Zavala County Judge Jesse Gonzales Wins Reelection As Crystal City ISD Tax Rate Narrowly Passes
Zavala County Judge Jesse Gonzales won reelection over Republican Daniel Garcia and Crystal City ISD voters approved a tax rate proposition by 68 votes, according to other local news sources. Kinney County Judge John Paul Schuster also won another term.
CRYSTAL CITY, Texas – Zavala County Judge Jesse Gonzales won reelection in the Nov. 3 general election, defeating Republican Daniel Garcia, according to other local news sources.
Gonzales, a Democrat, received 1,785 votes to 1,391 for Garcia, according to other local news sources. Zavala County had not posted its general election results on the county elections page as of early Thursday, so the local results below are unofficial and may change when the county canvasses the vote.
Crystal City ISD tax rate passes
Crystal City ISD voters approved Proposition A by 68 votes, 1,057 to 989, according to other local news sources. The ballot language described the measure as a tax increase ratifying the district’s tax rate of $1.0909 per $100 of valuation, which would raise maintenance and operations revenue by about 24.4%, or $1,889,598, compared with the year before, according to the Zavala County official ballot.
In the Crystal City ISD board race, where voters could pick up to three candidates, Edgardo Castillo received 1,149 votes, Joey De Leon Jr. received 904, Eddie Gutierrez III received 884 and incumbent Sammy Houston received 835, according to other local news sources.
Other Zavala County results
- Commissioner, Precinct 2: Matthew Matt Martinez (D) 607, James Lopez (R) 334, according to other local news sources
- State House District 80 (Zavala County): Cecilia Castellano (D) 1,939, Don McLaughlin (R) 877, according to the Texas Secretary of State
- U.S. Senate (Zavala County): James Talarico (D) 2,289, Ken Paxton (R) 733, according to the Texas Secretary of State
- Congressional District 23 (Zavala County): Katy Padilla Stout (D) 2,052, Brandon Herrera (R) 772, Ben Mendoza (I) 106, according to the Texas Secretary of State
Kinney County
Kinney County Judge John Paul Schuster, a Republican, won another term with 759 votes to 530 for Democrat Ralph Gomez, according to other local news sources. Republican Rebecca Flores won the county treasurer race 697 to 575 over Democrat Roxy Woodson, and Democrat Jesse Terrazas Jr. won the Precinct 2 commissioner seat 216 to 117 over Republican Matt Benacci, according to other local news sources.
Kinney County voters favored Paxton 771 to 418 in the U.S. Senate race, according to state returns.
Dimmit County
In Dimmit County, Precinct 2 Commissioner Alonso Lupe Carmona, a Democrat, won another term with 439 votes to 228 for Republican Rachel Chavarria Means, according to other local news sources. Castellano carried Dimmit County 1,520 to 986 in House District 80 and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar carried it 1,675 to 779 in Congressional District 28, according to state returns.
Vote totals for the proposition asking whether Dimmit County should join the Southwest Texas College district had not been posted by the Dimmit County Elections Department as of early Thursday.
Read our earlier coverage: Zavala County Votes Today On County Judge Race And Crystal City ISD Tax Rate
Also read: Dimmit County Voters Decide Tuesday Whether To Join Southwest Texas College District
Sources: Texas Secretary of State Election Night Returns | Zavala County election results page | Zavala County official ballot, Nov. 3, 2026
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