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Hays CISD Board of Trustees Candidate Q&As, May 2024

Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats sent each candidate running in the May 4th 2024 Hays CISD Board of Trustees election a ...
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Candidate Q&A – Katy Armstrong – Hays CISD Board of Trustees At-Large

What is your educational background? I have a Master's in Education through Texas State University with certifications in ...
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Candidate Q&A – Geoff Seibel – Hays CISD Board of Trustees At-Large

What is your educational background?  I have a Bachelor's in Math with Teaching Certification from Texas State University ...
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Candidate Q&A – Ray Chavez – Hays CISD Board of Trustees District 3

What is your educational background? I hold a B.A. degree in journalism from Texas Tech University where in ...
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Candidate Q&A – Courtney Runkle – Hays CISD Board of Trustees District 3

What is your educational background? While I started college, it was not the right fit for me. I ...
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KBAD Candidate Reports March Primary 2024

Below you can download copies of the KBAD Candidate Committee's Reports on candidates running in the March 2024 ...
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Candidate Q&A – Joseph Aragon – Judge 483rd District Court

What's your favorite place in Hays County?  I live in San Marcos, so I am very partial to Loli's ...
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Democratic Primary Candidate Q&As, March 2024

Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats sent each candidate running in the March 2024 Democratic Primary a questionnaire to answer where they ...
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Candidate Q&A – Sarah Brandon – Judge 483rd District Court

What's your favorite place in Hays County? A place called "Camp Lucy." This venue has donated space for ...
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Candidate Q&A – Alicia Key – Judge 483rd District Court

What's your favorite place in Hays County? My favorite place is my home of 30 years in Dripping ...
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Candidate Q&A – Debbie Ingalsbe – County Commissioner Pct 1

What's your favorite place in Hays County? There are many wonderful places in Hays County, so it's difficult ...
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Candidate Q&A – Amanda Calvert – Justice of the Peace 2-2

What's your favorite place in Hays County? Uncharted Adventures in Kyle is probably my family's favorite place. It's ...
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Candidate Q&A – Paul Hill – Justice of the Peace 2-2

What's your favorite place in Hays County? My favorite place in Hays County is the Rio Vista Community ...
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Candidate Q&A – J.R. Mendoza – Justice of the Peace 2-2

What's your favorite place in Hays County?  I enjoy the outdoors and as a lifelong resident of Hays ...
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Candidate Q&A – Chevo Pastrano – State Representative

What's your favorite place in Hays County? Texas State University. I'm on the Board of Directors to the ...
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Candidate Q&A – Erin Zwiener – State Representative

What's your favorite place in Hays County? Every community in my district has its own unique highlights. I ...
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Candidate Q&A – Daniel Law – Sheriff

What's your favorite Place in Hays County? I'll have to say the Salt Lick Bar-B-Que Restaurant is one ...
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Candidate Q&A – Alex Villalobos – Sheriff

What's your favorite place in Hays County? My most favorite place in Hays County is my home in ...
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Candidate Q&A – Cynthia Millonzi – Tax Assessor-Collector

What's your favorite place in Hays County? The Blanco River. It is beautiful and serene, yet it can ...
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Candidate Q&A – Jessica Sanchez – Tax Assessor-Collector

What's your favorite place in Hays County? I've loved watching the communities in Hays county grow. Love seeing the ...
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Candidate Q&A – Yvonne Flores-Cale – Kyle Mayor

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. In addition to my role as an elected official since 2020, I ...
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Kyle Municipal Election Candidate Q&As, November 2023

Kyle residents will see two municipal races on the Nov. 7, 2023 ballot: Mayor and Single Member District ...
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Candidate Q&A – Travis Mitchell – Kyle Mayor

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. Since coming to Kyle, my wife and I have served with the ...
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Candidate Q&A – Robert Ferguson – Kyle Mayor

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. I am involved with KASZ, Men's group and bible study at St ...
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Candidate Q&A – Jake Webb – District 4, Kyle City Council

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. I've always looked for ways to use my skill set and talents ...
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Candidate Q&A – Claudia Zapata – District 4, Kyle City Council

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. As a resident, I have participated in community development surveys relating to ...
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Candidate Q&A – Marc McKinney – District 4, Kyle City Council

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. I've played a varying role with several Veteran's organizations. I host a ...
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Candidate Q&A – Dr. Lauralee Harris – District 4, Kyle City Council

Describe your community involvement in Kyle. I am currently on the Kyle Parks and Recreation Board. I am ...
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District Clerk Anderson Removal Suit Documents

Here are the publicly available documents from the suit to remove District Clark Avrey Anderson: Original Petition to ...
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District Attorney Higgins Removal Suit Documents

Here are the publicly available documents from the suit filed by District Clark Avrey Anderson to remove District ...
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Hays CISD School Board Elections Candidate Q&As, May 2023

There are two contested elections for the Hays CISD Board of Trustees scheduled on May 6, 2023: single-member ...
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Dr. Esmeralda Perez-Gonzalez – Trustee, Single-Member District 2

What is your motivation to become a school board member? As a retired educator, I have contributed to ...
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Johnny Flores – Trustee, Single-Member District 2

What is your motivation to become a school board member? I believe children, parents and taxpayers in district ...
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End-of-Year KBAD Checklist

Take care of business for 2023 1. Register to attend KBAD's New Leaders Social Hour We anticipate having ...
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KBAD Seeks Leaders to Serve in 2023

Application deadline January 7 KBAD Seeks New Leaders To Serve on Executive Board New leaders needed to take ...
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Election 2022: Dates, Ballots and Everything You Need To Vote

Are you ready to vote in Hays County? Countywide Polling Sites Hays County voters can vote at any ...
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Kyle City Council Candidates Q&A’s, November 2022

Kyle residents will see two city council races on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot, including District 1 and ...
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Robert Rizo – District 3 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2022

There are several large commercial, retail and residential development projects currently under construction in Kyle. Do you have ...
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Miguel Zuniga – District 3 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2022

There are several large commercial, retail, and residential development projects currently under construction in Kyle. Do you have ...
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Bear Heiser – District 1 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2022

There are several large commercial, retail, and residential development projects currently under construction in Kyle. Do you have ...
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Marina Tupikov – District 1 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2022

There are several large commercial, retail, and residential development projects currently under construction in Kyle. Do you have ...
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Neal Breen – District 1 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2022

There are several large commercial, retail, and residential development projects currently under construction in Kyle. Do you have ...
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Hays CISD School Board Elections Candidate Q&As, May 2022

Amy Grant - Trustee, Single-Member District 4 Candidate Q&A → Esperanza Orosco - Trustee, Single-Member District 5 Candidate ...
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Amy Grant – Trustee, Single-Member District 4

What is your motivation to become a school board member? I am running for school board due to ...
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Esperanza Orosco – Trustee, Single-Member District 5

What is your motivation to become a school board member? We have had great successes in Hays CISD. ...
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Bear Heiser – Trustee, Single-Member District 5

What is your motivation to become a school board member? For a large part of my life, I ...
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Early Voting for 2022 Primary Election Starts on Monday

Are you ready to vote in Hays County? COUNTYWIDE POLLING SITES You can vote at any polling site ...
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KBAD 2022 Primary Candidate Forum on Jan. 30

Join us for our KBAD Primary Election Candidate Forum this Sunday on our Facebook Page at 3:30 p.m. ...
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Don’t let your vote-by-mail application be rejected

Don't let your Vote-by-Mail Application be rejected Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats is forwarding this important message from Mark Trahan, Hays ...
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End-of-Year KBAD Checklist for 2021

Time to take care of business for 2022 1. Register to attend KBAD's New Leaders Social Hour We ...
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Build the Base for 2022: Become a VDR

It's time to get deputized! Yes, that's right. You, too, can register voters in Hays County, and we'll ...
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KBAD Seeks Leaders to Serve in 2022

Application deadline extended to Jan. 22 The chair of the KBAD Nominations Committee reports that he has received ...
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Introducing Evergreen by Humanitru for KBAD Volunteers

As a grassroots-based and member-supported organization, Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats simply wouldn't exist without our volunteers. And that's why we ...
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Kyle & Buda City Council Runoff Election Info, December 2021

Kyle and Buda voters will settle the contests for who will be elected to seats on their city ...
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Rick Koch – Kyle City Council Runoff Candidate, December 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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LaVonia Horne-Williams – Buda City Council Runoff Candidate, December 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Kyle & Buda City Council Candidate Q&A’s, November 2021

Kyle and Buda voters have several candidates running for city council seats to consider when heading to the ...
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LaVonia Horne-Williams – Buda City Council Candidate At-Large Position 3, November 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Emily Jones – Buda City Council Candidate At-Large Position 3, November 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Donny Wills – District 5 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Leah Kaufman – District 5 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Michael Tobias – District 6 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2021

What can be done to ensure builders are paying their fair share so the infrastructure is done right ...
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Build the Base for 2022: Become a VDR in 2021

It's time to get deputized! Yes, that's right. You, too, can register voters in Hays County, and we'll ...
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Hays CISD School Board Elections, May 2021

Donyé Curry - Trustee, At-Large Candidate Candidate Q&A → Will McManus - Trustee, At-Large Candidate Candidate Q&A → ...
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Donyé Curry – Trustee, At-Large Candidate

  I BELIEVE that it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE VISIBLE AND AVAILABLE FOR ALL ...
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Will McManus – Trustee, At-Large Candidate

  The tag line is to #movehaysforward. We are creating an amazing district for our students and frankly ...
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Richard Cronshey – Trustee, District 3 Candidate

  I am a lifelong educator who worked as a classroom Science and Math teacher for over 36 ...
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Courtney Runkle – Trustee, District 3 Candidate

  Serving in numerous volunteer roles over the years in different areas within Hays CISD has provided me ...
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KBAD seeks input on new mission statement

Shape KBAD's future! Visioning Committee seeks input on new KBAD mission statement In March, Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats convened an ...
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Lead by example with KBAD

KBAD seeks volunteers for 2021 Lead by Example with KBAD In Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats, we believe that politics is ...
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Meet the KBAD Board Candidates

Get to know the nominees for the KBAD Board of Directors The Election Process The Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats Nominations ...
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Join KBAD in supporting HaysHope2Go

Join KBAD's support of Hays Hope 2 Go The Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats has community service built into the core ...
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KBAD Seeks New Leaders To Serve on Executive Board

KBAD Seeks New Leaders To Serve on Executive Board New leaders needed to take KBAD into the future ...
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Election 2020: Election Dates, Ballot Info And Everything You Need To Vote

Are you ready to vote in Hays County? Countywide Polling Sites There were big changes to elections in ...
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Kyle Mayoral & City Council Candidates Q&A’s, November 2020

Kyle voters have several candidates running for mayor and council seats to consider when heading to the polls ...
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David Abdel – Kyle Mayoral Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Travis Mitchell – Kyle Mayoral Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Peter Parcher – Kyle Mayoral Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Yvonne Flores-Cale – District 2 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2020

Ms. Flores-Cale has not yet submitted answers to our questionnaire. Name Yvonne Flores-Cale How can voters contact you? ...
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Tracy Scheel – District 2 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Ashlee Bradshaw – District 4 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Tim McHutchion – District 4 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2020

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Help register voters with contactless door drops

Help register voters with contactless door drops You can help register voters before the Oct. 5 deadline by ...
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Help KBAD keep voters safe at the polls

Help keep voters safe at the polls The Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats has community service built into the core of ...
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Early Voting for the Primary Runoff Starts on Monday

Early Voting for the Primary Runoff Starts on Monday Three races will appear on the Democratic Primary Runoff ...
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KBAD Seeks Input from Members on our Future

KBAD needs to hear from you Your input is needed as we move to new organizing strategies to ...
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Guest Editorial: Transition is Hard

Guest Editorial Transition is Hard: This too shall pass Houston — 2019Nitrogen dioxide, represented by color density on ...
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HCDP Chair: More than a figurehead

HCDP Chair: More than a Figurehead BY KBAD board chair Diana Robinson As we’re faced with an unfortunately ...
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KBAD Live: The Chair Interview

KBAD Live: The One-Question Podcast Why are local politics important? In this episode of the KBAD Live podcast, ...
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KBAD Democratic Party Candidate Forum set for Feb. 16

KBAD Democratic Candidate Forum Confirmed Candidates List Hear from Democratic candidates before the start of early voting for ...
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KBAD Live: Our inaugural podcast episode

KBAD Live: The One-Question Podcast Why are you a Democrat? In the inaugural episode of the KBAD Live ...
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Complaining won’t save Democracy

Complaining won't save Democracy When January 1, 2020 arrives, we have less than eight weeks until early voting ...
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Be a KBAD Volunteer Superhero

KBAD seeks volunteers for 2020 Volunteers Assemble! When January 1, 2020 arrives, we have less than eight weeks ...
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Kyle City Council Candidates Q&A’s, November 2019

Kyle voters have four candidates to consider when heading to the polls for the November 5, 2019 elections. ...
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Dex Ellison – District 1 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2019

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Amanda Stark – District 3 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2019

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Robert Rizo – District 3 Kyle City Council Candidate, November 2019

Based on the latest developments, is there anything the city can do to protect the safety of its ...
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Editorial: Immigration Crisis

Member Voices Immigration Crisis: How did we get here? What can we do? By KBAD member Claudia Kling ...
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Build the Base: Become a VDR

It’s summertime so that means it’s time to get deputized! Yes, that’s right. You, too, can register voters ...
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Kyle City Council Candidates Q&A

Kyle voters have four candidates to consider when heading to the polls for the special election to fill ...
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New Precincts Announced

  On April 2, Hays County commissioners adopted updates to 11 voting precincts, which were required to keep ...
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Hays CISD School Board Elections, May 2019

  Two seats on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees are up for election on May 4. The Kyle/Buda-Area Democrats ...
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We Turned Hays County Blue

    Congratulations to everyone who worked hard to turn Hays County blue this year! WE DID IT!!!! ...
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Be a Proud, Visible Democrat

Join Our Email LIst Let other Dems know their vote WILL make a difference. NOTE: This text is ...
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September Campaign Events

Join Our Email LIst If you are having trouble keeping up with all of the campaign events announced ...
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Join KBAD Today From block walking, volunteering, utilizing your skill set, to donating, there are many ways to ...
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