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Plainview ISD board certifies May 2 trustee election, declares three winners
Summary
The Plainview ISD board of trustees adopted an order canvassing the May 2 trustee election, declaring Sofia Rivera (District 2), Sabri Villegas (District 3) and Chelsea Hatch (District 5) elected; trustees signed the order and adjourned after noting a correction to a candidate list.
The Plainview Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted an order canvassing the May 2 general trustee election and declared winners in three trustee races, the clerk read.
"It is officially found and determined that this said election was duly ordered," the Clerk read as the board reviewed returns and legal findings, including that the meeting and notice complied with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code §551).
The canvass listed vote totals the clerk read aloud: for Trustee District 2, Chris Castillo, 17 votes; Sofia Rivera, 20 votes, and the board declared Sofia Rivera elected. For Trustee District 3, the clerk read Danny Salazar 62, Gilbert Nunez 11, Sabri Villegas 68 and Robert Nava 48; the clerk declared Sabri Villegas elected for District 3. The clerk also noted a missing name on the printed tally and, after confirming details, said the tally will be corrected before signatures are collected: "So we'll correct that before we sign it."
In Trustee District 5 the clerk read the totals as presented: Joanne 8; Chelsea Hatch 43; Maria (transcript: "Maria or Mariah") Hippolito 23; and Heather Solberg Gonzalez 17. The board declared Chelsea Hatch elected for District 5.
The board adopted an order "approving the canvassing, returning and declaring results of said special trustee election," making the canvass official and effective in May 2026. The clerk cited the meeting's compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act during the reading of the order.
Chair (first speaker) directed trustees to sign the approved order and hand it to Wayne for filing and noted that one election had been canceled because a candidate ran unopposed. The chair then adjourned the meeting.
The board record shows the adoption of the canvass order and the declarations of election; no vote tally by trustee name for the adoption was read aloud in the transcript and no mover/second was recorded in the provided excerpt.
