May election almost empty of races

The May 7 ballot for local races will be pretty light this year as only one of the 12 local seats set to be filled is contested.

The lack of municipal candidates for the May election is in sharp contrast to the multiple-candidate Republican primary races four county positions are experiencing this March, as well as compared to last year when multiple seats were contested for both the Fair Oaks Ranch City Council and the Boerne Independent School District board of trustees.

Two seats were potentially up for grabs on the BISD school board this year, but Place 4 will be the only contested municipal race. Incumbent Maritza Gonzalez-Cooper is set to face off against Armando Trevino.