by Michael Robinson| Uvalde Hesperian
02-20-26
On Thursday morning, February 19th, an untold number of voters filed complaints with the Texas Secretary of State about aggressive campaigning from candidates or their volunteers, according to Uvalde County Election Administrator Christina White. The parking lot west of the Civic Center is where many candidates have placed pop-up tents and candidates, and their volunteers hold campaign signs hoping to influence voters as they head to the polls. According to the City of Uvalde’s election ordinance, there are areas designated for candidates’ pop-up tents and areas for voters to park.
“Voters reported to the City of Uvalde and, I was told by the City complaints were made to the Secretary of States office. I am not aware of any reports to the Attorney General’s office at this time. The city manager and the Civic center manager asked me to ask the Candidates and their electioneers to abide by the City Ordinance regarding electioneering at the Civic Center. The City of Uvalde website has the rules that the candidates must abide by. I had shared this information with the Party Chairs and all candidates were aware of the rules. The city will remove any signs, chairs, pop tents that are in violation of the ordinance,” Uvalde County Elections Administrator Christine White said in a press statement sent to the Uvalde Hesperian.
“I asked the candidates to review the rules and move out of the voters parking area. They all complied,” She said.
The Uvalde Hesperian reached out to Uvalde County Party Chair Carlos Lopez for a comment.
He said, “We’re all on the same page now.”
City of Uvalde Civic Center Map of designated areas
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