Deadline to Register for School Board & Hospital District Board is Monday, August 22nd

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

All Maverick County citizens who are 18 years old and registered to vote are invited to apply as a candidate for the upcoming Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees and the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors Elections on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.  Interest in participating in the democratic process in Maverick County is very low and apathetic.

Currently, in the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees election only seven candidates have registered for the four Board of Trustees’ positions up for election with four in one place and three incumbent Trustees without any opposition yet.

For EPISD Board of Trustee Place 1, incumbent Humberto Torralba announced he will not be seeking re-election and four candidates have registered to fill his position including retired EPISD school teacher Juan Jose “Pachis” Olivares, Eagle Pass Water Works System General Manager Jorge Olivares, Middle Rio Grande Development Council Economic Development Director Ronnie Rivera, and retired EPISD school teacher Ricardo “Riche” Lopez.

For EPISD Board of Trustee Place 2, incumbent Maverick County Sheriff’s Department Grant Writer Ignacio “Nacho” Saucedo has registered without any opponent to date.  So far Maverick County voters do not have a democratic choice for this position, unless another candidate or candidates were to register.

For EPISD Board of Trustee Place 6, incumbent local Dentist Dr. Hector Alvarez, Jr. has registered  without any opponent to date. Again, Maverick County voters do not have a democratic choice for this position, unless another candidate or candidates were to register.

For EPISD Board of Trustee Place 7, incumbent retired EPISD Administrator Glenna Purcell has registered without any opponent to date.  Similarly, Maverick County voters lack a democratic choice for this position, unless another candidate or candidates were to register.

Anyone interested in registering to run for the EPISD Board of Trustees Election must turn in their application by no later than 5 P.M. On Monday, August 22, 2016, at the EPISD Central Office located at 1420 Eidson Road in Eagle Pass.  For more information, please contact Ms. Susana Perez at (830) 773-5181, ext. 1046.

Similarly, the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors has drawn little interest for the three positions scheduled for election on November 8th.  The three positions up for election are those of President Juan Manuel “Chuco” Farias, Secretary-Treasurer Humberto Duran, and Board member Ricardo E. Calderon.  Farias is the only candidate who has registered to date while Calderon picked up an application on Tuesday, August 16th, but has not turned it in.  Duran has not picked up an application to date and is unknown if he will seek re-election.  Once again, Maverick County voters do not have a democratic choice for the local hospital district Board election unless more candidates were to register.  The top three vote getters or candidates in the Maverick County Hospital District election win a seat on the board.

Anyone interested in registering to run for the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors election on November 8th must submit their application by no later than 5 P.M. On Monday, August 22nd.  For more information, please contact CEO Terri Contreras at (830) 757-4990.