School Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees	Elected	Expires
Victor Bonilla III	November 2018 November 2022*	November 2026
Manuel “Ray” Espinosa	November 2012 November 2016* November 2020* November 2024*	November 2028
Gabriel Espinosa	November 2022	November 2026
Vince Martinez	November 2024	November 2028
Sammy Houston	November 2022	November 2026
Cruz Mata	November 2020 November 2024*	November 2028
Peggy Young	November 2012 November 2016* November 2020* November 2024*	November 2028

Elections are held every 2 years in November.

Board members serve 4-year terms.

 

Four positions will be open for the November 3, 2026 General Elections.

CCISD will hold Joint Elections with the County of Zavala.

 

Candidates for the November 5, 2024 CCISD Board of Trustees General Election were:

1) Cruz Mata

2) Peggy Young

3) Ray Espinosa

4) Nora Flores-Guerrero

5) Vince Martinez

6) Rose Ramirez

7) Jose Uribes

 

EARLY VOTING - TBD

 

ELECTION DAY VOTING - November 5, 2024 

Polling Places: (TBA)

Precinct 1A - Zavala County Courthouse, District Courtroom, 200 E Uvalde St, Crystal City, TX

Precinct 2 -  Zavala County Courthouse, Commissioner's Courtroom, 200 E Uvalde St, Crystal City, TX

Precinct 3 - Justice of the Peace, Pct 3 Office, 700 E Lake St, Crystal City, TX

Precinct 4A - Zavala County Road Dept, 1700 N US Hwy 83, Crystal City, TX

 

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.

 

Form, Content, and Procedure:

An application for a place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with the district's filing authority (Superintendent's secretary), and contain information about the candidate.

 

First Day to File for Place on General Ballot: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Last Day to File for Place on General Ballot:  Monday, August 17, 2026 at 5 p.m.