez, feel comfortable hiring a non-expert (Tom Snowden) in the field of impact fees and following a non-expert’s conclusions for doing what is right for Brownsville and its needed capital improvements and the... Full story
- Commissioner at-Large A candidate: Anthony P. Troiani
- In his own words:
- Top 3 issues: 1. Street repairs and maintenance: As a city commissioner, it is my goal to ensure that a street repair and maintenance program be made part of a city master plan. We need to identify problem areas, prioritize according to need and... Full story
- Mayoral candidate: Ernie L. Hernandez Jr.
- In his own words
- Top 3 isuses: 1. Implementation of the Master Drainage Plan: At some point, we could be devastated by a Category 4 or 5 Hurricane. Today, we are not equipped to manage the overflow of water produced by a catastrophic weather event. In the event we... Full story
- Mayoral candidate: Pat Ahumada Jr.
- In his own words
- Top 3 issues 1. Prohibt future benefits for mayor and City Commission: Trust, with good transparent and honest city government, is the No. 1 issue citizens have expressed in this mayoral campaign to me. Citizens voted against paying the mayor and... Full story
- Longoria soundly defeats opponent for District 1 seat
- On the eve of Saturday’s election, Commissioner Ricardo Longoria Jr. stood under a palapa in his back yard, holding hands with family while his parish priest offered a blessing for the day to come. The Rev. Mario Castro with Southmost’s... Full story
- Changes ahead for Los Fresnos school board
- The Los Fresnos school board is going to see some changes. Martin Castillo and Juan Carlos Sierra ousted the incumbents Eddie Abrego and Jackie Kyger. Castillo, a driver for a children’s rehabilitation clinic and a newcomer to the political... Full story
- Los Fresnos school board trustees ousted
- The Los Fresnos school board is going to see some changes. Martin Castillo and Juan Carlos Sierra ousted the incumbents Eddie Abrego and Jackie Kyger. Castillo, a driver for a children’s rehabilitation clinic and a newcomer to the political... Full story
- Mayoral contenders enter ring with ‘unity’ message
- A rocky and dividing political landscape welcomed Mayor Eddie Treviño Jr. in 2003. Four years later, the outgoing mayor is exiting the city stage on equally shaky ground. Some of the issues then: Communication among commissioners and cost and... Full story
- At-Large A candidates provide spark to election
- Four contenders looking to make an impact if elected
- It’s election day and the air is electric with excitement. But even if there were none, the four candidates competing for At-Large A on the City Commission are capable of producing enough of their own to go around. It’s a recipe... Full story
- Middle-aged, married man is online readers’ ‘ideal’ mayor
- Results of an online poll asking readers to build their “ideal” mayor from a list of qualities ranging from sex and age to education, occupation and political history doesn’t stretch the imagination — much. A majority of... Full story
- District 1 face off ends today
- Voters will choose between Longoria, Presas-Garcia
- The two candidates in today’s election for the District 1 City Commission seat have talked to residents for months while on the campaign trail. They also have come up with differing perspectives of what the two top concerns in the district... Full story
- Constitutional amendment shares today’s city ballot
- The state proposition authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 13 would amend the state Constitution to authorize the legislature to adjust the public school ad valorem tax or tax rates for taxpayers who are aged 65 or older, or are disabled, and who... Full story
- At-Large B opponents aligned on issues
- Opposed on the ballot, At-Large B candidates Roy de los Santos Jr. and Leonel “Leo” Garza are united on most key issues in this election. Both are for moving the public comment period of City Commission meetings to the top of the... Full story
- Hernandez emerges big spender in mayor’s race
- Candidates enter last leg of campaign with war chests nearly depleted
- Sally Miniel Arroyo and Pat M. Ahumada Jr. have something in common outside of both being candidates for mayor. Both contenders for the mayor’s seat are relying heavily on the personal funds and loans to finance their campaigns. Contender... Full story
- Thousands turn out for early voting
- Thousands turn out for early voting
- The May 12 election for mayor and four commissioners has drawn several thousand voters to the early voting polls. A total of 3,580 early votes were cast in the races, far surpassing the 2,490 early votes cast in the 2003 race. City voters will... Full story
- Atkinson shows independent spirit during candidate forum
- BROWNSVILLE -- District 2 City Commissioner Charlie Atkinson doesn’t believe in conducting formal evaluations of Brownsville’s city manager, only one of three people the commission appoints. There is no need, Atkinson said. As far as... Full story
- Candidates explain arrests
- Charges on record range from theft of a dog to deadly conduct
- Editor’s Note: The Brownsville Herald conducted a criminal records search for all candidates on the May 12 municipal election ballot, seeking a place on the Brownsville City Commission. As allowed by the Texas Open Records Act and Public... Full story
- Build your ideal mayor
- On May 12, we will elect a new mayor. This person will hold the office for four years and the decisions he or she makes will impact our future, our direction and our quality of life. What are the ideal qualities for such a leader? There is no... Full story
- Mayoral candidates lay out plans for governance
- Mayoral candidates in the May 12 city elections fielded questions Wednesday from students and residents concerned about the state of affairs in Brownsville. Candidates Pat Ahumada, Sally Miniel Arroyo, Henry Gonzalez and Ernie L. Hernandez Jr.... Full story
- Mayoral candidates' forum today
- The city's mayoral candidates will meet at 5:30 p.m. today for a community conversation, a political forum hosted by The Brownsville Herald and the UTB-TSC Center for Civic Engagement. The candidates will take questions from the public, beginning... Full story
- Hernandez outspending other mayoral candidates
- Former city commissioner, Ernie L. Hernandez Jr., has outspent and outraised the other three candidates in the race to be Brownsville’s next mayor. The four candidates, also including former Mayor Pat M. Ahumada Jr., Commissioner Sally Miniel... Full story
- Concerns At Large
- Six candidates for two at-large seats on the City Commission in the May 12 elections sat down for a candid discussion at St. Joseph Academy Thursday, all pledging not to increase utility rates if elected. Other infrastructure issues, such as high... Full story
- Constitutional amendment pulls from city, county election pockets
- Taxpayers, disabled or aged 65 and older, that pay into the Brownsville Independent School District could benefit from a proposed constitutional amendment on the May 12 ballot. The amendment (SJR 13) and 13 municipal candidates will share the... Full story
- House votes to move Texas primary to February
- AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas House gave tentative approval Thursday night to moving the state's primary elections from March to February to give one of the country's largest states a greater say in nominating presidential candidates. "We have very... Full story
- Committee adopts proposal for early primary
- Texas primary elections would be moved up a month to the first Tuesday in February under legislation unanimously approved by a House committee Wednesday. The measure's supporters hope the earlier primaries will give Texas voters more influence in... Full story
- Candidates get grilled over impact fees at forum
- Brownsville resident Fernando Ruiz has been trying to get the City Commission to listen to him for months. On Tuesday, he not only had the attention of At-Large A Commissioner Sally Miniel Arroyo, but also of former commissioner Ernie L. Hernandez... Full story
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