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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Board of Trustees Position 9

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Laredo College
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Eduardo LopezNonpartisan
Tita C. VelaTita C. VelaNonpartisan Incumbent
Priscilla Pantoja JohnsonNonpartisan
On ballot as
Eduardo Lopez
Tita C. Vela
Priscilla Pantoja Johnson
Current role
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Laredo College trustee, Position 9; board vice president
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Background
  • Nixon High School graduate (per 2022 Laredo Morning Times report)
  • B.S. in biology, Texas A&M International University (2004) (per the same report)
  • Doctorate in education (curriculum and instruction), Liberty University (August 2022) (per the same report)
  • Educator (per his 2026 ballot application)
  • Retired (per her 2026 ballot application)
  • Executive director (per her 2026 ballot application; organization not stated)
  • City of Laredo Women's Hall of Fame inductee, Civic Leadership category (March 2026)
Experience
  • Principal, Lamar Middle School, Laredo ISD (from 2018; as reported in 2022)
  • Teacher, Nixon High School; later assistant principal (as reported in 2022)
  • Sworn in for a six-year term, Jan. 13, 2021
  • Re-elected to Place 9 (November 2020), 52.3% of the vote over two challengers
  • Ran for Laredo College trustee, Place 2 (2022), as Priscilla Pantoja (per Ballotpedia)
  • Third of five, 15.7% (per Ballotpedia)
Top priorities
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  • Her 2020 platform "consisted of increasing student enrollment, keeping tuition and taxes low, and increasing salaries for LC employees" (per Laredo Morning Times, January 2021)
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: After her November 2020 re-election, told the Laredo Morning Times: "Helping students into entry-level jobs and continue in four-year institutions, that is what is dear"
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Eduardo Lopez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Eduardo Lopez
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Nixon High School graduate (per 2022 Laredo Morning Times report)
  • B.S. in biology, Texas A&M International University (2004) (per the same report)
  • Doctorate in education (curriculum and instruction), Liberty University (August 2022) (per the same report)
  • Educator (per his 2026 ballot application)
Experience
  • Principal, Lamar Middle School, Laredo ISD (from 2018; as reported in 2022)
  • Teacher, Nixon High School; later assistant principal (as reported in 2022)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Tita C. Vela

Tita C. Vela

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Tita C. Vela
Current role
Laredo College trustee, Position 9; board vice president
Background
  • Retired (per her 2026 ballot application)
Experience
  • Sworn in for a six-year term, Jan. 13, 2021
  • Re-elected to Place 9 (November 2020), 52.3% of the vote over two challengers
Top priorities
  • Her 2020 platform "consisted of increasing student enrollment, keeping tuition and taxes low, and increasing salaries for LC employees" (per Laredo Morning Times, January 2021)
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: After her November 2020 re-election, told the Laredo Morning Times: "Helping students into entry-level jobs and continue in four-year institutions, that is what is dear"
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Priscilla Pantoja Johnson

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Priscilla Pantoja Johnson
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Executive director (per her 2026 ballot application; organization not stated)
  • City of Laredo Women's Hall of Fame inductee, Civic Leadership category (March 2026)
Experience
  • Ran for Laredo College trustee, Place 2 (2022), as Priscilla Pantoja (per Ballotpedia)
  • Third of five, 15.7% (per Ballotpedia)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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