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BREAKING: Unofficial election results

PRESS Staff Report The following are the unofficial election results for the City of Port Isabel and the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees elections. Projected winners’ totals in red; (I) denotes incumbent. Early voting numbers also include mail-in ballots. City of Port Isabel Mayor Juan Jose “J.J” Zamora – 61% Early voting: 423 Election …

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Laguna Madre election results

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Listed below are the unofficial results for the City of Port Isabel, Town of Laguna Vista, and Point Isabel Independent School District elections. Canvassing of votes will occur later this week. Incumbent candidates are indicated with “(I).” Race winner tally numbers are shown in green. To jump to …

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LV candidates address local issues

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Five candidates are vying to serve as Town of Laguna Vista leaders in Saturday’s municipal election. Early voting by personal appearance ran from April 27 through May 5. A total of 379 votes and 1 provisional vote were cast in that period, according to early voting clerk and City Secretary Alma Deckard. By comparison, in 2014 there were 429 …

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PANDEMONIUM: Two commissioners voted out of office in raucous meeting

  But I pay my taxes. -Former Commissioner Juan Jose “J.J.” Zamora   April 16, 2015   To listen to audio excerpts from the meeting, click here. By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The political fate of three Port Isabel commissioners was decided Monday evening at a special meeting of the City Commission. On the …

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Laguna Vista races heat up

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Three incumbents and two political newcomers have filed for places on the Laguna Vista Town Council May election ballot as of Thursday morning. Leti Keplinger, incumbent Place 4, and resident Nadine Smith are the latest candidates to sign up, according to City Secretary Alma Deckard. Local citizen Jessica Hedrick, …

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LM Water District to hold elections

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) will hold a General Election on Nov. 4 to fill two open Board seats (Positions 1 and 2). The candidates for Position 1 will be Robert Vela and Rick Wells. The candidates for Position 2 will be Ray Puente, John Thobe and …

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Incumbents sweep elections

BY Sasha Heller editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Both Port Isabel Mayor Joe E. Vega and Laguna Vista Mayor Susie Houston were re-elected to their positions on Saturday as were fellow incumbents Port Isabel City Commissioner Maria de Jesus Garza and Point Isabel Independent School District (PISD) Board member Diane O’Leary. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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CAMPAIGN TRAIL SHOCKER: Candidate’s husband, son booked for assault in sign theft case

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department have arrested Orlando Ochoa Sr., 52, and Orlando Ochoa Jr., 27, both of Port Isabel, for multiple charges related to assaults against a witness in an ongoing investigation regarding campaign signs being stolen. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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Primary runoffs set; Garcia, Cascos among winners Tuesday

BY SASHA HELLER & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press The Cameron County March Primary Elections for the Democratic and Republican parties may have passed Tuesday, but a number of posts remain in contention. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Elections set for May 10

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Mark your calendars and prep the ballot boxes for May 10 as the City of Port Isabel has set that date for its next Municipal Elections. The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday resolved to elect two city commissioners (Places 1 and 2) and a mayor. To read the …

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