Ballotpedia, Rebeca Clay-Flores

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Plans to continue meeting with business owners to encourage job creation and infrastructure improvements.

Plans to encourage job creation and infrastructure improvements.

- Plans to encourage job creation and infrastructure improvements.

Economy

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As commissioner, advocated for funding for construction to increase water access.

- As commissioner, advocated for funding for construction to increase water access.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Believes in reducing crime by collaborating with the sheriff and Precinct 1 constable.

Plans to reduce crime by working with the sheriff and Precinct 1 constable.

As a commissioner, supported a policy requiring the sheriff’s office to process body camera footage of critical events within 10 days to enhance transparency and provide families with timely access to footage.

Supports body cameras for law enforcement to increase transparency.  

As a city council member, partnered with the sheriff to establish a new Northwest substation, improving response times and increasing patrols.

As commissioner, worked with the sheriff to create a Northwest substation to improve response times and increase patrols.

- Plans to reduce crime by working with the sheriff and Precinct 1 constable.
- Supports body cameras for law enforcement to increase transparency.  
- As commissioner, worked with the sheriff to create a Northwest substation to improve response times and increase patrols.

Public Safety

As of September 7, 2024, Rebeca Clay-Flores’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

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Believes that better access to educational attainment is tied to longer life expectancy.

Believes better access to education is tied to longer life expectancy.

Believes that easy access to green spaces will benefit the economy.

Advocates for easy community access to green spaces, such as San Pedro Creek.

Wants to improve internet access and close the "digital divide."

Supports advocating for health equity and addressing the wealth gap.

Said, “We need to continue to advocate for educational access, political representation, voting rights, health equity and bridging the wealth gap for people of color in Bexar County and beyond."

- Believes better access to education is tied to longer life expectancy.
- Advocates for easy community access to green spaces, such as San Pedro Creek.
- Wants to improve internet access and close the "digital divide."
- Said, “We need to continue to advocate for educational access, political representation, voting rights, health equity and bridging the wealth gap for people of color in Bexar County and beyond."

Public Services

Believes mental health is as important as physical health and supports increased funding for mental health programs.

Advocates for increased funding for mental health programs.

Supports vaccination and hopes to decrease vaccine hesitancy by hosting community events with decorations, tamales, and mariachi music.

Supports vaccination and hopes to decrease vaccine hesitancy.

As commissioner, supported building the University Health Southside Hospital.

- Advocates for increased funding for mental health programs.
- Supports vaccination and hopes to decrease vaccine hesitancy.
- As commissioner, supported building the University Health Southside Hospital.

Public Health

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Promises to promote financial growth by ensuring fair and equitable jobs.

Plans to address increasing property taxes by collaborating with tax organizations to assess program effectiveness and improve truth-in-taxation policies.

Plans to address the increasing property taxes by collaborating with tax organizations to assess program effectiveness.

Believes in using strategic long-range planning and program management to achieve financial sustainability for the precinct.

- Promises to promote financial growth by ensuring fair and equitable jobs.
- Plans to address the increasing property taxes by collaborating with tax organizations to assess program effectiveness.
- Believes in using strategic long-range planning and program management to achieve financial sustainability for the precinct.

Promises to allocate funds to enhance Bexar County's infrastructure.

- Promises to allocate funds to enhance Bexar County's infrastructure.

Plans to promote safer communities by ensuring adequate public safety resources and proper training for public safety professionals.

- Plans to promote safer communities by ensuring adequate public safety resources and proper training for public safety professionals.

As of September 7, 2024, Lina Prado’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Promises to prioritize "listening, communicating, and working collaboratively with residents and local businesses" to improve public services.

- Promises to prioritize "listening, communicating, and working collaboratively with residents and local businesses" to improve public services.

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- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriations, which fund essential county services like road maintenance.
- They create and enforce civil and criminal laws that align with state regulations, including land use and construction codes.
- Commissioners implement state and federal mandates while overseeing county agencies and public buildings.
- They also set tax rates for the county and its subdivisions.
- Each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge, forming the local governing body known as the Commissioners Court.