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Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District school board were scheduled for election in 2016. Incumbents Martin Castillo and Ruben Treviño were the only candidates to file for seats in Places 1 and 2, respectively. The election was canceled after the filing deadline on August 22, 2016, due to a lack of opposition.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Los Fresnos Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. The filing period for Texas school board candidates running in fall elections started on July 23, 2016. The final day for candidates to file their applications for ballot placement was August 22, 2016. A candidate for school board in Texas must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the school district. The application for ballot placement also states that candidates cannot have felony convictions or court judgments verifying total mental incapacity on their records.[2]
The deadline to register to vote for the November election was October 11, 2016. The early voting period started on October 24, 2016, and concluded on November 4, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
Place 1
Martin Castillo 
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Place 2
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About the district
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is located in Cameron County, Texas. The county seat of Cameron County is Brownsville. Cameron County was home to 422,156 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] The district was the 104th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,531 students.[5]
Demographics
Cameron County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.1 percent of Cameron County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Cameron County was $33,390, compared to $52,576 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Cameron County was 34.5 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Ada Amaro," September 12, 2016
- ↑ Clint Independent School District, "Board Member Elections 2016," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ El Paso County Elections Department, "Important Dates: 2016 General Election," May 12, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Cameron County, Texas," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Cameron County," accessed December 31, 2014
| 2016 Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Elections | |
| Cameron County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 (canceled) |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Incumbent, Martin Castillo Place 2: Incumbent, Ruben Treviño |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
