The race could be pivotal in deciding the fate of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s private school voucher proposal.
On a recent Saturday knocking doors in South San Antonio , Democrat Kristian Carranza answered the first question on voters' minds before they could actually ask it. “I’m running for state House, and I went to McCollum High School,” she said at house after house. In San Antonio , Carranza says that “Where did you go to high school?” is often the first thing people want to know.
When does early voting in the 2024 election start? Here’s what you need to know in Texas. One woman who answered the door holding a small dog in a leopard-print vest smiled when Carranza told her she’d been a cheerleader at McCollum. Her daughters were too. Later, a man standing by his truck parked on the curb told her his four daughters had also gone to McCollum. In her race against state Rep.
Texas now has 18M registered voters. Here's how the surge is making elections more competitive. The district, a traditional Democratic stronghold in San Antonio’s Southside, was redrawn by Republicans in the 2021 redistricting process to curl northeast around the urban core toward Universal City — making it more of a battleground. Now, it’s the only state House district in Texas that favored Joe Biden in 2020 and Beto O’Rourke in 2022 and that’s currently held by a Republican.
Texas House candidate uses her mother's Hispanic surname. Republicans say it's political. School districts in the San Antonio state House district are feeling the squeeze, with many shuttering campuses or cutting school programs. Lujan’s own alma mater, West Campus High School in South San Antonio ISD was closed this year as a result of budget shortfalls along with several other campuses.
San Antonio Republican clarifies abortion stance after criticism over rape exception comments In a speech to supporters that morning, Lujan said he’s focused on making San Antonio safer. He pointed to Veronica Kaprosy in the crowd, a parent-turned-advocate whose daughter Danica died from fentanyl, saying Danica’s picture hangs in both his office.
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