School Board of Trustees
Crystal City Independent School District
Board of Trustees
President Eric Garcia
Vice-President Ray Espinosa
Secretary Cruz Mata
Member Victor Bonilla III
Member Nora Flores Guerrero
Member Melissa Marquez-Guerrero
Member Peggy Young
Reorganization: 11/17/2020
Terms of Office
Board of Trustees |
Elected |
Expires |
Victor Bonilla III |
November 2018 |
November 2022 |
Manuel “Ray” Espinosa |
November 2012 November 2016* November 2020* |
November 2024 |
Nora Flores-Guerrero |
November 2020* |
November 2024 |
Eric Garcia |
November 2018 |
November 2022 |
Melissa Marquez-Guerrero |
November 2018 |
November 2022 |
Cruz Mata |
November 2020 |
November 2024 |
Peggy Young |
November 2012 November 2016* November 2020* |
November 2024 |
Elections
Candidate Eligibility
TEXAS ELECTION CODE
TITLE 9. CANDIDATES
CHAPTER 141. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER A. ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
Sec. 141.001. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state, a person must:
(1) be a United States citizen;
(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
(3) have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or
(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
(5) have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
(A) for a candidate whose name is to appear on a general primary election ballot, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
(B) for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
(C) for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in;
(D) for a party nominee who is nominated by any method other than by primary election, the date the nomination is made; and
(E) for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
(6) on the date described by Subdivision (5), be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected; and
(7) satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
School Board Trustee (Education Code, Chapter 11)
- Residence -- 1 year in state and 6 months in school district prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec. Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)
- Age -- 18 years
- Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline*
Candidate Requirements