Caldwell County voters cast their votes for area offices
By Leesa Teale
LPR Publisher
The 2025 Caldwell County Joint General and Special Election ballot had several Propositions and City Council for the voters to decide on this election. In the Lockhart General Election City Council seats were up for grabs this year. Those seats were City Council District 1 with Incumbent Juan Mendoza being contested by Pat Stroka. City Council District 2 had John Castillo being unopposed this term. City Council Members At-Large’s slate was full with two incumbents, Brad Westmoreland and Angie Gonzales-Sanchez, Taylor Burge and Amy Clunie battling it out for two spots. Early voting had Mendoza with 52.99%, Castillo with 100%, Westmoreland with 28.34% and Burge with 27.60% of the votes.
When election day results were tallied the final unofficial results for all elections were:
City Council District 1: Juan Mendoza with 125 votes; Pat Stroka with 108
City Council District 2: John Castillo with 291 votes
City Council At-Large: Taylor Burge had 938 votes, Brad Westmoreland had 891 votes, Angie Gonzales-Sanchez had 855 votes and Amy Clunie had 616 votes.
Mustang Ridge also had city Council Members vying for seats as Lillie Padilla, Casondra Vallejo Dailey, Jacob Taylor, Adrienne M. Deal and Pedro “Pete” Sauceda Gonzalez were in the running. The three seats went to: Padilla, Deal and Gonzalez all receiving 25 % of the votes.
City of Uhland had one local Special Election on the ballot with Council Member Place 4. Looking to win were Mary LaPoint, Cinthia Leija, John Harros and Alex Crunkleton. The result was: Mary LaPoint was selected with 58.33% of the vote.
City of Uhland also had a Bond Election for:
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,500,000 for streets, bridges, and sidewalks and the levying of a tax in payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements.”
The result was 1 vote for and 13 against.
There were also local Propositions that were up including:
Proposition A-Hays Consolidated ISD for Approval Tax Rate Election for Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.2746 per $100 valuation in Hays Consolidated Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 15.39 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $26,238,548.
The result was: 14 for and 49 against
Proposition A-Prairie Lea ISD for Bond Election
The issuance of not to exceed $8,930,000 of bonds by the Prairie Lea Independent School District for the design, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement, acquisition, and equipment of school facilities, the necessary sites for school facilities, and the purchase of school buses and vehicles, with priority given to renovations to the elementary school, bathroom facilities, cafeteria, and auditorium for student curricular and UIL programs, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. The result was 136 for and 129 against.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 1:
RESULTS: 3224 for; 1502 against
“The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 2
RESULTS: 3099 for;1632 against
“The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 3
RESULTS: 2866 for;1844 against
“The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 4
RESULTS: 3378 for; 1344 against
The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 5
RESULTS: 3167 for; 1519 against
The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 6
RESULTS: 2480 for; 2146 against
The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 7
RESULTS: 4105 for; 615 against
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 8
RESULTS: 3488 for; 1257 against
“The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 9
RESULTS: 3101 for; 1574 against
“The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 10
RESULTS: 4264 for; 463 against
“The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 11
RESULTS: 3727 for; 1015 against
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the
exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 12
RESULTS: 2982 for; 1661 against
“The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 13
RESULTS: 3757 for; 969 against
“The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 14
RESULTS: 3252 for; 1454 against
“The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 15
RESULTS: 3365 for;371 against
“The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.
STATE OF TEXAS PROP16
RESULTS: 3434 for; 315 against
The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.”
STATE OF TEXAS PROP 17
RESULTS: 2734 for;1939 against
“The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.
