{"id":53511,"date":"2026-11-04T10:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=53511"},"modified":"2026-11-04T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:10:07","slug":"acc-voters-elect-trustees-pflugerville-isd-votes-against-annexation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/11\/04\/acc-voters-elect-trustees-pflugerville-isd-votes-against-annexation\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC voters elect Trustees; Pflugerville ISD votes against annexation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters in the Austin Community College District (ACC) elected trustees to Places 1, 2, and 3 on the Board of Trustees in the November 3 General Election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following results are current as of 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Results are unofficial until certified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Place 1 race featured incumbent Dana Walker and Gloria Gonzalez-Dholakia. Gloria Gonzalez-Dholakia is the projected winner.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dana Walker \u2013\u2013 44%<\/li>\n<li>Gloria Gonzalez-Dholakia \u2013\u2013 56%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Place 2 incumbent, Trustee Gigi Edwards Bryant, ran unopposed. She will retain her seat upon certification.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gigi Edwards Bryant \u2014 Ran Unopposed\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Place 3 seat featured incumbent Trustee Nan McRaven and Trevor Hale. Nan McRaven is the projected winner.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nan McRaven \u2013\u2013 59%<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Hale \u2013\u2013 41%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC board members serve staggered six-year terms and are elected at-large by registered voters who<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">live within the ACC District, which includes the City of Austin as well as the Austin, Del Valle, Elgin, Hays, Leander, Lockhart, Manor, and Round Rock school districts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters join the ACC District through annexation and pay property taxes in exchange for increased services, reduced tuition, and the right to vote in district elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An annexation initiative on the ballot for residents of the Pflugerville school district, not already in the district, did not pass, with 63% voting against and 37% voting for the measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe respect the decision of Pflugerville voters,\u201d says ACC Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart. \u201cACC is committed to supporting educational access and pathways for all Central Texans, and we look forward to finding ways to collaborate with the community to meet their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comprehensive election results are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/acc-board-of-trustees-elections\/november-3-2026-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Elections website<\/a>. Individual county results are available through the respective county election websites. The ACC Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday, November 12, to certify the results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in the Austin Community College District (ACC) elected trustees to Places 1, 2, and 3 on the Board of Trustees in the November 3 General Election. The following results are current as of 5:30 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/11\/04\/acc-voters-elect-trustees-pflugerville-isd-votes-against-annexation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":53512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18],"tags":[274,600],"class_list":["post-53511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-board-of-trustees","tag-election"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53513,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53511\/revisions\/53513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}