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Voters in McAllen have elected two new members to the city commission. Unofficial results released after polls closed on Saturday show that Tony Aguirre won the District One race against Timothy Wilkins.
Rolando Rios was also the predicted winner of the District Three race against Omar Quinanilla.
Voters in Hidalgo County rejected tax rate increases in three of the county’s four emergency service districts, while voting to create two new districts in the western part of the county.
Cameron County Voters Approve Starbase, Reject New Arena
(Brownsville, TX) — Cameron County is getting a new city. Voters approved the incorporation of Starbase in unofficial results released over the weekend.
Two-hundred and 12 people voted for the incorporation, with just six no votes. Bobby Peden ran unopposed and will be the first mayor of the new community.
Voters in the county shot down a proposed multi-purpose arena that would have been located between Brownsville and Harlingen. It’s the third time the arena proposal has been rejected by voters.
