10 Candidates Register for Four Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustee Seats
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024
A majority of Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees’ seats (four out of seven) are up for election in the November 5, 2024 General Election with each place being contested with either two or three candidates, according to Ismael Mijares, Deputy Superintendent for Business and Finance and Election Administrator of the Eagle Pass Independent School District.
After the closing of the candidate registration period on Monday, August 19, 2024, ten candidates registered for the four places on the Eagle Pass ISD Board of Trustees Election of November 5, 2024, said Ismael Mijares.
For Place 1, incumbent Eagle Pass ISD School Board President Jorge Barrera registered for re-election on the first day of candidate registration, but did not go uncontested as local attorney and concerned taxpayer Edgar H. Juarez registered to challenge him for the position.
In Place 2, incumbent School Board of Trustee Christopher Hiller also registered for reelection on the first day of candidate registration, but drew two opponents including taxpayers Manuel D. Hernandez and Sandra Botello-Sassano.
For Place 6, incumbent School Board of Trustee Dr. Hector Alvarez, Jr. signed up on the first day of registration period, but is being challenged by local entrepreneur and community volunteer Jaime Barrera.
In Place 7, incumbent School Board of Trustee Glenna Purcell similarly registered with her fellow incumbents on the first day of candidate registration, but has attracted two challengers for the position from native Eagle Passan, Vietnam War and Iraqi War Veteran, and retired U. S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Albert Daniel and former Eagle Pass High School Head Football Coach Tomas “Tom” R. Gonzalez.
Consequently, Maverick County taxpayers will have a contested election for the four Eagle Pass ISD Board of Trustee Seats on November 5th.
The Early Voting Period will commence on Monday, October 21, 2024 and runs through Friday, November 1, 2024 at the Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center, located at 480 S. Adams Street, Eagle Pass, Texas while the regular Election Day will be on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at designated Maverick County precinct voting polls.
Early Voting will be held from October 21-25, 2025 at the Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, October 26th, Early Voting will be held at the Multi-Purpose Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. while on Sunday, October 27th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Early Voting continues from October 28th to November 1st at the Multi-Purpose Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Regular Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5th, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 16 respective Maverick County Precinct voting polling sites designated by Maverick County Commissioners Court.
