- La Joya incumbents stay in office
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- LA JOYA -- City commissioners Roberto Jackson, Isidro Casanova and Mary Salinas held onto their at-large seats Saturday, further deflating Mayor Billy Leo's regional power.... More of this story
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- Mission council incumbents keep their seats
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- MISSION - Mission voters sent a clear message after the final election tallies Saturday: they are happy... Full story»
- Edinburg incumbents keep their seats
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- EDINBURG - The makeup of the Edinburg City Council remains the same - at least for now.... Full story»
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- ELSA - Elsa voters re-elected the city's mayor, while residents in Edcouch kicked out two of three incumbents.... Full story»
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La Joya incumbents stay in office
LA JOYA -- City commissioners Roberto Jackson, Isidro Casanova and Mary Salinas held onto their at-large seats Saturday, further deflating Mayor Billy Leo's regional power. Leo had sponsored an all-female slate of candidates - Tillie Salinas, Maria Elva...
Mission council incumbents keep their seats
MISSION - Mission voters sent a clear message after the final election tallies Saturday: they are happy with the current council. Both incumbents for the city council positions kept their seats. Ruben Plata once again took the majority votes against...
Edinburg incumbents keep their seats
EDINBURG - The makeup of the Edinburg City Council remains the same - at least for now. Incumbents Gene Espinoza and Alma A. Garza - backed by former mayor Richard Garcia - kept their Place 3 and Place 4 seats, respectively, on Saturday after the final...
Indicted former councilman loses Elsa mayoral bid
ELSA - Elsa voters re-elected the city's mayor, while residents in Edcouch kicked out two of three incumbents. And in La Villa, voters chose who would lead their city - with one race set to head for a runoff election. Elsa In Elsa, Mayor Senovio...
Incumbents survive in Weslaco
WESLACO -- All four incumbent city commissioners survived Saturday's elections, despite a series of changes to the city's voting procedures. One will head to a runoff. Commissioner Soyla Gonzalez, 62, is set to face Andres "Andy" Noriega, 59, in a runoff...
Two incumbents continue fight for mayoral race
SAN JUAN - Mayor San Juanita Sanchez is set to face City Commissioner Pedro Contreras in a runoff election for the mayor's office. Sanchez and Contreras bested Eleazar Romero, 70, who was also vying for the seat. Sanchez, 44, and Contreras, 29, have...
Alton sweeps out opposition candidates
ALTON - Voters rejected critics of longtime Mayor Salvador Vela on Saturday, pushing out two incumbents and ushering in new candidates allied with Vela and Mayor Pro-Tem Ricardo Garza. Incumbents Jose Picasso, 38, and Oscar Tovar, 40, had positioned...
Challengers deal incumbents an upset in Pharr city elections
PHARR - Three incumbent commissioners lost their re-election bids Saturday, decimating the commission majority that is known for opposing Mayor Leo "Polo" Palacios. Challengers Bobby Carrillo, Oscar Elizondo Jr. and Eddie Cantu defeated Commissioners...
Obama ascendant after trading primary wins with Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) - On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in an Indiana cliffhanger. Obama was...
Nineteen running for six commissioner seats in Weslaco
WESLACO - Chances are you'll see a political advertisement here no matter which way you turn. A new election plan has turned this spring's elections upside down and drawn 19 candidates into the fray. All four sitting commissioners are up for election...
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