2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas General Runoff

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WHEREAS, The son of Lety and David Mireles, Mr. San Martin earned his bachelor's degree in communications from The University of Texas at San Antonio; he has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas State Independent Living Council, and starting in September 2021, he will serve on the board of the UTSA Alumni Association; he looks forward to pursuing a career in public service; and

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Alex San Martin earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Heart of an Educator: With direct classroom experience teaching in both Austin ISD and Houston ISD, Alex knows what it looks like when policy hits the whiteboard.

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WHEREAS, Alex San Martin has ably served his fellow Texans
as an intern in the office of State Senator Donna Campbell during
the 87th Legislative Session; and

Alex San Martin has classroom teaching experience in Austin Independent School District and Houston Independent School District. He also served as an intern in the office of State Senator Donna Campbell.

Alex has classroom teaching experience in Austin Independent School District and Houston Independent School District. He also served as an intern in the office of State Senator Donna Campbell.

What would your top priorities be if elected?
Improving student outcomes while putting AISD on a financially sustainable path. We cannot have a strong school district if students aren’t learning, and we cannot sustain a school system that isn’t financially responsible. As a trustee, I would focus on three things: academic growth, fiscal accountability, and rebuilding community trust.

Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 6 ahead of Nov. 3 election

What do you see as the biggest challenge facing Austin ISD right now, and how would you address it?
AISD faces the possibility of state intervention due to accountability issues. I will work hard and fight to: Improve student outcomes; Demand measurable goals; Restore public confidence; Keep local control through better performance.

Prioritizes academic growth and measurable goals to improve student outcomes and retain local control.

- Prioritizes academic growth and measurable goals to improve student outcomes and retain local control.

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How would you support students, families and staff amid ongoing budget constraints?
I would prioritize classrooms, instruction, student support and campus staff. Before cutting services that directly affect students, I would examine central administration, contracts and other expenditures. Difficult budgets require difficult choices, but we should protect the people closest to students and be transparent with families and staff about those choices.

How would you support students, families and staff amid ongoing budget constraints?
I would prioritize classrooms, instruction, student support and campus staff. Before cutting services that directly affect students, I would examine central administration, contracts and other expenditures. Difficult budgets require difficult choices, but we should protect the people closest to students and be transparent with families and staff about those choices. I will audit administrative spending to protect the classroom first, ensuring budget cuts stay far away from teachers and students. My Capitol experience will help me leverage state grants, secure public-private partnerships, and defend competitive pay, while maintaining open lines of communication so families are never left in the dark.

Our Challenge: Operating a large public school district requires navigating complex multi-million dollar budgets with absolute transparency.
 Alex's Vision: "My time on city and state boards means I hit the ground running with a firm grasp on fiduciary duties. I will demand budget transparency, equitable resource allocation, and open communication lines between the board and District 6 families."
 AISD faces the possibility of state intervention due to accountability issues. I will work hard and fight to:
 Keep local control through better performance.

Issues | Alex San Martin

Prioritizes classrooms, instruction, student support, and campus staff, reviewing administrative spending before cutting student-facing services.

Plans to seek state grants and partnerships between public agencies and private organizations to support district resources.

Calls for budget transparency, equitable resource allocation, and open communication between the board and District 6 families.

- Prioritizes classrooms, instruction, student support, and campus staff, reviewing administrative spending before cutting student-facing services.
- Plans to seek state grants and partnerships between public agencies and private organizations to support district resources.
- Calls for budget transparency, equitable resource allocation, and open communication between the board and District 6 families.

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Our Challenge: Teacher burnout and uncompetitive compensation are leading to critical staffing shortages in urban school districts.
 Alex's Vision: "Having taught in both AISD and HISD, I know that optimal student outcomes start with supported teachers. I will prioritize competitive compensation, workload reductions, and classroom safety to make District 6 a premier destination for top tier educators."
 AISD has faced major budget challenges and enrollment pressures. Voters want assurance that money reaches classrooms. I will do the following when elected:
 Protect classroom funding first.
 Increase transparency on spending.

Prioritizes classroom safety as part of supporting educators and improving student outcomes.

- Prioritizes classroom safety as part of supporting educators and improving student outcomes.

Student Wellbeing

AISD has faced major budget challenges and enrollment pressures. Voters want assurance that money reaches classrooms. I will do the following when elected:
 Protect classroom funding first.
 Increase transparency on spending.
 Our Challenge: Operating a large public school district requires navigating complex multi-million dollar budgets with absolute transparency.

Prioritizes competitive teacher compensation and reduced workloads to address staffing shortages.

Pledges to protect classroom funding and increase transparency on spending.

- Prioritizes competitive teacher compensation and reduced workloads to address staffing shortages.
- Pledges to protect classroom funding and increase transparency on spending.

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Our Challenge: Texas public school districts are increasingly pressured by state-level mandates and shifting accountability structures.
 Alex's Vision: "I will use my Capitol legislative experience to proactively protect Austin ISD from state overreach, tracking policy early so our local schools are never caught flat-footed by state adjustments."

Plans to monitor state policy closely to protect Austin Independent School District from state overreach.

- Plans to monitor state policy closely to protect Austin Independent School District from state overreach.

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- Calls for budget transparency, equitable resource allocation, and open communication between the board and District 6 families.

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WHO I AM
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A mom
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An advocate
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A reading interventionist
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A disability rights advocate
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A person with disabilities and a parent of children with disabilities
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An Austin ISD parent and volunteer since 2010

Marie Lebron for AISD Trustee, District 6 | Listen. Inform. Advocate. Accountability.

I live here. I work here. And I’ve been an Austin ISD parent and volunteer since 2010.

I’m not running for AISD Trustee as a stepping stone or to simply sit on the dais. I’m running to bring the voices of our community with me.

Marie Lebron is a person with disabilities and a parent of children with disabilities. She has been a parent and volunteer in the Austin Independent School District since 2010.

Marie Lebron works as a reading interventionist.

Marie works as a reading interventionist.

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Every child deserves the support to succeed.

I will fight for strong special education services, meaningful supports, literacy, and the resources students and educators need to thrive.

Plans to advocate for literacy resources for students and educators.

- Plans to advocate for literacy resources for students and educators.

Let me be clear: We need and demand better.
• A minimum $1,300 increase to the basic allotment—because anything less keeps districts in crisis. **Our districts need more than $1,300 increase to the basic allotment.
• A transportation funding increase that reflects actual costs—because the last adjustment was made when gas was $1.00 and bus drivers made $6.50/hour. Today, districts pay drivers $24/hour minimum, and we all know gas prices are not a dollar.

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• A complete revamp of recapture—because Austin ISD is paying over $900 million annually while unable to afford to educate its own students.
You were elected to lead. Start acting like it. Do your jobs and fully fund our schools.

• A transportation funding increase that reflects actual costs—because the last adjustment was made when gas was $1.00 and bus drivers made $6.50/hour. Today, districts pay drivers $24/hour minimum, and we all know gas prices are not a dollar.

What do you see as the biggest challenge facing Austin ISD right now, and how would you address it?
AISD faces a convergence of challenges: potential state intervention, financial pressures, recapture, enrollment losses, and closures. We cannot address any of these issues in isolation. I would prioritize the campus level needs of students and staff while rebuilding trust, strengthening relationships, and financial transparency.

Calls for an increase of more than $1,300 in the basic allotment.

Calls for a complete overhaul of Texas' recapture system.

Calls for transportation funding that reflects actual district costs.

Said she would prioritize campus-level student and staff needs and financial transparency.

- Calls for an increase of more than $1,300 in the basic allotment.
- Calls for a complete overhaul of Texas' recapture system.
- Calls for transportation funding that reflects actual district costs.
- Said she would prioritize campus-level student and staff needs and financial transparency.

As of September 19, 2026, Marie Lebron’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Standing input from special education families, Title I campuses, paraprofessionals, and teachers — before votes, not after.

• Higher teacher pay—because we cannot retain educators when they’re underpaid and overworked.
• Reimbursement for special education evaluations—because districts shouldn’t have to fight for what they’re required by law to provide.

Calls for ongoing input from teachers and paraprofessionals before board votes.

Calls for higher teacher pay to improve educator retention.

- Calls for ongoing input from teachers and paraprofessionals before board votes.
- Calls for higher teacher pay to improve educator retention.

• An increase in special education funding—because our kids deserve the services and supports they are legally entitled to.
• Higher teacher pay—because we cannot retain educators when they’re underpaid and overworked.
• Reimbursement for special education evaluations—because districts shouldn’t have to fight for what they’re required by law to provide.

• Reimbursement for special education evaluations—because districts shouldn’t have to fight for what they’re required by law to provide.
• Full funding for Dual Language programs—because our multilingual students deserve access to a high-quality education.

• Full funding for Dual Language programs—because our multilingual students deserve access to a high-quality education.
• A complete revamp of recapture—because Austin ISD is paying over $900 million annually while unable to afford to educate its own students.

Our community deserves a trustee who listens first, provides education and transparently informs the community, asks hard questions, and follows through.

I will champion strong special education services, protect the supports our students and families depend on, make district information accessible and understandable, and ensure our community has a meaningful voice in the decisions that affect our children.

Calls for an increase in special education funding.

Calls for reimbursing districts for special education evaluations.

Calls for full funding for dual-language programs.

Plans to champion strong special education services and protect student and family supports.

Plans to make district information accessible and understandable and ensure community input on decisions affecting students.

- Calls for an increase in special education funding.
- Calls for reimbursing districts for special education evaluations.
- Calls for full funding for dual-language programs.
- Plans to champion strong special education services and protect student and family supports.
- Plans to make district information accessible and understandable and ensure community input on decisions affecting students.

Marie Lebron

- Plans to champion strong special education services and protect student and family supports.
- Plans to make district information accessible and understandable and ensure community input on decisions affecting students.

My children are the product of Austin Public Schools. One just graduated and is heading off to college, prepared and excited for what is next. The other is a current sophomore. Both of my children have benefitted from the amazing teachers and programs that AISD offers.

Sarah Dille for District 6 AISD School Board

Sarah Dille has two children who have attended Austin Public Schools.

It makes sense that I became a teacher and have now been in education myself for 26 years. I taught high school English for 16 of those years, 11 of them at Crockett High School. In 2013 I won Teacher of the Year for Austin ISD. I worked for AISD as a Technology Design Coach, supporting teachers across south Austin in enacting their visions for their students. And now I teach future teachers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Sarah Dille teaches future teachers at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously taught high school English at Crockett High School and worked as a Technology Design Coach for Austin Independent School District.

Sarah teaches future teachers at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously taught high school English at Crockett High School and worked as a Technology Design Coach for Austin Independent School District.

What would your top priorities be if elected?
My top priority is making sure every AISD school is one families want to choose. That means supporting educators, measuring student growth, using resources responsibly, and listening to the people inside our schools. Strong schools build trust, deliver academic excellence, and give every student the opportunity to thrive.

Prioritizes measuring student growth to help make every Austin Independent School District school a school families want to choose.

- Prioritizes measuring student growth to help make every Austin Independent School District school a school families want to choose.

How would you support students, families and staff amid ongoing budget constraints?
Budget decisions are felt by real people. I would encourage the district to do more long-term thinking, prioritize student-facing services, and help students, staff, and families navigate the uncertainty and change that comes with difficult budget decisions. My own AISD student feels it and I know he’s not alone.

Calls for long-term budget planning that prioritizes services for students and helps students, staff, and families navigate difficult decisions.

- Calls for long-term budget planning that prioritizes services for students and helps students, staff, and families navigate difficult decisions.

As of September 19, 2026, Sarah Dille’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports educators as part of making every Austin Independent School District school a school families want to choose.

- Supports educators as part of making every Austin Independent School District school a school families want to choose.

Austin’s public schools belong to all of us. Sarah will stand up for strong neighborhood schools, responsible public education funding, and an AISD that remains a vital part of our community.

Advocates for strong neighborhood schools and responsible public education funding.

- Advocates for strong neighborhood schools and responsible public education funding.

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- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 

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