Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees’ Candidate Registration Period Now Open

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

The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees’ candidate registration period opened up on July 23, 2016 and will remain open until Monday, August 22, 2016.  As of August 2, 2016, there are six candidates which have registered for election to the EPISD School Board for the November 8, 2016 Election.

Among the candidates who have registered for election include for Place 1: Juan Jose Olivares, Ronnie Rivera, and Jorge Barrera; Place 2: incumbent Ignacio “Nacho” Saucedo; Place 6: incumbent Dr. Hector Alvarez, Jr.; and Place 7: incumbent Glenna Purcell.  Place 1 incumbent Humberto Torralba, Jr. has not yet registered for re-election.

More candidates are expected to register before the August 22nd deadline.

Any Maverick County resident whom is 18 years old or older, a United States citizen, and a registered voter in Maverick County may register for any of the four places open for election in November 2016.

Interested persons may pick up a copy of the Candidate Application at the EPISD Business and Finance Department at the District’s Central Office located at 1420 Eidson Road in Eagle Pass, Texas during normal business hours, including Monday through Friday from 8 A.M.-5 P.M.

Current EPISD Board of Trustees include President Lupita Fuentes, Vice-President Hilda Martinez, Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Hector Alvarez, Jr., Trustee Rudy Bowles, Trustee Glenna Purcell, Trustee Ignacio “Nacho” Saucedo, and Trustee Humberto Torralba, Jr.

The EPISD has 19 school campuses and two alternative programs with over 16,000 students.