City of El Cenizo
Mayor
Carina Hernandez
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Carina Hernandez
- Current role
- Mayor of El Cenizo (elected November 2022)
- Background
- United South High School graduate (per city biography)
- City biography (undated): "currently serves as Center Aide for Webb County at the El Cenizo Community Center"
- City biography (undated): "has called El Cenizo home for the past 26 years"
- Born in Houston (per city biography)
- Experience
- Mayor as of a Sept. 10, 2026 city meeting (per Laredo Morning Times)
- Nov. 8, 2022 election: 401 votes (72.38%), defeating incumbent Elsa Degollado
- Top priorities
- City biography on her 2022 run: declared her candidacy "to bring government transparency and fiscal responsibility; community and economic development; a functioning public works department; youth development activities; and addressing public health and safety issues"
- As mayor, on the 2024-25 city budget (Sept. 2024): "prioritizing key areas like public safety, waste management and capital improvements"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: As mayor, on the proposed 2024-25 city budget (Laredo Morning Times, Sept. 2024): "This budget is designed to ensure financial sustainability" and to prepare for future needs "without burdening taxpayers."
- Growth and infrastructure: As mayor, on $1.15 million in federal road funds (Laredo Morning Times, Aug. 2023): "These funds will really help usher in a significant change in our community"
- Flooding and drainage: As mayor, as the Rio Grande rose in July 2026, told the Laredo Morning Times: "By the updates we are receiving, it shouldn't reach the homes."
- Public safety: As mayor, on the city's first speed bumps (Laredo Morning Times, Aug. 2023): "primarily focusing on improving road safety for our children and families"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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