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City, SCBISD election candidates named

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting to elect new San Benito CISD officials and city commissioners is a little over a month away. Starting April 27th and ending May 5th, voters will be able to place their bids for 2015 Trustee candidates in Place 1, 2 and 3, while also being able to …

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GOVERNOR ABBOTT IT IS: Cascos, Cavazos pull off big wins

Editor’s Note: The following story on Tuesday’s Election Day results, which was first published in the Nov. 5 edition of the San Benito News, has been updated to reflect the final tally. By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Texans awoke Wednesday morning to a familiar sight as the state remained red, coinciding with a big …

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Early voting closes Friday

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting in Cameron County, state and federal elections is scheduled to close on Friday, Oct. 31. The San Benito Community Building saw 127 early voters on Monday, Oct. 27. That’s down from last week’s 127. The Riverside Middle School polling location is now closed as is the Rio Hondo …

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Early voting produces 1,400 ballots county-wide

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Results for the first four days of early voting are in. The San Benito Community Building reported 761 early voters between Monday, Oct. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 23. Riverside Middle School saw 14 voters in those four days, all of whom showed up Thursday. The Los Fresnos Community Building had …

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Early voting numbers trickle at local polls

NEWS Staff Report The numbers are in for the first day of early voting. In San Benito, the Community Building saw 253 early voters while Riverside Middle school reported none on Monday – the first day of early voting in Cameron County, state and federal elections. The Los Fresnos Community Building had 125 early voters …

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Early voting to begin in county, state races

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 in Cameron County and state races. Running for Governor are Greg Abbot, R; Wendy R. Davis, D; Kathie Glass, L; and Brandon Parmer, G. Running for United States Representative, District 34 are Larry S. Smith, R; incumbent Filemon B. Vela, D; and Ryan Rowley, …

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RUNOFF RESULTS: Ayala takes JP race by four votes; Rivera wins Democratic nomination for County Judge

NEWS Staff Report A new Justice of the Peace was elected Tuesday by one of the closer races in Election Day Primary runoffs. By a difference of four ballots, and according to uncanvassed votes, Guadalupe Ayala won the Precinct 3, Place 1 Justice of the Peace race over incumbent Manuel Flores Jr., 864 to 860. …

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JP race down to wire in runoff

NEWS Staff Report Election Day results in the State and Cameron County runoff races were pending additional counting at 16 precincts as of presstime Tuesday. According to uncanvassed votes with 11 precincts reporting as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Democratic runoffs had Jim Hogan leading Richard “Kinky” Friedman, 5,246 to 3,903, for Commissioner of Agriculture. Ruben …

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Primary runoffs set for Tuesday

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Election Day for the March 2014 Cameron County and State Primary Runoffs is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. The following are the polling locations for the Democratic Party in San Benito. Precinct 17 will be voting at La Encantada Elementary School, located …

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Early voting in runoffs attracts near 200 to San Benito poll

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting in the Cameron County runoff elections opened Monday to 1,467 voters who cast their ballots in various races. In San Benito, 174 votes were cast at the San Benito Community Building, located at 210 E. Heywood St. on Monday. Of the 174 votes, 163 are registered …

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