If you are in line by 7 p.m., you can still vote. During a 9:45 p.m. news conference, Bexar County Election Commissioner Jacque Callanen said she suspected the UTSA polling location may still have been up and registering votes because the site had the longest line of the day of any polling location she knew of. If youre in line to vote, remain in line, as polling sites must allow those who got in line before 7 p.m. to cast their ballots. READ: Bexar County Judge candidates answer KSAT viewer questions. All 10 city council seats also will be up for election, including two. Other municipal elections. Due to the timing of the lawsuit, the state used the initial maps in 2022, under which Democrats won in 102 districts and Republicans won in 48. The order is limited to the John Paul Davis Community Center in Beaumont, which predominantly serves Black voters. Find, Find election results on Nov. 8 beginning around 7 p.m. on, Left to Right: Democrat Mike Collier, GOP Lt. Gov. As the Republican incumbent, Abbott came into the race a heavy favorite and is still leading in the polls. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio Report Abbott currently has a 10-point lead over ORourke, with 59.2 percent of the expected vote being reported. Dawn Buckingham, who currently represents the district, is running for Texas land commissioner and will relinquish the seat in January. Multiple outlets have called the Texas gubernatorial race for Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, as Abbott looks to have defeated Democratic challenger Beto ORourke. Bexar County is a blue dot in this red state. . Weve also written about Gov. Party affiliations for leading candidates are only shown when at least 35% of the expected votes are received for a given seat. San Antonio councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, who represents District 2, tweeted on Tuesday night that it was a different feeling seeing people hed consider friends winning elections all over Texas. SAN ANTONIO Election Day votes continued to slowly roll in as the clock struck midnight Tuesday night, but many of the biggest local and state races were all but finalized. The issues have been resolved. Among his accomplishments listed on his website are the paid sick-days laws and raising the minimum pay of workers from $7.25 to $15 an hour. Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar has held his seat in District 28 for almost 20 years. A downed power line caused the cause outage, according to CPS. With early voting getting underway in the 2022 Texas midterm elections, many voters are looking for more information to arm themselves with at the polls. To check to see if your information matches, visit the Texas Secretary of States Voter Registration page. In January 2022, the IRC voted 5-5 to submit two sets of maps to the legislature. That number also means that the county has sustained momentum after a strong start in which it averaged more than 11,000 voters per hour. If you value our election coverage, will you support it? Greg Abbott took to Twitter on Election Day to urge Texans to vote. The voters did the same with their vehicles, threading through a line of cars dropping off younger students at a door 50 feet from the polling place in the gym so they could enter and exit the small parking lot a little faster. San Antonio, TX 78205 league@lwvsa.org (210) 657-2206 Wolff and Castro are set to discuss everything from the Texas Governors race to the county judges race between Peter Sakai and Trish DeBerry. Under Section 31.02 of the Texas Tax Code, taxes are issued on OCTOBER 1st of each year and are due upon receipt of the tax bill and become delinquent if not paid before FEBRUARY 1st of the year following the year in which imposed and subject to penalty and interest. Voter Guide: What to know for the November election. All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs following a contentious redistricting process that is culminating in a board election dominated by critical race theory. Here's where the most primary ballots in each party are being cast in Bexar County Gov & Politics Through 7 days of early voting, Democratic ballots outpace Republican ones in Bexar County by Raquel Torres February 21, 2022 Citizens across Bexar County will make their way to polling places on Tuesday. If approved, Proposition A will likely face legal challenges. The Express-News opinion team will livestream a chat with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro. Correcting this is as easy as: By remembering a few key changes, you can make sure your vote will count. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation enacting new State Assembly boundaries for use starting in the 2024 elections. The district attorney represents the state in prosecuting felony criminal cases and works with law enforcement in investigations. Around 8 a.m. at the Agnes Cotton Academy on Blanco Road, we spotted a dozen voters waiting in line. PEOPLE ARE READY TO VOTE. If an assistant or witness helped you with the ballot and carrier-envelope, they must fill out the section of the envelope with their information completely. The county is averaging about 11,000 voters an hour, Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen said at a Tuesday morning press conference. A software engineer for 40 years, Kathy Jones-Hospod defeated her opponent Jeremy Kohwles in the primary by a 4-to-1 margin. PublishedFebruary 11, 2022 at 6:29 PM CST, TPR was founded by and is supported by our community. San Antonio Election Results Nov. 8, 2022 | Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 10:01 p.m. Live election results for the November 2022 Texas midterm election, including the Texas governor's race,. Lujan, who won a low-turnout special election over the summer, faces Democrat Frank Ramirez in a competitive race that will be closely watched as a possible indicator of Republican strength with Latino voters. Most Texas billionaires did OK in 2022. The Texas House District 118 race in San Antonios South Side, a majority-Hispanic district, John Lujan and Frank Ramirez find themselves in one of the states few competitive races. Find the individual sample ballot and Vote Centers for an address. Paxton's tally sits at 55.4 percent while Democratic challenger Rochelle Garza earned just 41.8 percent of the vote with 56.7 percent of the expected vote reported. Multiple judicial candidates were in the high 50 percent of votes for their districts in San Antonio and the surrounding area, including a race to replace retiring Republican Judge Jefferson Moore in the 186th District Court, according to Express-News reporting. "It's not . Tony Gonzales, the U.S. Representative serving the 23rd Congressional District of Texas, stretching from San Antonio to El Paso, has declared victory over Democratic challenger John Lira, according to Express-News reporting. Democracy is working! According to a New York Times article published Tuesday, people with disabilities across the country are facing difficulties voting, including in San Antonio. On her campaign website, she lists her work with the San Antonio Park Department and the Mayors council on fitness among her public service locally. Jessica Cisneros took Cuellar to Primary Runoffs in 2020 and 2022, winning the more recent race by less than 300 votes. But Abbotts enormous campaign bank account means he can paint any opponent negatively across the state without making a public appearance. Along with seats in Congress up for re-election, there are also candidates for the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate and the State Board of Education. Danny Diaz, the citys police union president, said, We wont be able to arrest and do our job Theyre talking about rehabilitating criminals but the businesses are the ones that are going to suffer.. South Carolina has an active lawsuit regarding their congressional maps. Not as Fiesta by the numbers: 2.5M people, 100K oysters and more, SAPD calls: Body in flooded creek; man dead after hit by train, San Antonio eyes stickers in fight against domestic violence, Man accused of strangling neighbor to death in apartment, SA's last Tuskegee Airman buried at Fort Sam. In 2018, incumbent Lt. Gov. Nearly a million votes separate the two candidates. Keep reading . If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this Web site interferes with your ability to access information, please, Change No. On Election Day, don't forget to pick up your free Krispy Kreme doughnut. Wayne Christian, the Republican incumbent, has defeated Democratic challenger Luke Warford in a race for railroad commissioner, according to the Houston Chronicle. Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the very few pro-life Democrats in office, won re-election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mayra Flores in what was expected to be a close race. Democrats are trying to break the Republicans 24-year lock on those statewide offices. Republicans want the traditionally blue district, which includes portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays counties, a portion of Caldwell County, and portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County. With a long line out the door at 7 p.m., when most polling stations closed, the voting site at the University of Texas San Antonio did not stop receiving voters until just before 11 p.m. Local elections. The lawsuit alleged the state failed to follow constitutional procedures during its initial drafting process. Read more about the races at our landing page for all things Texas elections here. The nighttime low is expected to be around 68 degrees. The San Antonio Police Department has prohibited the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants since 2014 and 2020, respectively, except for cases where responding officers determine an imminent threat to life. The San Antonio Police Department has prohibited the use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants since 2014 and 2020, respectively, except for cases where responding officers determine an imminent threat to life. New York State of Politics Kate Lisa wrote that the court ruled the Assembly maps were invalid because the Legislature drew its own lines after the state Independent Redistricting Commission failed to propose a second set of maps.. DeBerry advanced to the November general election after she easily defeated Nathan Buchanan in the March primary by 26% of the vote. The Texas Supreme Court ruled against the group in March, saying the measure could remain on the ballot but that voters retain legal avenues to challenge the measure after the election. On May 6, San Antonio voters will not only vote for who they want to represent them on City Council and in the. The two are virtually tied, as Paxton has 1,639,000 votes to Garzas 1,636,000, both at 48.6 percent. Early voting for elections in Bexar County begins on Monday, October 24. Paxton easily defeated Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush by 34 percentage points in the May runoff. According to CPS Energy, power has been restored to polling places that were operating on backup battery power after an outage on the Northeast Side. She says there has been a steady line all morning. Cuellar will serve his 10th term in the U.S. House, representing District 28. Cross tweeted. Five days before early voting started, no poll workers had interacted with the voting task force Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton created, according to the Houston Chronicle. Rates will vary and will be posted upon arrival. Two of three incumbents lost their races in the North East ISD elections on May 7. The filing deadline for this election was November 19, 2021. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Bills with bipartisan sponsorship remain at 19% of the total enacted, the same as last year. If youre late heading to the polls, theres a 20 percent chance of showers before 9 p.m. And Ohio will need to redraw both its congressional and state legislative maps ahead of the 2026 elections due to provisions in its state constitution. Total seats up: 4 ( click here for mayoral elections) Election type: Nonpartisan. He founded a Texas oil company and worked as its chief financial officer, as well as getting his start as a landman at Exxon. (KSAT) Get more election. For information on obtaining a Marriage License, please contact the Bexar County Clerk's Office at (210) 335-2221 or visit the County Clerk's webpage for marriage information. Like De La Cruz, Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone, Jr. has sought the District 15 seat before. You may call the helpline at 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683) or visit the groups website. Oct. 21, 2022. Visit us at Ballotpedia.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Express-News reporters have also been busy writing about the candidates on your ballot. Search Query Show . For statewide races including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more click here. This is the first midterm election cycle since straight-ticket voting was done away with. Early voters can visit any of these Early Vote Centers to vote. Abbott to stop migrant busing. To find your precinct and who represents you, please use the Who Represents Me? These numbers are required in order for your vote to count. Questions about our voter guide? He does not have a campaign website or social media. Download this map to view Vote Centers in Bexar County. For full election results, including local, state and federal races, click here. The Early Voting Ballot Board will reach out if you provide your contact information on your mail ballot materials. In her 11 months in office, DeBerry has scrutinized the operations at the Bexar County Sheriffs Office, often clashing with Sheriff Javier Salazar on his departments purchasing requests and policies. Other sites may have also been affected, location election officials said in a 4 p.m. press conference. Cuellar has not had a lot of trouble defeating Republican candidates when they bothered to challenge him at all (he didnt have a Republican opponent in 2014 or 2018). Ground Game Texas, an organization supporting Proposition A, says the San Antonio measure is the first time any voters in Texas will decide on a measure regarding abortion since the U.S. Supreme Courts Dobbs decision last summer. May 7 Election results: All results for joint constitutional amendment, general, special, charter and bond election Vote 2022 David Ibaez, Web - Managing Editor Kolten Parker, Digital. Districts redrawn to minimize competition are limiting the number of seats up for grabs in the 150-member Texas House. There werent any issues with voting apart from three sites that experienced connectivity problems, including Somerset City Hall, Wonderland of the Americas and Wright Elementary. Dan Patrick beat his Democratic opponent, Mike Collier, by fewer than 5 percentage points. De La Cruz is a small business owner in Edinburg. The three-member Texas Railroad Commission regulates the state's oil and gas industry. Number of enacted election-related bills on par with 2022; . With early votes counted, ORourke led Gov. Martinez will face Republican Misty Spears, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary in March. Flores opponent in this election is Democrat Kathy Jones-Hospod from Cedar Park. Three candidates are vying for outgoing State Representative Lyle Larsons District 122 seat. The two-term Republican won re-election, defeating Democratic challenger Rochelle Garza. He says there was no line at Beacon Hill Elementary and Huisache Baptist Church in North Central San Antonio. And political dollars are being spent to highlight any perceived weakness in Cuellar, and push Garcia over the top. Legislators voted against both proposals, after which they produced their own lines. Prohibit local police from enforcing criminal abortion laws; Decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana; Ban the use of no-knock warrants and chokeholds; Direct local police to issue citations instead of arrests for certain other misdemeanors; and. The Texas Alliance For Life filed a lawsuit alleging the measure illegally addresses multiple subjects. Bexar County Commissioners Court, Precinct 2, Bexar County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4. Now that Rep. Tony Gonzales' district is redder, he's standing by his bipartisan record in his re-election bid. Republican Cassy Garcia is the latest GOP challenger. According to the Express-News editorial board, many of Tuesdays races were already decided due to gerrymandering at the state level. This is a property tax increase., 2023_May 6_General Special Charter Bond_202303210733042154 by Julie Moreno on Scribd. The practice, in which district lines are drawn to maintain partisan incumbency, is no stranger to Texas, as Republicans stand to benefit from lines drawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature. Greg Abbott will host his election night party in McAllen, as counties near the border went for Trump in 2020. Be sure to sign the carrier envelope. Ahead of Election Day, Abbott raised $78.9 million and ORourke $74.3 million, the Express-News reported. In addition to Sakai, Democrats Henry Cuellar and Greg Casar had large leads in local elections. Its the job of the DAs office to present cases to a grand jury that will decide whether there is enough evidence to indict a suspected criminal. You can view a full list of enacted bills this year here. @ExpressNews pic.twitter.com/QrcJ9Q1ls4. Texas is actively working on new state legislative maps ahead of the 2024 election. But if you experience any issues or problems while at the polls, the Texas Election Protection, a coalition of voting rights groups, is helping voters navigate their election concerns. With lines at polling sites expected to grow Tuesday afternoon, Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen is reminding registered voters that they can cast a ballot at any of the 302 voting centers in Bexar County. The DAs office also represents victims of violence in protective orders and represents the state in removing children from abusive households. He was indicted for securities fraud charges which remain pending as court battles have delayed them for years and the FBI launched an investigation into claims of misconduct while in office. Business Owner Mark Dorazio has served as a Republican precinct chair for three decades and served as Bexar County Republican chair from 2017-2018, according to his campaign website. McQueen was the top vote-getter among 10 GOP candidates. There was a 49 percent voter turnout in 2018, with 2022 expected to come in around 44 percent. Garza captured the Democratic nomination after she defeated Joe Jaworski in the 2022 May primary runoff by 25 percentage points. Disabled or have a sickness/physical condition that would prevent you from entering the polling place without injuring yourself or needing assistance; Expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; Expected to be absent from your county during Early Voting and on Election Day; or, Confined in Jail or Civilly Committed, but otherwise eligible to vote. Lots of excitement at the @JudgePeterSakai camp. These include those who are: With the new laws, be sure to fill out the application completely. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. View persons arrested in the past 24 hours at the Magistrates Office Search Website. He was re-elected as lieutenant governor in November 2018. Election 2022 . Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger Beto ORourke. Make sure your voter information is up to date. Greg Abbott with 59% of the vote in Bexar County. In an effort to encourage you to get out to vote, the chain is offering a free glazed doughnut for in-person and drive-thru guests. The state's highest criminal court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, is the proving ground for death penalty appellate cases. After considering a run for governor last year, Trump-allied incumbent Sid Miller is running for his third term in office against Susan Hays, a lawyer and marijuana advocate who says she wants to bring integrity and transparency to the Texas Department of Agriculture. The application must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 78th day before the date of the election and may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the filing deadline, as per Education Code Section 11.055. 106 Auditorium Circle #120. Context: District 2 is home to more Black residents than any other City Council district and is historically represented on the council by a Black person. Every week, we track legislative activity, big-picture trends, recent news, and in-depth data from our Election Administration Legislation Tracker. So, he will not be the Representative for 35 come January. You may make your request by E-filing, Mail or in person. Since the program started, nearly 2,000 complimentary trips have been made to polling locations throughout Bexar County since the program started. Kolten Parker, Digital Executive Producer, Julie Moreno, Executive Producer/Digital Content, Get more election news and key dates on KSATs Vote 2022 page. This is a property tax increase., The issuance of an amount not to exceed $46,094,984 school bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition, and equipment of stadiums with seating capacity of more than 1,000 spectators consisting of bleacher replacement and related infrastructure at Canyon Lake High School; and bleacher expansion and fieldhouse at Davenport High School, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements.

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