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November 6, 2023
Election Day is Tuesday
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
As of Nov. 2, 2,018 early voters cast their ballots, leaving one final day for Bandera County residents to take a stand on several issues, including the Bandera ISD bond, school trustees, City Council members and amendments to the Texas State Constitution. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On the ballot, voters will consider 14 propositions in the Constitutional Amendment Election, including an amendment that increases the property homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000.
~ The $40 million bond for Bandera ISD. The bond package includes district wide safety and campus security - controlled entry vestibules, security fencing, fire and intrusion alarms, card access to buildings, lockdown hardware; ADA compliance renovations (ramps, door levers, signage, restrooms); HVAC systems at the Alkek and Hill Country elementary school gyms; and a Career and Technology Education center at the high school, which would provide space for ag/welding, nursing, culinary arts, floral design, robotics, animal science/livestock production, consumer science, computer science, and ROTC.
More detailed information is available at https://www.banderaisd.net/ and click on tab at the top of the page: BOND 2023; at https://tinyurl.com/Bandera-ISD-Bond; and at https://vimeo.com/868023125/88ad132d1c?share=copy
~ The BISD Trustee Election: Open positions are Place One, currently held by Casey Hauer, who is running unopposed; and Place Two, currently held by Laurie Neff, who is stepping down. Candidates for Place Two are Roger Byrd and Richard McCarthy.
~ The Bandera City Council Election: Candidates are (in ballot order) Tony Battle; Vic Vrazel; Debbie Breen; Brett Hicks; Cindy Coffey; and Manny Longoria. The six will vie for three available seats, which are two-year terms.
Voter’s guides created by Texas League of Women Voters are available at lwvhillcountrytexas.org/bandera-county.
On the ballot, voters will consider 14 propositions in the Constitutional Amendment Election, including an amendment that increases the property homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000.
~ The $40 million bond for Bandera ISD. The bond package includes district wide safety and campus security - controlled entry vestibules, security fencing, fire and intrusion alarms, card access to buildings, lockdown hardware; ADA compliance renovations (ramps, door levers, signage, restrooms); HVAC systems at the Alkek and Hill Country elementary school gyms; and a Career and Technology Education center at the high school, which would provide space for ag/welding, nursing, culinary arts, floral design, robotics, animal science/livestock production, consumer science, computer science, and ROTC.
More detailed information is available at https://www.banderaisd.net/ and click on tab at the top of the page: BOND 2023; at https://tinyurl.com/Bandera-ISD-Bond; and at https://vimeo.com/868023125/88ad132d1c?share=copy
~ The BISD Trustee Election: Open positions are Place One, currently held by Casey Hauer, who is running unopposed; and Place Two, currently held by Laurie Neff, who is stepping down. Candidates for Place Two are Roger Byrd and Richard McCarthy.
~ The Bandera City Council Election: Candidates are (in ballot order) Tony Battle; Vic Vrazel; Debbie Breen; Brett Hicks; Cindy Coffey; and Manny Longoria. The six will vie for three available seats, which are two-year terms.
Voter’s guides created by Texas League of Women Voters are available at lwvhillcountrytexas.org/bandera-county.