Elections

Candidate filing has ended

The filing deadline for candidates to run for positions on the Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees and the Hallettsville City Council ended this past Friday, Feb. 14 with each entity reporting candidates who have filed.Hallettsville ISD reports that two places are up for election for the Board of...

2024 election sets new local record turnout of voters

At the Monday, Nov. 25 Commissioners’ Court meeting, Lavaca County election administrator Tenia Hudson presented the voting results from the election held in early November.According to Hudson, the county had a phenomenal voter turnout with a total of 10,533 casting a ballot.Arguably, one could say...

Trump wins presidency

Heading into Tuesday’s presidential/vice-presidential election, pollsters and news pundits predicted the U.S. president’s race to be razor thin with the winning candidate needing 270 electoral votes.It was also predicted there were seven key battleground states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania,...

DeWitt County Unofficial Election Night Returns

These are unofficial election night returns as posted by the DeWitt County Elections Office at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, with all 7 voting precincts reporting. It also includes data from early and absentee voting.

General election is Tuesday, Nov. 5

After what seems like years of candidates campaigning, voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote for the president of the United States.Also found on this year’s ballot are a number of other contested races on both the federal and state level as well as a proposed bond election by...

Yoakum ISD requests Voter Approved Tax Rate Election

The Yoakum Independent School District (YISD) is requesting a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) to fund employee pay increases.A VATRE is an election required to be held when the district adopts a tax rate that exceeds the amount allowed by the state.

Early voting has begun

Early in-person voting started Monday and will be held each day through Friday, Nov. 1.Besides voting for president and vice-president of the United States, other positions can be found on the ballot as well as Hallettsville Independent School District voters deciding on a bond to fund the proposed...

In-person early voting begins Monday

The long awaited election is finally on us as voters will begin to cast their ballot for president of the United States and other important races.Starting Monday, Oct. 21, registered voters in Lavaca County can start casting their ballot at the Annex Building at 412 N. Texana St. in Hallettsville.

Yoakum run-off election results

The results are in for the Yoakum City Council elections. For Yoakum City Council, there were two open spots for Place 2 and Place 4. Winning the spot for Place 2 is Daniel Driskell. He received 208 votes while his opponent, Jay Cassell, received 196 votes.

Yoakum run-off election begins Saturday

The run-off election for the Yoakum City Council begins this Saturday, June 15.Council approved the election at the May 14 City Council meeting.