Education
6 candidates le for Pugerville ISD board seats in May election
Six candidates, including two incumbents, led for the Place 3, 4 and 5 seats on the Pugerville ISD board of trustees ahead of the May election. The last day to le for a place on the ballot was Feb. 14. The details Renae Mitchell and Patricia Smith led for Place 3. The seat is held by Mitchell, who was rst elected to the board in 2016 and is currently board president. Vernagene Mott and Claudia Torres-Yañez led for Place 4. The seat is held by Mott, who was rst elected to the board in 2004. Kelly Daniel and Lee Wallace led for Place 5. The seat is held by Daniel, who was rst elected to the board in 2023 and is the board vice president. Wallace originally led for Place 3 on Feb. 4 but re led for Place 5 on Feb. 13, per district documents. Did you know? PfISD trustees are elected at-large, meaning all registered voters living within PfISD boundaries can vote for each place.
Election dates The following are key dates for the May 3 election cycle: April 3: deadline to register to vote in the May election April 22: rst day of early voting April 22: deadline to apply for a ballot by mail April 29: last day of early voting May 3: Election Day
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE COMMUNITY IMPACT
Board members serve three-year terms, and the position is unpaid. Once votes are canvassed 10 days after the May 3 election, the board will elect a new slate of ocers. Currently board ocers are President Renae Mitchell, Vice President Kelly Daniel and Secretary Chevonne Lorigo-Jhost. Explaining the role Per PfISD, trustees must be over the age of 18 by the rst day of the term, be U.S. citizens, and have resided in the state of Texas for at least one year and in the district for six months.
Ocials approve Pugerville ISD’s 202526 academic calendar
winter break Dec. 22-Jan. 5. Spring break will occur March 16-20, and the school year will end May 21. Along with recognizing federal holidays, such as Labor Day on Sept. 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19 and Presidents’ Day on Feb. 16. The calendar also has bad weather make up days built in on Oct. 20 and Jan. 19.
Thousands of Pugerville ISD community members provided input on the district’s 2025-26 academic calendar, which the board of trustees approved during its Feb. 20 meeting. Dates to know The school year will start Aug. 13, with Thanksgiving break occurring Nov. 24-28, followed
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