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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Progreso Mayor & City Commission Election 2026

4 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 8 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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Progreso voters choose a mayor and commissioners for Places 4, 5 and 6, one winner each. Places 1, 2 and 3 are not on the 2026 ballot.

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Also on your Nov 3 ballot

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  • Governor
    • Greg Abbott · Republican Party
    • Gina Hinojosa · Democratic Party
    • Pat Dixon · Libertarian Party
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • U.S. Senate
    • Ken Paxton · Republican Party
    • James Talarico · Democratic Party
    • Ted Brown · Libertarian Party
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • Also statewideLieutenant Governor · Attorney General · Comptroller of Public Accounts · Commissioner of the General Land Office · Commissioner of Agriculture · Railroad Commissioner · Chief Justice, Supreme Court · Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2, Unexpired Term · and 8 more
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Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01Garbage and brush collection4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission is moving garbage and recycling collection to a single contracted company, with the ordinance's second reading on the Oct. 19, 2026 agenda.

What's on the tableWhich company collects garbage, what residents pay, and how the city manages the contract.

02Property tax, budget and borrowing3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission scheduled adoption of the FY 2026-27 tax rate and budget for a Sept. 25, 2026 special meeting, and has financed heavy equipment with a loan.

What's on the tableFuture tax rates and budgets, and how much the city borrows for equipment and projects.

03Drainage and flooding3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city is preparing state-administered disaster-recovery drainage projects, including three detention ponds and an outfall project.

What's on the tableWhich drainage projects move forward, which bids the city accepts, and in what order.

04Growth, business and zoning3 sourced facts

Where it standsProgreso created an economic development corporation and a planning and zoning board in 2026, and is considering a voluntary annexation.

What's on the tableHow the city recruits business, what its first zoning code says, and which land it adds.

05Term limits (Proposition A)3 sourced facts

Where it standsProgreso has no term limits; Proposition A on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot would limit the mayor and commissioners to two full elected terms.

What's on the tableVoters decide Proposition A; the officials elected in November would be the first covered if it passes.

1 note on these statements

If voters approve the term-limit measure, KRGV reported, the new rules would take effect immediately for the candidates chosen in the same election. KRGV, Progreso voters to decide on two-term limit for city officials · Jun 30, 2026

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    The seat math

    3 stay (not up this year): Sandra Estrada, Raul Flores, Eric Rangel4 on this ballot

    7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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