Marion prepares for an election after year of chaos among its city council
Read full article: Marion prepares for an election after year of chaos among its city councilMarion’s city council ran into new dilemmas over the last year as internal mistakes led to the city missing an election and multiple people leaving their positions, including the mayor. Now, residents have the chance to elect new council members.
Javier Salazar seeks third term as Bexar County sheriff, faces Abbott-backed opponent
Read full article: Javier Salazar seeks third term as Bexar County sheriff, faces Abbott-backed opponentDemocratic incumbent Javier Salazar is seeking his third term as Bexar County sheriff, though he faces opposition from a Republican opponent boasting the support of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Man bonds out of jail after being charged with punching poll worker, 69, who told him to remove MAGA hat
Read full article: Man bonds out of jail after being charged with punching poll worker, 69, who told him to remove MAGA hatA man who was arrested Thursday after he was accused of assaulting a 69-year-old elections worker at a Southwest Side polling location bonded out of jail late Friday night.
Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting
Read full article: Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early votingA Bexar County election worker was assaulted Thursday, officials said. In Tarrant County, officials encouraged voters to review their ballots before voting.
Man charged after punching poll worker, 69, who told him to remove MAGA hat, BCSO says
Read full article: Man charged after punching poll worker, 69, who told him to remove MAGA hat, BCSO saysA man is arrested after he allegedly assaulted a 69-year-old man elections clerk at a polling location, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris campaign in Texas on Friday: What to know
Read full article: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris campaign in Texas on Friday: What to knowTwo Texas cities hosted presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Friday as the candidates continue to close out their campaigns in the Nov. 5 election.
Incumbent Rebeca Clay-Flores seeks second term as Bexar County Precinct 1 commissioner
Read full article: Incumbent Rebeca Clay-Flores seeks second term as Bexar County Precinct 1 commissionerAfter winning a contentious primary runoff, Rebeca Clay-Flores is hoping to win a second term as Bexar County Precinct 1 commissioner. Clay-Flores is running against Republican candidate Lina Prado, an aviation mechanic.
All in how you frame it — UTSA says ballot language causes big opinion shift on San Antonio charter amendments
Read full article: All in how you frame it — UTSA says ballot language causes big opinion shift on San Antonio charter amendmentsThe University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) polled likely voters in September and October about the six proposed city charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot. However, it recorded big shifts in voter’s opinion, depending whether it used plain language to describe the amendments or the exact ballot language.
POLL: Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump among Bexar County registered voters, 13% remain undecided
Read full article: POLL: Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump among Bexar County registered voters, 13% remain undecidedA recent UTSA poll found Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lead former President Donald Trump among Bexar County registered voters, and about 13% of respondents remain undecided.
Early voting for 2024 November General Election surpassing total voter turnout from previous elections in Bexar County
Read full article: Early voting for 2024 November General Election surpassing total voter turnout from previous elections in Bexar CountyMore people have voted in three days of early voting for the November General Election than the entire voter turnout for some previous city, school or amendment elections, Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen said.
Former President Donald Trump to make stop in Austin on Friday
Read full article: Former President Donald Trump to make stop in Austin on FridayAs the 2024 U.S. presidential race heads into the final stretch, the Republican nominee announced Wednesday that he will be in Texas on the same day this week as his Democratic challenger.
UTSA releases new polling on charter amendments, Nov. 5 elections, 2025 mayor’s race
Read full article: UTSA releases new polling on charter amendments, Nov. 5 elections, 2025 mayor’s raceThe University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Public Opinion Research is announcing the results of its latest voter survey on Thursday at 11 a.m.
Monica De La Cruz faces Michelle Vallejo in competitive rematch of Congressional District 15 race
Read full article: Monica De La Cruz faces Michelle Vallejo in competitive rematch of Congressional District 15 raceElection forecasters called the De La Cruz-Vallejo race one of the most competitive in Texas.
Voters in Congressional District 28 to choose between indicted congressman or Navy veteran
Read full article: Voters in Congressional District 28 to choose between indicted congressman or Navy veteranPeople in Texas’ 28th congressional district have had a familiar face representing them since 2005. But in a few weeks, they’ll decide whether to keep embattled Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar and give him an 11th term or elect political newcomer and Republican Jay Furman.
Rep. John Lujan faces Kristian Carranza for competitive Texas House District 118 seat
Read full article: Rep. John Lujan faces Kristian Carranza for competitive Texas House District 118 seatTexas House District 118 encompasses South, East, and Northeast Bexar County, including Universal City, Selma, Von Ormy, Elmendorf, Somerset, Sandy Oaks, Saint Hedwig, and China Grove.
Here’s what happens after casting a ballot when you vote
Read full article: Here’s what happens after casting a ballot when you voteThe 2024 Presidential election is prompting voters to the polls, and Bexar County is on track for a record-breaking turnout. But what happens after a voter casts their ballot?
Swift looking to defeat LaHood, end Republican stronghold on Texas House District 121
Read full article: Swift looking to defeat LaHood, end Republican stronghold on Texas House District 121San Antonio criminal defense attorney Marc LaHood used a late surge of support and the backing of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this spring to upset State Representative Steve Allison in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 121.
Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state’s abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters
Read full article: Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state’s abortion ban in a pitch to battleground votersVice President Kamala Harris plans to head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day to try to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care.
Repealing city manager limits, higher council pay, and 4-year terms are on San Antonio voters’ Nov. 5 ballots
Read full article: Repealing city manager limits, higher council pay, and 4-year terms are on San Antonio voters’ Nov. 5 ballotsA half dozen proposed changes to the San Antonio city charter will be at the end of a lengthy ballot on Nov. 5. Among the things San Antonio voters will be asked are whether to pay their council members more, extend their terms, and whether to repeal the voter-approved caps on the city manager’s salary and tenure.
KSAT’s election night livestream with results, reaction, analysis for November 5 election
Read full article: KSAT’s election night livestream with results, reaction, analysis for November 5 electionKSAT anchors Steve Spriester, Myra Arthur, Stephania Jimenez convene the ‘Power Panel’ to cover election night live
Races to watch around San Antonio in the Nov. 5 presidential election
Read full article: Races to watch around San Antonio in the Nov. 5 presidential electionVoters in Bexar County and beyond are already casting early voting ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election, including for president, US senator, representatives in the U.S. and Texas houses, plus other candidates running for office at the state and local levels. Some voters will also decide municipal and school propositions.
Spriester Sessions: Texas Senator Ted Cruz looks to defeat Congressman Colin Allred
Read full article: Spriester Sessions: Texas Senator Ted Cruz looks to defeat Congressman Colin AllredCruz discusses what sets him apart, the huge amount of money raised by Allred, and his now well-documented trip to Cancun during the Texas power outage in 2021.
Spriester Sessions: Colin Allred, former Baylor, NFL linebacker, hopes to upset Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race
Read full article: Spriester Sessions: Colin Allred, former Baylor, NFL linebacker, hopes to upset Ted Cruz in Texas Senate raceAllred discusses what sets him apart from his opponent, why he thinks Ted Cruz is to blame for some of the border problems, and how he feels about being compared to former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, Cruz’s last opponent, who narrowly lost.
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Botswana's election decides if a party that's been in power for 58 years gets another term
Read full article: Botswana's election decides if a party that's been in power for 58 years gets another termPolls have opened in an election in Botswana and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term.
One candidate for West Va. governor defends abortion bans. The other wanted abortion on the ballot
Read full article: One candidate for West Va. governor defends abortion bans. The other wanted abortion on the ballotThe closest West Virginia voters could come to having their say at the ballot box on whether abortion should be legal in the post-Roe v. Wade era might be in this year’s governor’s race.
Maryland voters embrace rare chance to help determine US Senate control
Read full article: Maryland voters embrace rare chance to help determine US Senate controlRepublican and Democratic voters in Maryland largely agree on one thing: the state's U.S. Senate race between Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has unusually high stakes this year.
Inside 'the weave': How Donald Trump's rhetoric has grown darker and windier
Read full article: Inside 'the weave': How Donald Trump's rhetoric has grown darker and windierOver the closing weeks of his third presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s presentation has grown as disjointed as ever and notably darker.
We may not know the next president on Election Day. This Arizona swing county could be why
Read full article: We may not know the next president on Election Day. This Arizona swing county could be whyMaricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation’s ultimate swing county, a place that could determine whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president.
About 475 damaged ballots retrieved from burned drop box in Washington state, auditor says
Read full article: About 475 damaged ballots retrieved from burned drop box in Washington state, auditor saysThe Clark County auditor in southwest Washington state says about 475 damaged ballots were retrieved from a ballot box that was burned early Monday.
Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most distorted in years
Read full article: Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most distorted in yearsFour days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the United States after a presidential race in which voter perceptions of the economy have played a central role.
Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto Rico
Read full article: Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto RicoPresident Joe Biden is reacting to a comic calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Donald Trump rally by saying, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”.
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A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
Read full article: A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated votersA clumsy and time-consuming early voting option in the nation’s biggest presidential battleground state is creating frustration.
Manager of a key Nevada swing county goes on medical leave ahead of election
Read full article: Manager of a key Nevada swing county goes on medical leave ahead of electionThe manager of a key swing county in northern Nevada is out on medical leave, a departure announced just days before the election.
Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison
Read full article: Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prisonAn Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villages
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villagesThe right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across Alaska.
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was 'an absolute lovefest'
Read full article: Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was 'an absolute lovefest'Donald Trump says his weekend rally that was marked by crude and racist insults was a “lovefest.”.
CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentator
Read full article: CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentatorA prime-time CNN discussion that went off the rails led to a conservative writer being thrown off the air and banned from the network.
Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Read full article: Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe HarrisElon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
Read full article: Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion adsA federal judge has continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot.
'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
Read full article: 'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate changeAs the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus.
Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in Pennsylvania
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in PennsylvaniaVice President Kamala Harris has delivered her campaign’s “closing argument” from the same spot in Washington where former President Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
Read full article: Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border securityThe U.S. House race in Colorado's 8th Congressional District is one of the closest in the nation and a testing ground for Republicans' and Democrats' strategies to reach Latino voters.
Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, 'the linchpin to America’s supply chain'
Read full article: Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, 'the linchpin to America’s supply chain'The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers and disrupted commercial shipping traffic for months.
Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear
Read full article: Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fearKamala Harris is urging voters to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear, declaring, “It doesn’t have to be this way.”.
Hungary's Orbán boosts Georgia's ruling party over election despite an outcry the vote was rigged
Read full article: Hungary's Orbán boosts Georgia's ruling party over election despite an outcry the vote was riggedHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given a boost to Georgia’s ruling party.
Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
Read full article: Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officersPakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead.
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy
Read full article: Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happyNewspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn't alienate readers with something most of them don't care about.