Not being able to vote in city and school board races at the same polling place keeps turnout low by design, say challengers.
The May 4 election for three seats on the Southwest Independent School District board has renewed a debate over voter representation, with three incumbents seeking to retain their seats against a slate of challengers who say the district needs polling places where most of its people already vote. The board’s seven trustees serve three-year terms. They are elected at-large, rather than from single-member districts, so the top three vote-getters will win.
She is on various district committees including growth and planning, school health advisory, school safety and security, and facilities. She and the other incumbent, Carrillo, a former Air Force cyber-security analyst elected in 2021, did not respond to several interview requests. Instead of representing all Southwest ISD families, Garza-Lopez said, the board’s makeup has long been determined by rural voters.
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