Bandera County Republicans all but assured the reelection of two county commissioners, primary balloting on Tuesday, March 3, showed, but a longtime constable in Precinct 2 lost his rematch with a law enforcement official who ran against him four years ago by 10 votes, according to unofficial results.
Final vote totals from the Bandera County Elections office showed that Greg Spengler, a contractor and deputy constable in Medina County, defeated Precinct 2 Constable Ernest Reich III by 10 votes, 461 – 451 in that fast-growing eastside precinct.
Reich, who served more than 30 years as a Bandera County constable, squared off against ...